Meanings
std1
- abbreviationAbbreviation of standard.
Black Firebomb: Explodes upon impact when thrown. More deadly than std bomb.
2011, FromSoftware, Dark Souls, Namco Bandai Games, scene: Create Character - abbreviationAbbreviation of standard deviation.
- computingStandard library.
STD2
- alternativeAlternative form of std (“standard”).
plural STDs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism 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.
1999, Dr. Ruth's Pregnancy Guide for Couples: Love, Sex, and Medical Facts, →ISBN1 more example
Avoiding STDs in 1990s Manhattan, Trump memorably clarified, was “my personal Vietnam … I feel like a great and very brave soldier”.
2026 April 17, Marina Hyde, “Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks he has an answer”, in The Guardian, →ISSNSynonyms: STI, sexually transmitted infection, VD, venereal disease
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecommunicationsInitialism of subscriber trunk dialling or subscriber toll dialing.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of short-term disability.
- abbreviationcountablehumorousinitialismraresometimesuncountableInitialism of save the date.
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nouna communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact
nouna doctor's degree in theology in the pontifical university system of the Catholic church
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan MTS
- MTSsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Dutch soa
- soasexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Finnish sukupuolitauti, sp-tauti
- sukupuolitautisexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
- sp-tautisexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
French MST, IST
- MSTsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
- ISTsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
German SÜK
- SÜKsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Greek ΣΜΝ
- ΣΜΝ (SMN)sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Indonesian PMS
- PMSsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Portuguese DST
- DSTsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Romanian BTS, ITS
- BTSsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
- ITSsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Russian ЗППП
- ЗППП (ZPPP)sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Spanish ETS, ITS
- ETSsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
- ITSsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Turkish CYBH
- CYBHsexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
Ukrainian ЗПСШ
- ЗПСШ (ZPSŠ)sexually transmitted disease — see also sexually transmitted disease
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Cite this entry
std. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/std
“std.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/std. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “std,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/std.
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