POSITION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of positing
    • an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a job in an organization
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he occupied a post in the treasury
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • can you go in my stead?
    • took his place
    • in lieu of
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
    Usage Example(s)
    • what position does he play?
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the act of putting something in a certain place or location
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the position of the hands on the clock
    • he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he assumed an attitude of surrender
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • a rationalized mental attitude
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  9. Meaning
    • a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • consider what follows from the positivist view
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • an item on a list or in a sequence
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • in the second place
    • moved from third to fifth position
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  11. Meaning
    • an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • there are two sides to every question
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  12. Meaning
    • the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he put the lamp back in its place
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  13. Meaning
    • the appropriate or customary location
    Usage Example(s)
    • the cars were in position
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  14. Meaning
    • a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  15. Meaning
    • a condition or position in which you find yourself
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
    • found herself in a very fortunate situation
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  16. Meaning
    • the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s)

POSITION as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • put into a certain place or abstract location
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Put your things here
    • Set the tray down
    • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
    • Place emphasis on a certain point
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
    Hypernyms(s) position is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)