position
1. the particular portion of space occupied by something (Freq. 34)
- he put the lamp back in its place
• Syn:
place
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place)
• Hypernyms:
point
• Hyponyms:
wing, half-mast, half-staff, lead, pole position,
polls, pride of place, anomaly, site, situation, setting,
juxtaposition, lie, post, station, pitch, landmark,
landmark, left, back, rear, front,
stand, vantage
• Attrubites:
right, left
2. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons (Freq. 18)
• Syn:
military position
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
point
• Hyponyms:
ground, line
3. a way of regarding situations or topics etc. (Freq. 18)
- consider what follows from the positivist view
• Syn:
view, perspective
• Derivationally related forms:
view (for: view)
• Hypernyms:
orientation
• Hyponyms:
bird's eye view, panoramic view, futurism, vanguard, forefront,
forefront, paradigm, light, sight, Weltanschauung,
world view, straddle
4. the arrangement of the body and its limbs (Freq. 14)
- he assumed an attitude of surrender
• Syn:
posture, attitude
• Derivationally related forms:
attitudinise (for: attitude), postural (for: posture), posture (for: posture)
• Hypernyms:
bodily property
• Hyponyms:
order arms, ballet position, decubitus, eversion, lithotomy position,
lotus position, missionary position, pose, presentation, ectopia, asana,
guard, sprawl, sprawling, stance, tuck
• Attrubites:
erect, vertical, upright, unerect
5. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society (Freq. 12)
- 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
• Syn:
status
• Hypernyms:
state
• Hyponyms:
face, election, equality, equivalence, equation,
par, social station, social status, social rank, rank, standing,
high status, high ground, high profile, Holy Order, Order, low status,
lowness, lowliness, legal status, bastardy, illegitimacy, bar sinister,
left-handedness, command, nationality, footing, terms, retirement,
caste, dignity, nobility, noblesse, ordination, pedestal,
leadership, slot, toehold
• Attrubites:
lower-class, low-class, middle-class, upper-class, dominant,
subordinate, low-level
6. a job in an organization (Freq. 12)
- he occupied a post in the treasury
• Syn:
post, berth, office, spot, billet,
place, situation
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place), officiate (for: office), post (for: post)
• Hypernyms:
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
• Hyponyms:
academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship,
apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry,
episcopate, cadetship, caliphate, captainship, captaincy, cardinalship,
chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship,
clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership,
councillorship, councilorship, counselorship, counsellorship, curacy, curatorship,
custodianship, deanship, deanery, directorship, discipleship, editorship,
eldership, emirate, fatherhood, foremanship, generalship, generalcy,
governorship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship,
internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legation,
legateship, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature,
managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship,
moderatorship, overlordship, pastorship, pastorate, peasanthood, plum,
praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature,
premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship,
proconsulship, proconsulate, proctorship, professorship, chair, protectorship,
public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorship, rectorate, regency,
residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigniory, seigneury,
feudal lordship, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship,
studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship,
tribuneship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship,
wardership, womanhood
7. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated (Freq. 7)
- the position of the hands on the clock
- he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
• Syn:
spatial relation
• Hypernyms:
relation
• Hyponyms:
occlusion, tilt, list, inclination, lean,
leaning, gradient, slope, placement, arrangement, point of view,
coincidence, dead center, dead centre, centrality, marginality, anteriority,
posteriority, outwardness, externality, inwardness, malposition, misplacement,
northernness, southernness, horizontality, verticality, verticalness, erectness,
erectness, slot, room, way, elbow room,
direction, angular position
• Attrubites:
anterior, posterior, external, internal, outer,
inner, exterior, interior
8. the appropriate or customary location (Freq. 3)
- the cars were in position
• Hypernyms:
point
9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (Freq. 3)
- what position does he play?
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
role
• Hyponyms:
goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, pitcher,
mound, catcher, first base, first, second base, second,
shortstop, short, third base, third, left field, leftfield,
center field, centerfield, right field, rightfield, forward, center,
guard, back, lineman, mid-off, mid-on, cleanup,
cleanup position, cleanup spot
10. the act of putting something in a certain place (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
placement, location, locating, positioning, emplacement
• Derivationally related forms:
emplace (for: emplacement), position (for: positioning), posit, locate (for: location)
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
stratification, juxtaposition, apposition, collocation, interposition,
intervention, orientation, planting, implantation, repositioning, set,
superposition, fingering
11. a condition or position in which you find yourself (Freq. 1)
- the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
- found herself in a very fortunate situation
• Syn:
situation
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
• Hyponyms:
place, shoes, poverty trap, soup, stymie, stymy
12. a rationalized mental attitude (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
stance, posture
• Derivationally related forms:
stand (for: stance)
• Hypernyms:
attitude, mental attitude
• Hyponyms:
hard line, point of view, viewpoint, stand, standpoint
13. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- there are two sides to every question
• Syn:
side
• Hypernyms:
opinion, view
14. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- can you go in my stead?
- took his place
- in lieu of
• Syn:
stead, place, lieu
• Hypernyms:
function, office, part, role
• Hyponyms:
behalf
15. an item on a list or in a sequence
- in the second place
- moved from third to fifth position
• Syn:
place
• Derivationally related forms:
place (for: place)
• Hypernyms:
item, point
• Hyponyms:
postposition, preposition
16. the act of positing;
an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
• Derivationally related forms:
posit
• Hypernyms:
assumption
1. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation (Freq. 2)
• Derivationally related forms:
positioner, positioning
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, lay
• Hyponyms:
deploy, aim, take, train, take aim,
direct, square, dress, line up, orient
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. put into a certain place or abstract location (Freq. 1)
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
• Syn:
put, set, place, pose, lay
• See Also:
lay out (for: lay), set down (for: set), set back (for: set), set up (for: set), set out (for: set), put over (for: put), put back (for: put), put off (for: put), put down (for: put), put away (for: put), put together (for: put), put on (for: put), put up (for: put), put across (for: put)
• Derivationally related forms:
positioner, place (for: place), placement (for: place), set (for: set), setting (for: set)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in,
introduce, docket, cock, postpose, prepose, step,
replace, put back, stratify, plant, intersperse, nestle,
snuggle, pile, arrange, set up, superimpose, superpose,
lay over, park, ensconce, settle, dispose, emplace,
ship, underlay, trench, pigeonhole, shelve, jar,
repose, sign, middle, parallelize, butt, recess,
reposition, throw, thrust, tee, tee up, rack up,
coffin, bed, appose, set down, put down, place down,
sow, seed, misplace, juxtapose, bottle, bucket,
barrel, ground, pillow, rest, mislay, lose,
upend, seat, sit, sit down, lay, stand,
stand up, place upright, recline, set, install, instal,
situate, fix, posit, deposit, ladle, poise,
lean, clap, perch, load, cram, siphon,
glycerolize, glycerolise, space, marshal, settle down, imbricate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They position the bags on the table
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