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Verb: stand sentinel
  1. Watch over so as to protect
    "We must stand sentinel to protect ourselves";
    - stand guard, stand watch, keep guard

Derived forms: stood sentinel, stands sentinel, standing sentinel

Type of: guard

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stand back
stand by
stand fast
stand firm
stand for
stand guard
stand in
stand oil
stand out
stand pat
stand sentinel
stand still
stand up
stand watch
stand-alone
standard
Standard and Poor's
Standard and Poor's Index
Standard Assessment Task
standard atmosphere
standard candle