standby

7 letters · noun · scores 1,800 in SpellHuntr

noun

something that can be relied on when needed

adjective

ready for emergency use

Standby in a sentence

The troops were on standby in case of an attack.

That recipe is an old standby, and she keeps the ingredients around in case of unexpected guests.

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