Meaning

2 senses

  1. An exceptional or noteworthy person or thing.

    This building is one of the city's architectural standouts.

  2. The distance a self-retracting metal tape measure can be extended before collapsing under its own weight.

    This tape measure has a standout of 14 feet.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. He was the standout in that tournament.

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  2. Sami was a standout suspect.

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Origin

Deverbal from stand out.

Deverbal from stand out.

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Forms

plural: standouts
Singularstandout
Pluralstandouts

regular

Word family

3 related words
RelatedstandA1stand out
Derivedstandoutish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
standardizestandbyB2standoffishstandpointstandstillB2stanzaB2stapleC1

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