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1. |
[ noun ] the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object |
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place
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: "he put the lamp back in its place"
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point
site
right
left
front
back
post
polls
stand
landmark
site
pitch
setting
lead
station
pride_of_place
pole_position
lie
juxtaposition
vantage
half-mast
anomaly
situate
left
right
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2. |
[ noun ] (military) a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons |
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military_position
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point
line
ground
military
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3. |
[ noun ] a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
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view
perspective
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"consider what follows from the positivist view"
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orientation
point_of_view
light
sight
vanguard
Weltanschauung
futurism
bird's_eye_view
paradigm
straddle
view
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4. |
[ noun ] position or arrangement of the body and its limbs |
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attitude
posture
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"he assumed an attitude of surrender"
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bodily_property
guard
order_arms
sprawl
stance
ectopia
lotus_position
ballet_position
asana
tuck
eversion
decubitus
presentation
lithotomy_position
missionary_position
pose
attitudinize
erect
unerect
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5. |
[ noun ] (work) a job in an organization |
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place
post
berth
spot
billet
office
situation
slot
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"he occupied a post in the treasury"
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occupation
job
legation
professorship
apprenticeship
academicianship
bishopry
chairmanship
chaplaincy
attorneyship
clerkship
comptrollership
bailiffship
admiralty
discipleship
chancellorship
foremanship
chieftaincy
headship
commandership
internship
consulship
legislatorship
controllership
cadetship
ambassadorship
curacy
accountantship
counselorship
messiahship
prelacy
editorship
eldership
emirate
protectorship
generalship
governorship
headship
solicitorship
incumbency
inspectorship
instructorship
tribuneship
judgship
lectureship
fatherhood
khanate
librarianship
lieutenancy
councillorship
caliphate
marshalship
mastership
mayoralty
moderatorship
curatorship
overlordship
pastorship
custodianship
captainship
praetorship
precentorship
deanship
premiership
presidency
primateship
principalship
priorship
proconsulship
proctorship
preceptorship
prefecture
receivership
regency
rulership
secretaryship
senatorship
sinecure
directorship
speakership
stewardship
studentship
teachership
thaneship
throne
treasurership
cardinalship
viceroyship
viziership
wardenship
wardership
hot_seat
apostleship
fatherhood
managership
manhood
peasanthood
public_office
residency
sainthood
womanhood
magistracy
station
officiate
post
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6. |
[ noun ] the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
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status
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: "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"
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state
retirement
rank
leadership
standing
footing
social_station
command
equality
bastardy
citizenship
nationality
face
marital_status
holy_order
toehold
caste
ordination
high_status
pedestal
low_status
legal_status
dignity
nobility
election
slot
high_ground
high_profile
dominant
middle-class
middle-class
lower-class
subordinate
upper-class
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7. |
[ noun ] the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
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spatial_relation
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"the position of the hands on the clock"
"he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
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relation
room
direction
placement
gradient
slot
marginality
tilt
centrality
posteriority
angular_position
occlusion
northernness
malposition
horizontality
southernness
anteriority
dead_center
outwardness
inwardness
verticality
point_of_view
coincidence
internal
external
outer
inner
posterior
anterior
exterior
interior
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8. |
[ noun ] the appropriate or customary location |
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"the cars were in position"
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point
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9. |
[ noun ] (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
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"what position does he play?"
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role
third_base
second_base
first_base
pitcher
left_field
shortstop
mid-off
center_field
catcher
goalie
forward
guard
center
back
lineman
right_field
mid-on
center
cleanup
sport
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10. |
[ noun ] the act of putting something in a certain place or location |
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location
placement
positioning
emplacement
situating
locating
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activity
planting
orientation
fingering
set
juxtaposition
superposition
stratification
implantation
interposition
repositioning
superposition
settle
locate
deposit
emplace
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11. |
[ verb ] cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation |
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situate
put
aim
deploy
orient
square
dress
dress
location
rotary_actuator
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12. |
[ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location |
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put
place
set
lay
pose
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Examples: |
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"Put your things here"
"Set the tray down"
"Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
"Place emphasis on a certain point"
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move
situate
install
settle
arrange
lay
park
seat
plant
replace
misplace
throw
set_down
lean
sow
superimpose
space
stand
recess
clap
stick
throw
juxtapose
cock
marshal
ground
pillow
butt
docket
ensconce
stow
poise
rest
misplace
glycerolize
set_down
pitch
middle
sign
bucket
prepose
postpose
parallelize
barrel
pile
reposition
superpose
tee
bottle
coffin
rack_up
perch
load
bed
cram
trench
appose
jar
shelve
upend
set
ladle
pigeonhole
siphon
repose
intersperse
raise
assemble
assemble
arrange
postpone
postpone
lay
put_on
communicate
range
replace
range
land
post
drop
imprison
ensnare
rig
set_back
disembark
set_back
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13. |
[ verb ] put into a certain place or abstract location |
Synonyms: |
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put
place
set
lay
deposit
situate
posit
pose
fix
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Examples: |
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"Put your things here"
"Set the tray down"
"Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"
"Place emphasis on a certain point"
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put
move
install
settle
arrange
lay
park
insert
seat
plant
replace
throw
misplace
lean
set_down
sow
superimpose
bury
space
stand
recess
stick
clap
cock
deposit
throw
juxtapose
glycerolize
marshal
misplace
butt
poise
ensconce
rest
docket
set_down
pillow
ground
plant
stratify
nestle
bottle
emplace
barrel
bucket
imbricate
sign
repose
intersperse
postpose
parallelize
pile
reposition
superpose
middle
tee
prepose
load
perch
cram
trench
coffin
rack_up
upend
pigeonhole
ladle
underlay
appose
bed
siphon
set
emplace
ship
recline
step
jar
shelve
raise
assemble
arrange
postpone
lay
put_on
communicate
replace
range
land
post
drop
imprison
ensnare
rig
set_back
disembark
topographic_point
set
space
setting
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14. |
[ noun ] a condition or position in which you find yourself |
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situation
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: "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"
"found herself in a very fortunate situation"
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condition
place
stymie
poverty_trap
soup
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15. |
[ noun ] a rationalized mental attitude |
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stance
posture
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attitude
point_of_view
hard_line
stand
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16. |
[ noun ] the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom |
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assumption
postulate
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17. |
[ noun ] an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute |
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side
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"there are two sides to every question"
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opinion
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18. |
[ noun ] an item on a list or in a sequence |
Synonyms: |
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place
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"in the second place"
"moved from third to fifth position"
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item
postposition
preposition
place
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19. |
[ noun ] the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another |
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place
stead
lieu
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: "can you go in my stead?"
"took his place"
"in lieu of"
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function
behalf
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positioner
positional
positioning
posting
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