5. post, berth, billet, slot, assignment, appointment, commission, sinecure; place of duty, placement, Mil. duty, disposition, booth, (of banks) window, cage, (of restaurants) table, service area; office, department, division, section, branch, category; zone, territory, realm, province, district, parish, precinct, neighborhood, Journalism, beat; capacity, role, function, work, activity; duty, responsibility, task, chore, operation, mission, purpose; job, occupation, profession, career, trade, business, livelihood; field, scope, sphere, compass, arena, bailiwick, speciality, metier, line, Si. thing, Sl. bag; vocation, calling, pursuit.
stationary, adj. 1. motionless, unmoving, at a standstill, stock-still, Chiefly Literary, stilly, dead-still, frozen, still as a statue, statuelike; inactive, inert, sedentary, quiescent; stiff, rigid.
2. fixed, rooted, riveted, set, fast, secure, moored, anchored, stuck, planted, grounded, stable; immovable, immobile, static; permanent, settled.
3. changeless, immutable, unchangeable, invariable, unalterable; undeviating, unfaltering, unwavering, steadfast, reliable, dependable; constant, solid, stable, steady.
statue, n. representation, likeness, image, icon; bust, portrait bust, head, figure; sculpture, effigy, acrolith, Obs. monument, Gk. Antiquity, xoanon; carving, wood carving, casting, bronze, waxwork, wax figure, (collectively) statuary; figurine, statuette; colossus, equestrian statue, caryatid, figurehead; Statue of Liberty, Venus de Milo.
statuesque, adj. majestic, stately, imposing, impressive, magnificent, splendid, noble; dignified, formal, august, lofty, regal; towering, colossal, great, grand; graceful, elegant, attractive, comely, handsome, beautiful; well-proportioned, symmetrical, harmonious.
stature, n. 1. height, length, tallness, size, elevation, altitude, measurement.
2. status, rank, degree; standing, position, posture, condition, station, state, place; importance, import, consequence, eminence, prominence, prestige, estimation.
status, n. 1. position, posture, standing, station, stature, place; rank, level, grade, class, degree; importance, consequence, significance; reputation, repute, name, character, consideration, estimation.
2. condition, state, state of affairs, circumstances, situation, case; shape, form, mode, appearance, looks, aspect, tenor, air, health.
staunch, adj. 1. firm, steadfast, unflinching, unswerving, unwavering, undeviating, unshrinking, unbending, unbowing, unfaltering, unhestitating; constant, dedicated, devoted, true, faithful, sure, dependable, reliable, steady, stable; unshaken, undaunted, undismayed, unalarmed.
2. resolute, resolved, tenacious, inexorable, inflexible, uncompromising, unyielding, intransigent, adamantine, adamant, determined, decided, fixed, settled; persevering, pertinacious, relentless, unrelenting, implacable; indefatigable, tireless, untiring, unflagging, unwearying, unwearied, weariless; plucky, gritty, game, mettlesome, spirited, red-blooded, Inf. spunky.
3. sound, sturdy, stout, solid, substantial, well-built, well-constructed, well-made; heavy, tough, hard, durable, lasting, long-lasting, made to last; rugged, hefty, husky, burly, Scot and North Eng. stiff; ablebodied, able, athletic, sinewy, well-knit; muscular, muscled, well-muscled, full-muscled, brawny, strapping, broad-shouldered, powerfully built; healthy, in good health, fit, physically fit, in good condition, Inf. in good shape, Inf. in shape.
4. watertight, waterproof, moistureproof, damp-proof, impermeable, unporous, nonporous, impassable, unpassable, impenetrable; sealed, hermetically sealed, airtight; water-repellent, water-resistant, impervious, imperviable; Naut. seaworthy.