Synonyms of the word

bandstand

• n. A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed.
• n. A small, informal stage, usually located in nightclubs, where local and amateur musicians perform.

platform

• n. A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
• n. A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion, a tribune.
• n. A kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
• n. (figuratively) Something that allows an enterprise to advance; a foundation or stage.
• n. (automotive) A set of components shared by several vehicle models.
• n. (computing) A particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific…
• n. (geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
• n. (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
• n. (politics) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
• n. (travel) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
• n. (obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
• v. (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform.
• v. (transitive) To place on a platform.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
• v. (politics, transitive) To include in a political platform.

stand

• v. (heading) To position or be positioned physically.
• v. (heading) To position or be positioned mentally.
• v. (heading) To position or be positioned socially.
• v. (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified…
• v. (intransitive) To remain without ruin or injury.
• v. (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
• n. The act of standing.
• n. A defensive position or effort.
• n. A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
• n. A period of performance in a given location or venue.
• n. A device to hold something upright or aloft.
• n. The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
• n. A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
• n. (forestry) A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and…
• n. A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
• n. A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
• n. A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
• n. (US, dated) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.
• n. (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural).
• n. (cricket) A partnership.
• n. (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
• n. (obsolete) Rank; post; station; standing.
• n. (dated) A state of perplexity or embarrassment.
• n. A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own…
• n. (obsolete) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.