std

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noun 7adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

deadly, public

Doctors warned that the deadly STD was spreading rapidly through the community.

VERB + STD

catch, caught, contract, contracted, get, having

He was worried he might have caught an STD from his last relationship.

STD + NOUN

pamphlets

The health clinic distributed STD pamphlets to all the teenagers attending the workshop.

PREP.

in, than

The new software has fewer bugs in std than the previous version.

Definitions

adj

Alternative form of std (“standard”).

noun

Initialism of sexually transmitted disease.

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

Initialism of subscriber trunk dialling or subscriber toll dialing.

Initialism of short-term disability.

Initialism of save the date.

noun

Abbreviation of standard.

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

Abbreviation of standard deviation.

Standard library.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse o

vd
dose

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

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

Tatoeba · #2531551

Tom has an STD.

Tatoeba · #6050383

As she boarded the train, he was terrified that he had contracted an STD.

Tatoeba · #6574043

Having these STD pamphlets strewn here on the coffee table sure is an inhibitor.

Tatoeba · #6582614

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, std is marked as humorous, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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