Definition of positions Positions
/pʌzɪˈʃʌnz/ - [puzishunz] -
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- positions (Noun)
Plural of position.
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| position - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" | ||
| post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation | ||
| line of work, occupation, business, job, line the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" | ||
| academicianship the position of member of an honorary academy | ||
| accountantship the position of accountant | ||
| admiralty the office of admiral | ||
| ambassadorship the post of ambassador | ||
| apostleship the position of apostle | ||
| apprenticeship the position of apprentice | ||
| associateship the position of associate (as in an office or academy) | ||
| attorneyship the position of attorney | ||
| bailiffship the office of bailiff | ||
| baronetage the state of a baronet | ||
| bishopry, episcopate the office and dignity of a bishop | ||
| cadetship the position of cadet | ||
| caliphate the office of a caliph | ||
| captaincy, captainship the post of captain | ||
| cardinalship the office of cardinal | ||
| chairmanship the position of chairman | ||
| chancellorship the office of chancellor | ||
| chaplaincy, chaplainship the position of chaplain | ||
| chieftaincy, chieftainship the position of chieftain | ||
| clerkship the job of clerk | ||
| commandership, commandery the position or office of commander | ||
| comptrollership the position of comptroller | ||
| consulship the post of consul | ||
| controllership the position of controller | ||
| councillorship, councilorship the position of council member | ||
| counsellorship, counselorship the position of counselor | ||
| curacy the position of a curate | ||
| curatorship the position of curator | ||
| custodianship the position of custodian | ||
| deanship, deanery the position or office of a dean | ||
| directorship the position of a director of a business concern | ||
| discipleship the position of disciple | ||
| editorship the position of editor | ||
| eldership the office of elder | ||
| emirate the office of an emir | ||
| fatherhood the status of a father | ||
| fatherhood the status of a father | ||
| foremanship the position of foreman | ||
| generalcy, generalship the office and authority of a general | ||
| governorship the office of governor | ||
| headship the position of head | ||
| headship the position of head | ||
| hot seat a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism | ||
| incumbency the office of an incumbent | ||
| inspectorship the office of inspector | ||
| instructorship the position of instructor | ||
| internship the position of a medical intern | ||
| judgeship, judicature the position of judge | ||
| khanate the position of a khan | ||
| lectureship the post of lecturer | ||
| legateship, legation the post or office of legate | ||
| legislatorship the office of legislator | ||
| librarianship the position of librarian | ||
| lieutenancy the position of a lieutenant | ||
| magistracy, magistrature the position of magistrate | ||
| managership the position of manager | ||
| manhood the status of being a man | ||
| marshalship the post of marshall | ||
| mastership the position of master | ||
| mayoralty the position of mayor | ||
| messiahship the position of messiah | ||
| moderatorship the position of moderator | ||
| overlordship the position of overlord | ||
| pastorship, pastorate the position of pastor | ||
| peasanthood the state of being a peasant; "the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood" | ||
| plum a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum" | ||
| praetorship the office of praetor | ||
| precentorship the position of precentor | ||
| preceptorship the position of preceptor | ||
| prefecture the office of prefect | ||
| prelacy, prelature the office or station of a prelate | ||
| premiership the office of premier | ||
| presidentship, presidency the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" | ||
| primateship the office of primate | ||
| principalship the post of principal | ||
| priorship the office of prior | ||
| proconsulate, proconsulship the position of proconsul | ||
| proctorship the position of proctor | ||
| professorship, chair the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" | ||
| protectorship the position of protector | ||
| public office a position concerning the people as a whole | ||
| rabbinate the office or function of a rabbi | ||
| receivership the office of a receiver | ||
| rectorate, rectorship the office or station of a rector | ||
| regency the office of a regent | ||
| residency the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship) | ||
| rulership the position of ruler | ||
| sainthood the status and dignity of a saint | ||
| secretaryship the position of secretary | ||
| feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory the estate of a seigneur | ||
| senatorship the office of senator | ||
| sinecure an office that involves minimal duties | ||
| solicitorship the position of solicitor | ||
| speakership the position of Speaker | ||
| stewardship the position of steward | ||
| studentship the position of student | ||
| teachership the position of teacher | ||
| thaneship the position of thane | ||
| throne the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions | ||
| treasurership the position of treasurer | ||
| tribuneship the position of tribune | ||
| trusteeship the position of trustee | ||
| vice-presidency the office and function of a vice president | ||
| viceroyship the position of viceroy | ||
| viziership the position of vizier | ||
| wardenship the position of warden | ||
| wardership the position of warder | ||
| position - the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage" | ||
| spatial relation | ||
| relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together | ||
| occlusion (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed | ||
| lean, list, leaning, tilt, inclination a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) | ||
| gradient, slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" | ||
| placement, arrangement contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services" | ||
| point of view the spatial property of the position from which something is observed | ||
| coincidence the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs" | ||
| dead center, dead centre the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque | ||
| centrality the property of being central | ||
| marginality the property of being marginal or on the fringes | ||
| anteriority the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head | ||
| posteriority following in time | ||
| externality, outwardness a concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness" | ||
| inwardness preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch | ||
| malposition, misplacement faulty position | ||
| northernness the property of being to the north | ||
| southernness the property of being to the south | ||
