Definition of posts Posts
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- posts (Noun)
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| post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" | ||
| upright, vertical a piano with a vertical sounding board | ||
| bitt, bollard a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" | ||
| carrick bitt either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck | ||
| corner post a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building | ||
| gatepost either of two posts that bound a gate | ||
| goalpost one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field | ||
| hitching post a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying | ||
| hop pole a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained | ||
| king post post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss | ||
| lamppost a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) | ||
| maypole a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day | ||
| newel post, newel the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail | ||
| queen post vertical tie post in a roof truss | ||
| rudderpost, rudderstock a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot | ||
| stake a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | ||
| stanchion any vertical post or rod used as a support | ||
| standard any distinctive flag | ||
| stump (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket | ||
| telegraph pole, telegraph post, telephone pole tall pole supporting telephone wires | ||
| timber a beam made of wood | ||
| post - a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" | ||
| stake | ||
| visual signal a signal that involves visual communication | ||
| starting post a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) | ||
| post - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" | ||
| station | ||
| place, position 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" | ||
| bridgehead a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy | ||
| observation post, lookout the act of looking out | ||
| post - the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" | ||
| bringing, delivery the act of delivering a child | ||
| post - United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) | ||
| C. W. Post, Charles William Post | ||
| post - United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) | ||
| Emily Post, Emily Price Post | ||
| post - United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) | ||
| Wiley Post | ||
| post - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" | ||
| position, 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 | ||
| post - the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" | ||
| mail, mail service, postal service | ||
| communicating, communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups | ||
| airpost, airmail a system of conveying mail by aircraft | ||
| snail mail any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail" | ||
| post - military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" | ||
| military post | ||
| military installation any facility servicing military forces | ||
| 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" | ||
| fort, garrison a fortified military post where troops are stationed | ||
| military quarters living quarters for personnel on a military post | ||
| post - any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" | ||
| aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating | ||
| fan mail mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail" | ||
| hate mail mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) | ||
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| post - affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" | ||
| denote, announce have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " | ||
| stick on, affix attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem" | ||
| placard publicize or announce by placards | ||
| post - publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" | ||
| denote, announce have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " | ||
| placard, bill publicize or announce by placards | ||
| post - ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait | ||
| ride horseback ride on horseback | ||
| horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback | ||
| equitation, horseback riding, riding travel by being carried on horseback | ||
| post - transfer (entries) from one account book to another | ||
| carry | ||
| transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" | ||
| post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" | ||
| delegate, depute, designate, assign give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) | ||
| post - mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" | ||
| brand | ||
| call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" | ||
| post - place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" | ||
| put up | ||
| instal, install, put in, set up set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" | ||
| post - display, as of records in sports games | ||
| record, put down, enter register electronically; "They recorded her singing" | ||
| post - enter on a public list | ||
| list give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi" | ||
| post - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" | ||
| mail, send | ||
| transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" | ||
| express articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" | ||
| airmail send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" | ||
| register enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" | ||
| express-mail send by express mail or courier; "Express-mail the documents immediately" | ||
| post - assign to a station | ||
| station, send, place | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| garrison station (troops) in a fort or garrison | ||
| fort station (troops) in a fort | ||
| site, locate, place discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" | ||
| post - mark with a stake; "stake out the path" | ||
| stake | ||
| mark make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | ||
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Wiktionary
- post (Noun)
A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fence post ; a light post . - post (Noun)
A stud; a two-by-four. - post (Noun)
A pole in a battery. - post (Noun)
A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to strengthen the tooth. - post (Noun)
A prolonged final melody note, among moving harmony notes. - post (Noun)
A printing paper size measuring 19. 25 inches x 15. 5 inches. - post (Noun)
goalpost. - post (Noun)
A state organisation for delivering letters, parcels etc. , or the service provided by such an organisation. - post (Noun)
A single delivery of letters; the letters or deliveries that make up a single batch delivered to one person or one address. - post (Noun)
A message posted in an electronic forum. - post (Noun)
A location on a basketball court near the basket. - post (Noun)
An assigned station; a guard post . - post (Noun)
An appointed position in an organization. - post (Verb)
To hang a notice in a conspicuous manner for general review. - post (Verb)
To pay. - post (Verb)
To send mail. - post (Verb)
To send a message to a Usenet newsgroup or to a mailing list; to save a message on a blog. - post (Verb)
To send to an electronic forum. - post (Adverb)
With the post, on post-horses; express, with speed, quickly. - post (Adverb)
Sent via the postal service.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
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Hired to do what is wrong; suborned. - post (n.)
