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Position

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Definitions for Position

noun
the particular portion of space occupied by something
Synonyms
place
Examples
  1. he put the lamp back in its place
noun
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
Synonyms
military position
noun
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Synonyms
view perspective
Examples
  1. consider what follows from the positivist view
noun
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
Synonyms
posture attitude
Examples
  1. he assumed an attitude of surrender
noun
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Synonyms
status
Examples
  1. he had the status of a minor
  2. the novel attained the status of a classic
  3. atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life
noun
a job in an organization
Synonyms
post berth office spot billet place situation
Examples
  1. he occupied a post in the treasury
noun
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Synonyms
spatial relation
Examples
  1. the position of the hands on the clock
  2. he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
noun
the appropriate or customary location
Examples
  1. the cars were in position
noun
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
Examples
  1. what position does he play?
noun
the act of putting something in a certain place
Synonyms
placement location locating positioning emplacement
noun
a condition or position in which you find yourself
Synonyms
situation
Examples
  1. the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
  2. found herself in a very fortunate situation
noun
a rationalized mental attitude
Synonyms
stance posture
noun
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
Synonyms
side
Examples
  1. there are two sides to every question
noun
an item on a list or in a sequence
Synonyms
place
Examples
  1. in the second place
  2. moved from third to fifth position
noun
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Synonyms
stead place lieu
Examples
  1. can you go in my stead?
  2. took his place
  3. in lieu of
noun
the act of positing
Examples
  1. an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
verb
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
Synonyms
put set place pose lay
Examples
  1. Put your things here
  2. Set the tray down
  3. Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
  4. Place emphasis on a certain point

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