Standing vs. Stance: What's the Difference?

Status with respect to rank, reputation, or position in society or a profession

The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action.

High reputation; esteem

A position or point of view

Continuance in time; duration

The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.

(Law) The right or capacity of a party to assert a particular cause of action in a court of law, based on such factors as whether the party is authorized by law to sue and has sufficient stake in the outcome to ensure that the case will be properly presented.

One's opinion or point of view.

The act of one that stands

A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.

Standings(Sports) A listing of individual competitors or of teams in a league according to their record of performance.

A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay.

Remaining upright; erect.

(Scotland) A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank.

Not cut down

(Scotland) A place where a fair or market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business.

Performed or done from a standing position

A stanza.

Permanent and unchanging; fixed.

To place, to position, to station; (specifically) to put (cattle) into an enclosure or pen in preparation for sale.

Remaining in force or use indefinitely

A stanza.

Not movable; stationary.

A station; a position; a site.

Not flowing or circulating; stagnant.

The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke or at bat.

Present participle of stand

The mental attitude, position, or approach a person adopts in respect to something.

Erect, not cut down.

Standing posture

Performed from an erect position.

A rationalized mental attitude

Remaining in force or status.

Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.

Not movable; fixed.

Position or reputation in society or a profession.

Duration.

The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

(sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.

(British) Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles

(legal) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.

The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.

Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.

Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.

Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.

Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.

Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).

The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.

Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing.

Place to stand in; station; stand.

Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.

Social or financial or professional status or reputation;

The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

Having a supporting base;

(of fluids) not moving or flowing;

Not created for a particular occasion;

Maintaining an erect position;

Executed in or initiated from a standing position;

(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs;

Permanent;

Not cut down;