| horizontality the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality" | ||
| verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness position at right angles to the horizon | ||
| slot a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot" | ||
| elbow room, room, way an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | ||
| direction a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm" | ||
| position - the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place" | ||
| place | ||
| point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" | ||
| wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) | ||
| half-mast, half-staff a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress | ||
| lead the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy" | ||
| pole position the most favorable position at the start of a race | ||
| polls the place where people vote | ||
| pride of place the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place | ||
| anomaly (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) | ||
| site, situation physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" | ||
| setting the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story" | ||
| juxtaposition the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" | ||
| lie a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth | ||
| station, post a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" | ||
| pitch the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor" | ||
| landmark an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken | ||
| right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner" | ||
| left a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner" | ||
| rear, back the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" | ||
| front the side that is seen or that goes first | ||
| stand a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone" | ||
| station a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station" | ||
| position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" | ||
| role normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?" | ||
| athletics, sport participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | ||
| goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring | ||
| mound, pitcher structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" | ||
| catcher the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate" | ||
| first base, first the initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn't get to first base with that approach" | ||
| second base, second the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield | ||
| shortstop, short the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base | ||
| third base, third the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate); "he is playing third" | ||
| left field, leftfield the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) | ||
| center field, centerfield the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield | ||
| right field, rightfield the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate) | ||
| forward a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team | ||
| center a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | ||
| guard a position on a basketball team | ||
| back (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage | ||
| lineman (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage | ||
| mid-off the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side | ||
| mid-on the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side | ||
| center a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game | ||
| position - the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" | ||
| posture, attitude | ||
| bodily property an attribute of the body | ||
| order arms a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command | ||
| ballet position classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet | ||
| decubitus a reclining position (as in a bed) | ||
| eversion the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot" | ||
| lithotomy position a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination | ||
| lotus position a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga | ||
| missionary position a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples | ||
| pose a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes | ||
| presentation a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration" | ||
| ectopia abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth) | ||
| asana (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga) | ||
| guard a position on a basketball team | ||
| sprawling, sprawl an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about | ||
| stance standing posture | ||
| position - a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view" | ||
| view, perspective | ||
| orientation the act of orienting | ||
| bird's eye view, panoramic view a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance | ||
| futurism the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future | ||
| cutting edge, forefront, vanguard the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" | ||
| paradigm the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm" | ||
| light any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" | ||
| sight the range of vision; "out of sight of land" | ||
| weltanschauung, world view a comprehensive view of the world and human life | ||
| position - a rationalized mental attitude | ||
| stance, posture | ||
| mental attitude, attitude a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude" | ||
| hard line a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs" | ||
| position - the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom | ||
| assumption the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assumption of power in 1934"; "he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts" | ||
| position - the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position" | ||
| point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" | ||
| position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| status | ||
| state the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" | ||
| low-class, lower-class occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society | ||
| middle-class occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy | ||
| upper-class occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society | ||
| dominant exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" | ||
| subordinate, low-level lower in rank or importance | ||
| face a vertical surface of a building or cliff | ||
| election the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" | ||
| equality, par, equation, equivalence the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status | ||
| social rank, social station, social status, rank position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" | ||
| standing the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position | ||
| high status a position of superior status | ||
