Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

std

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: std
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of std (“standard”).

noun

Initialism of sexually transmitted disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of subscriber trunk dialling or subscriber toll dialing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of short-term disability.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of save the date.

Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of standard.

noun

Abbreviation of standard deviation.

noun

Standard library.

Example Sentences

"Some studies estimate that as many as one out of every two people might contract an STD at some point in their lives."
"Avoiding STDs in 1990s Manhattan, Trump memorably clarified, was “my personal Vietnam … I feel like a great and very brave soldier”."
"Black Firebomb: Explodes upon impact when thrown. More deadly than std bomb."

Usage

Inflected Forms

STDs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

S.T.D.

Synonyms

STI sexually transmitted infection VD venereal disease doctor of sacred theology venereal infection social disease cupid's itch cupid's disease venus's curse dose sexually transmitted disease

Questions

What does std mean?: Alternative form of std (“standard”).

How to pronounce std

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