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standard
Adjective
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If something is standard, it is typical or usual.
The store sells standard American food.
standard
Noun
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A standard is a quality that is the minimum or usual.
percent correct is the standard for an A at our school.
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A standard is a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.
profile
Noun
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A profile is a short biographical description of a person.
Because it was known that the serial killer was a European adult male, the police used that profile to exclude all women, children, and racial minorities from their list of suspects.
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A profile is a picture of a person.
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A profile is the most visible parts of an object.
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A profile is a person's head, being viewed from the side.
profile
Verb
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If somebody like the police or government profiles a person, they make judgements about them based on identifiable characteristics.
Unfortunately, racial profiling causes problems for for Middle Eastern men when they fly.