grandstand, covered stand
(noun) a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
grandstand
(noun) the audience at a stadium or racetrack
grandstand
(verb) perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; “She never misses a chance to grandstand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grandstand (plural grandstands)
The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
The audience at a public event.
grandstand (third-person singular simple present grandstands, present participle grandstanding, simple past and past participle grandstanded)
(intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.
Source: Wiktionary
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
