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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



... commit himself. I was, of course, only supposed to assist in respect to information and as regards technical military points; but it would have been a help to know exactly what one's Chief desired and thought. Fitzgerald was a great standby on such occasions. I gathered from him that the Secretary of State was not anxious to precipitate bringing the question to a head, with the conception ever at the back of his mind of conserving sufficient ...
— Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 • Charles Edward Callwell



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



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