| high ground a position of superiority over opponents or competitors | ||
| high profile a position attracting much attention and publicity | ||
| holy order, order the sacrament of ordination | ||
| low status, lowliness, lowness a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation | ||
| legal status a status defined by law | ||
| bastardy, bar sinister, illegitimacy the status of being born to parents who were not married | ||
| left-handedness preference for using the left hand | ||
| command availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew" | ||
| nationality people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation; "immigrants of the same nationality often seek each other out"; "such images define their sense of nationality" | ||
| terms, footing a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" | ||
| retirement withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" | ||
| rank a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen" | ||
| caste in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony | ||
| dignity the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure" | ||
| noblesse, nobility members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility) | ||
| ordination the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" | ||
| pedestal an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) | ||
| leadership the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team" | ||
| slot a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot" | ||
| position - the act of putting something in a certain place | ||
| placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement | ||
| activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" | ||
| stratification the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination | ||
| collocation, juxtaposition, apposition a grouping of words in a sentence | ||
| interposition, intervention the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others | ||
| orientation the act of orienting | ||
| planting putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work" | ||
| implantation a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland" | ||
| repositioning the act of placing in a new position | ||
| set several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" | ||
| superposition the placement of one thing on top of another | ||
| fingering touching something with the fingers | ||
| position - an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" | ||
| place | ||
| item, point a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items" | ||
| postposition (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached) | ||
| position - a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" | ||
| situation | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| shoes, place an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups" | ||
| poverty trap a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off | ||
| soup liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food | ||
| position - a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons | ||
| military position | ||
| point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | ||
| ground (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting | ||
| position - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" | ||
| stead, place, lieu | ||
| role, function, office, part normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?" | ||
| position - an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" | ||
| side | ||
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| position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| position, lay, pose, put, place, set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| deploy place troops or weapons in battle formation | ||
| take aim, aim, train, direct, take propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" | ||
| square make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" | ||
| line up, dress take one's position before a kick-off | ||
| orient familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" | ||
| position - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" | ||
| put, set, place, pose, lay | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| array, set out, lay out, range provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house" | ||
| unload, drop off, set down, put down, discharge, drop take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van" | ||
| knock back, put back, set back slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back" | ||
| rig, set up equip with sails or masts; "rig a ship" | ||
| ensnare, entrap, frame, set up take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" | ||
| debark, disembark, set down go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" | ||
| put together, tack together, assemble, piece, tack, set up create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" | ||
| erect, rear, put up, set up, raise stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror" | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
| postpone, defer, shelve, put over, prorogue, table, set back, put off, hold over, remit hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" | ||
| put back, replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" | ||
| bring down, land, put down cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house" | ||
| gaol, immure, put behind bars, incarcerate, jail, jug, imprison, remand, lag, put away stew in an earthenware jug; "jug the rabbit" | ||
| put on, apply add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" | ||
| put up, post provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount" | ||
| lay, repose, put down put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" | ||
| pass along, put across, communicate, pass on, pass transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" | ||
| inclose, stick in, enclose, insert, put in, introduce surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" | ||
| docket make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list | ||
| cock set the trigger of a firearm back for firing | ||
| postpose place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them" | ||
| prepose place before another constituent in the sentence; "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them" | ||
| step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" | ||
| put back, replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced" | ||
| stratify render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" | ||
| plant put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" | ||
| intersperse introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions | ||
| snuggle, nestle position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" | ||
| pile place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" | ||
| arrange, set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" | ||
| superimpose, lay over, superpose place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" | ||
| superpose place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide | ||
