Std

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of sexually transmitted disease. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Some studies estimate that as many as one out of every two people might contract an STD at some point in their lives."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of standard. abbreviation, alt-of

    "Black Firebomb: Explodes upon impact when thrown. More deadly than std bomb."

  3. 3
    a doctor's degree in theology in the pontifical university system of the Catholic church wordnet
  4. 4
    Initialism of subscriber trunk dialling or subscriber toll dialing. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of standard deviation. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact wordnet
  2. 7
    Initialism of short-term disability. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Standard library.
  4. 9
    Initialism of save the date. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, humorous, initialism, rare, sometimes, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of std (“standard”). alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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vdsticupid's diseasecupid's itchdegreedoctor of sacred theology

Example

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"Don't sleep with her, because you'll catch an STD."

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sexually transmitted disease

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