A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else; a pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a house. - post (n.)
The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt. - post (n.)
The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed; a station. - post (n.)
A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post. - post (n.)
A military station; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station. - post (n.)
The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited. - post (n.)
A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially, one who is employed by the government to carry letters and parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter carrier; a postman. - post (n.)
An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another; especially, the governmental system in any country for carrying and distributing letters and parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by which the mail is transported. - post (n.)
Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier. - post (n.)
One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station. - post (n.)
A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger. - post (n.)
A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper. - post (v. t.)
To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice; to post playbills. - post (v. t.)
To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to post one for cowardice. - post (v. t.)
To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, or the like. - post (v. t.)
To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a sentinel. - post (v. t.)
To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as accounts, to the ledger. - post (v. t.)
To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a letter. - post (v. t.)
To inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted with the details of a subject; -- often with up. - post (v. i.)
To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in haste. - post (v. i.)
To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting. - post (adv.)
With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί
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A strong upright piece of wood, metal etc. that is fixed into the ground, especially to support something. -
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To affix in a public place or for public notice. -
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To make public with, or as if with, a poster. -
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To enter (e.g. a message) on a public list. -
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To place so as to be noticed. -
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An online posting such as in a blog or a forum.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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pĹst, n. a piece of timber fixed in the ground, generally as a support to something else: a pillar.âv.t. to fix on or to a post, or to any conspicuous position, in a public place: to expose to public reproach, to placard as having failed in an examination, &c.ân. Postâ˛er, one who posts bills: a large printed bill or placard for posting.âFrom pillar to post (see Pillar). [A.S. postâL. postis, a doorpostâponÄre, to place.] -
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pĹst, n. a fixed place, as a military station: a fixed place or stage on a road: an office: one who travels by stages, esp. carrying letters, &c.: a public letter-carrier: an established system of conveying letters: (Shak.) a post-horse: (Shak.) haste: a size of writing-paper, double that of common note-paper (so called from the water-mark, a postman's horn).âv.t. to set or station: to put in the post-office: (book-k.) to transfer from the journal to the ledger: to supply with necessary information, as to post up (cf. Well posted up).âv.i to travel with post-horses, or with speed.âadv. with posthorses: with speed.âns. Postâ˛age, the act of going by post: journey: money paid for conveyance of letters, &c., by post or mail; Postâ˛age-stamp, an adhesive stamp for affixing to letters to show that the postal charge has been paid.âadj. Postâ˛al, of or pertaining to the mail-service.âns. Postâ˛-bag, a mail-bag; Postâ˛-bill, a way-bill of the letters sent from a post-office; Postâ˛boy, a boy that rides posthorses, or who carries letters; Postâ˛-card, a stamped card on which a message may be sent by post; Postâ˛-chaise, Postâ˛-charâ˛iot, a chaise or carriage with four wheels let for hire for the conveyance of those who travel with posthorses.âv.i. Postâ˛-chaise, to travel by post-chaise.âns. Postâ˛-day, the day on which the post or mail arrives or departs; Postâ˛er, one who travels by post: (Shak.) a courier: one who travels expeditiously: a posthorse.âadj. Postâ˛-free, delivered by the post without payment.