| park place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" | ||
| ensconce, settle fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" | ||
| dispose make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them" | ||
| emplace put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" | ||
| emplace put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" | ||
| ship place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" | ||
| underlay provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" | ||
| trench dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" | ||
| pigeonhole treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" | ||
| shelve place on a shelf; "shelve books" | ||
| jar place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" | ||
| repose put or confide something in a person or thing; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people" | ||
| sign be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera" | ||
| middle put in the middle | ||
| parallelize place parallel to one another | ||
| butt to strike, thrust or shove against; "He butted his sister out of the way"; "The goat butted the hiker with his horns" | ||
| recess make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood" | ||
| reposition place into another position | ||
| thrust, throw push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" | ||
| tee, tee up connect with a tee; "tee two pipes" | ||
| rack up supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) | ||
| coffin place into a coffin; "her body was coffined" | ||
| bed put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" | ||
| appose place side by side or in close proximity | ||
| place down, set down, put down cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" | ||
| sow, seed introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" | ||
| misplace place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers" | ||
| juxtapose place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" | ||
| set down cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" | ||
| bottle put into bottles; "bottle the mineral water" | ||
| bucket carry in a bucket | ||
| barrel put in barrels | ||
| ground instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject | ||
| pillow, rest rest on or as if on a pillow; "pillow your head" | ||
| mislay, misplace, lose place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers" | ||
| upend set, turn, or stand on end; "upend the box and empty the contents" | ||
| sit down, seat, sit take a seat | ||
| seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" | ||
| lay, repose, put down put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" | ||
| place upright, stand up, stand defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student" | ||
| recline cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow" | ||
| plant, set put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" | ||
| instal, install, put in, set up set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" | ||
| situate, deposit, posit, fix put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" | ||
| ladle remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" | ||
| poise hold or carry in equilibrium | ||
| lean rely on for support; "We can lean on this man" | ||
| clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" | ||
| rest be at rest | ||
| perch sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" | ||
| load corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" | ||
| cram prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam | ||
| set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments" | ||
| siphon move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank" | ||
| seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" | ||
| position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation | ||
| glycerolise, glycerolize place in glycerol | ||
| space place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates" | ||
| marshal arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments" | ||
| settle down, settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest" | ||
| throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six" | ||
| imbricate overlap; "The roof tiles imbricate" | ||
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Wiktionary
- position (Noun)
A place or location. - position (Noun)
A post of employment; a job. - position (Noun)
A status or rank. - position (Noun)
An opinion, stand or stance. - position (Noun)
A posture. - position (Noun)
A place on the playing field, together with a set of duties, assigned to a player. - position (Verb)
To put into place.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- position (n.)
The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position. - position (n.)
The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position. - position (n.)
Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position. - position (n.)
Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position. - position (n.)
A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error. - position (v. t.)
To indicate the position of; to place.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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An interest in the market, either long or short, in the form of open contracts. -
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A job in an organization.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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position
po-zish′un, n. place, situation: attitude: a place taken or to be taken by troops: state of affairs: the ground taken in argument or in a dispute: principle laid down: place in society: method of finding the value of an unknown quantity by assuming one or more values (single, when one is assumed; double, when two).—v.t. Posit (poz′it), to place in right position or relation: to lay down as something true or granted.—adj. Posi′tional.—Strategic position, a position taken up by troops to check the movements of an enemy. [Fr.,—L.—ponĕre, positum, to place.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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position
Ground (or water) occupied, or that may be advantageously occupied, in fighting order.
Wikipedia 
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Position is a way to explain where something is.
Left is the side where your thumb is on the right hand.
Middle is between "up" and "down" and is between "left" and "right".
Middle means the same as "center".
Up means the same as "above". Down means the same as "below".
Left and right are called opposite "sides".
In, indoors, or inside, and out, outdoors, or outside, mean whether one thing is in another, most commonly in a house or other building, or out "in nature".
Far means that something is a long way away. Near means "close".
Sports.
In many sports, the term "position" is used to show what occupation a person has on their team. For example, in baseball, positions include Catcher, Shortstop and Pitcher.
