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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
staunch
adj 1: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast
ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving
devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: steadfast,
staunch, unswerving]
v 1: stop the flow of a liquid; "staunch the blood flow"; "stem
the tide" [syn: stem, stanch, staunch, halt]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Stanch \Stanch\ (st[.a]nch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stanched
(st[.a]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. Stanching.] [OF. estanchier,
F. ['e]tancher to stop a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr.,
Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare,
stagnare, to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant.
See Stagnate.]
1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop
the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. [Written
also staunch.]
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Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the
bleeding of the nose. --Bacon.
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2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Stanch \Stanch\, a. [Compar. Stancher (-[~e]r); superl.
Stanchest.] [From Stanch, v. t., and hence literally
signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped,
tight, not leaky, as a ship. See Stanch, v. t.] [Written
also staunch.]
1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.
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One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set
in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. --Evelyn.
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2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty;
steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend
or adherent. --V. Knox.
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In politics I hear you 're stanch. --Prior.
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3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.]
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This is to be kept stanch. --Locke.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Staunch \Staunch\ (st[aum]nch), Staunchly \Staunch"ly\,
Staunchness \Staunch"ness\, etc.
See Stanch, Stanchly, etc.
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Thesaurus Results for staunch:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Sabbatarian, airtight, ardent, bigoted, calculable, close, committed, compact, consistent, constant, creedbound, dedicated, dependable, devoted, dogmatic, dustproof, dusttight, evangelical, faithful, faithworthy, fast, firm, firm as Gibraltar, fixed, flinty, fundamentalist, gasproof, gastight, hermetic, hermetically sealed, hidebound, hyperorthodox, immovable, inflexible, infrangible, invincible, liege, lightproof, lighttight, literalist, literalistic, long-lasting, loyal, made of iron, marble-constant, oilproof, oiltight, precisianist, precisianistic, predictable, purist, puristic, puritanical, rainproof, raintight, reliable, resolute, rigid, rugged, sealed, seaworthy, secure, set, settled, shut fast, smokeproof, smoketight, snug, solid, sot, sound, stable, steadfast, steady, steely, stormproof, stormtight, stout, straitlaced, strict, strong, sturdy, substantial, sure, surefire, tested, tight, tough, tried, tried and true, true, true-blue, trusted, trustworthy, trusty, unbending, unbreakable, undeflectable, undeviating, unfailing, unfaltering, unflappable, unflinching, unshaken, unshrinking, unswerving, unwavering, unyielding, water-repellant, waterproof, watertight, well-built, well-constructed, well-founded, well-grounded, well-made, windproof, windtight |
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Common Misspellings > |
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