ân. Posthasteâ˛, haste in travelling like that of a post.âadj. speedy: immediate.âadv. with haste or speed.âns. Postâ˛-horn, a postman's horn: a horn blown by the driver of a mail-coach; Postâ˛horse, a horse kept for posting; Postâ˛house, a house where horses are kept for the use of parties posting: a post-office; Postâ˛man, a post or courier: a letter-carrier; Postâ˛mark, the mark or stamp put upon a letter at a post-office showing the time and place of reception and delivery; Postâ˛master, the manager or superintendent of a post-office: one who supplies posthorses: at Merton College, Oxford, a scholar who is supported on the foundation; Postâ˛master-Genâ˛eral, the minister who is the chief officer of the post-office department; Postâ˛-offâ˛ice, an office for receiving and transmitting letters by post: a department of the government which has charge of the reception and conveyance of letters.âadj. Postâ˛-paid, having the postage paid, as a letter.âns. Postâ˛-time, the time for the despatch or for the delivery of letters; Postâ˛-town, a town with a post-office.âPostal note, a note for a fixed designated sum issued by a postmaster, payable at any office; Postal order, an order issued by the postmaster authorising the holder to receive at some particular post-office payment of the sum marked on it. [Fr. posteâL. ponÄre, positum, to place.] -
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pĹst, adv. and prep. after, behindâin compounds as Post-abdominal, Post-anal, Post-axial, Post-brachial, Post-canonical, Post-clavicle, Post-embryonic, &c.âadj. Postâ˛-classâ˛ical, after those Greek and Latin writers styled classical, but before the medieval.ân. Postâ˛-communâ˛ion, the part of the eucharistic office after the act of communion.âadj. succeeding communion.âv.t. Postdateâ˛, to date after the real time.ân. a date on a letter later than the real date on which it was written.âadjs. Postâ˛-dilĹŤâ˛vial, Postâ˛-dilĹŤâ˛vian, being or happening after the deluge.âns. Postâ˛-dilĹŤâ˛vian, one who has lived since the deluge; Postâ˛-enâ˛try, an additional entry of merchandise at a custom-house.âadjs. Postâ˛-exilâ˛ic, Postâ˛-exilâ˛ian, after the time of the Babylonian captivity of the Jews.âns. Postâ˛-existâ˛ence, future existence; Postâ˛fix, a letter, syllable, or word fixed to or put after another word, an affix.âv.t. Postfixâ˛, to add to the end of another word.âadjs. Postâ˛-glÄâ˛cial, after the glacial epoch; Postâ˛-gradâ˛uate, belonging to study pursued after graduation; Postâ˛-meridâ˛ian, coming after the sun has crossed the meridian: in the afternoon (written P.M.).ân. Postâ˛-millenÄâ˛rian, one who believes in post-millennialism.âadj. Postâ˛-millennâ˛ial.ân. Postâ˛-millennâ˛ialism, the doctrine that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium.âadj. Postâ˛-morâ˛tem, after death.ân. a post-mortem examination.âadjs. Postâ˛-nÄâ˛tal, after birth; Postâ˛-nÄŤâ˛cene, after the first general council at NicĂŚa in 325 A.D.ân. Postâ˛-note, a note issued by a bank, payable at some future time.âadj. Postâ˛-nupâ˛tial, being or happening after marriage.âns. Postâ˛-Ĺâ˛bit, a bond or security given by heirs and others entitled to reversionary interests, whereby in consideration of a sum of money presently advanced, the debtor binds himself to pay a much larger sum after the death of some person, or of himself; Postâ˛-posiâ˛tion, the state of being put back or out of the regular place: (gram.) a word or particle placed after a wordâopp. to a preposition, which is placed before.âadjs. Postâ˛-posâ˛itive; Postâ˛-remoteâ˛, more remote in subsequent time or order; Postâ˛-terâ˛tiary, more recent than the Tertiary.ân. the most recent geological division. [L.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book âľ
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Any ground, fortified or not, where a body of men can be in a condition for defence, or fighting an enemy. Also, the limits of a sentinel's charge.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer đĽ
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Any sort of ground, fortified or not, where a body of men can be in a condition of resisting the enemy.Advance post, a spot of ground seized by a party to secure their front, and the post behind them.Post is also the walk or position of a sentinel. -
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In the British service, a bugle-sound. The first post is the bugling which precedes the tattoo; the last post that which follows it. Also, the piece of ground to which a sentinelâs walk is limited; any place or office assigned to a soldier or body of soldiers on duty.
Wikipedia 
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"Post" is an album by Icelandic singer BjĂśrk. She sent it out on June of 1995. It includes techno and dance songs.
Post was one of the most popular albums of BjĂśrk. It was ranked #26 in "Spin's" "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005".
