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Standby   /stˈændbˈaɪ/   Listen
Standby

noun
1.
Something that can be relied on when needed.
2.
An actor able to replace a regular performer when required.  Synonym: understudy.





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"Standby" Quotes from Famous Books



... keeps them in good order, and stimulates the salivary glands. Further, Power is a Natural Corrective of inestimable worth. It may form the correct diet for young children and the aged. It is perfectly digestible and will prove a tower of strength and a standby under all conditions of life ...
— The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book • Thomas R. Allinson


Words linked to "Standby" :   actor, thing, secondary, thespian, role player, histrion, stand by, player, understudy


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