position

Noun
  1. The particular portion of space occupied by something (synset 108639173)
    "he put the lamp back in its place"
    tells us about:
    • right - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north
    • left - being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
    is a type of: point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
    subtypes:
    • wing - (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
    • half-mast, half-staff - a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
    • lead - (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
    • pole position - the most favorable position at the start of a race
    • polls - the place where people vote
    • pride of place - the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place
    • anomaly - (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
    • site, situation - physical position in relation to the surroundings
    • setting - the physical position of something
    • juxtaposition - a side-by-side position
    • lie - position or manner in which something is situated
    • post, station - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
    • pitch - a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
    • landmark - the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
    • right - location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
    • left - location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
    • back, rear - the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
    • front - the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
    • stand - the position where a thing or person stands
    • station - (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
    • vantage - place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
    same as: place
  2. A point occupied by troops for tactical reasons (synset 108640161)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
    subtypes:
    • ground - a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
    • line - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
    same as: military position
  3. A way of regarding situations or topics etc. (synset 106218486)
    "consider what follows from the positivist view"
    is a type of: orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
    subtypes:
    • bird's eye view, panoramic view - a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance
    • futurism - the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future
    • cutting edge, forefront, vanguard - the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
    • paradigm - the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
    • light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
    • sight - a range of mental vision
    • weltanschauung, world view - a comprehensive view of the world and human life
    • straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position
    same as: perspective, view
  4. The arrangement of the body and its limbs (synset 105087073)
    "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
    tells us about:
    is a type of: bodily property - an attribute of the body
    subtypes:
    • order arms - a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command
    • ballet position - classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet
    • decubitus - a reclining position (as in a bed)
    • eversion - the position of being turned outward
    • lithotomy position - a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
    • lotus position - a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga
    • missionary position - a position for sexual intercourse; a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top; so-called because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples
    • pose - a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
    • presentation - (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
    • ectopia - abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth)
    • asana - (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
    • guard - a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
    • sprawl, sprawling - an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
    • stance - standing posture
    • tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest
    same as: attitude, posture
  5. The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society (synset 113968971)
    "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"
    tells us about:
    • low-class, lower-class - occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
    • middle-class - occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
    • upper-class - occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society
    • dominant - exercising influence or control
    • low-level, subordinate - lower in rank or importance
    is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    subtypes:
    • face - status in the eyes of others
    • election - the status or fact of being elected
    • echelon - status in a society or organization
    • equality, equation, equivalence, par - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
    • rank, social rank, social station, social status - position in a social hierarchy
    • standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation
    • high status - a position of superior status
    • high ground - a position of superiority over opponents or competitors
    • high profile - a position attracting much attention and publicity
    • holy order, order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
    • low status, lowliness, lowness - a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
    • legal status - a status defined by law
    • bar sinister, bastardy, illegitimacy - the status of being born to parents who were not married
    • left-handedness - the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
    • command - a position of highest authority
    • nationality - the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
    • footing, terms - status with respect to the relations between people or groups
    • retirement - the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
    • rank - relative status
    • caste - social status or position conferred by a system based on class
    • dignity - high office or rank or station
    • nobility, noblesse - the state of being of noble birth
    • ordination - the status of being ordained to a sacred office
    • pedestal - a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
    • leadership - the status of a leader
    • slot - a position in a hierarchy or organization
    • toehold - a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made
    same as: status
  6. A job in an organization (synset 100587299)
    "he occupied a post in the treasury"
    is a type of: business, job, line, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    subtypes:
    same as: berth, billet, office, place, post, situation, spot
  7. The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated (synset 105081943)
    "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
    tells us about:
    • anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
    • posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
    • external - happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface
    • internal - happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
    • outer - being on the outside or further from a center
    • inner - located or occurring within or closer to a center
    • exterior - situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building
    • interior - situated within or suitable for inside a building
    is a type of: relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
    subtypes:
    • occlusion - (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
    • inclination, lean, leaning, list, tilt - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
    • gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
    • arrangement, placement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
    • point of view - the spatial property of the position from which something is observed
    • coincidence - the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
    • dead center, dead centre - the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque
    • centrality - the property of being central
    • marginality - the property of being marginal or on the fringes
    • anteriority - the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
    • posteriority - the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end
    • externality, outwardness - the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior
    • inwardness - the quality or state of being inward or internal
    • malposition, misplacement - faulty position
    • northernness - the property of being to the north
    • southernness - the property of being to the south
    • horizontality - the quality of being parallel to the horizon
    • erectness, uprightness, verticality, verticalness - position at right angles to the horizon
    • slot - a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
    • elbow room, room, way - space for movement
    • direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    • angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established
    same as: spatial relation
  8. The appropriate or customary location (synset 108639776)
    "the cars were in position"
    is a type of: point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player (synset 100723730)
    "what position does he play?"
    referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    is a type of: role - normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
    subtypes:
    • goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper - the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
    • mound, pitcher - the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
    • catcher - the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
    • first, first base - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
    • second, second base - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
    • short, shortstop - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
    • third, third base - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
    • left field, leftfield - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
    • center field, centerfield - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
    • right field, rightfield - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
    • forward - a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
    • center - a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
    • guard - a position on a basketball team
    • back - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
    • lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
    • mid-off - the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side
    • mid-on - the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side
    • center - the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
    • cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot - (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)
  10. The act of putting something in a certain place (synset 101053255)
    is a type of: activity - any specific behavior
    subtypes:
    • stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
    • apposition, collocation, juxtaposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    • interposition, intervention - the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
    • orientation - the act of orienting
    • planting - the act of fixing firmly in place
    • implantation - the act of planting or setting in the ground
    • repositioning - the act of placing in a new position
    • set - the act of putting something in position
    • superposition - the placement of one thing on top of another
    • fingering - the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
    • superposition - (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide
    same as: emplacement, locating, location, placement, positioning
  11. A condition or position in which you find yourself (synset 113948785)
    "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"
    is a type of: condition, status - a state at a particular time
    subtypes:
    • place, shoes - a particular situation
    • poverty trap - a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off
    • soup - an unfortunate situation
    • stymie, stymy - a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
    same as: situation
  12. A rationalized mental attitude (synset 106206019)
    is a type of: attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    subtypes:
    same as: posture, stance
  13. An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute (synset 106796122)
    "there are two sides to every question"
    is a type of: opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
    same as: side
  14. An item on a list or in a sequence (synset 106495143)
    "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
    is a type of: item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
    subtypes:
    • postposition - (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)
    • preposition - (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)
    same as: place
  15. The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another (synset 100722683)
    "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
    is a type of: function, office, part, role - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    subtypes: behalf - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of')
    same as: lieu, place, stead
  16. The act of positing;
    An assumption taken as a postulate or axiom (synset 100084268)
    is a type of: assumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted
Verb
  1. Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation (synset 201991174)
    is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
    subtypes:
  2. Put into a certain place or abstract location (synset 201496967)
    "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in - place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
    • docket - place on the docket for legal action
    • cock - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing
    • postpose - place after another constituent in the sentence
    • prepose - place before another constituent in the sentence
    • step - place (a ship's mast) in its step
    • put back, replace - put something back where it belongs
    • stratify - form, arrange, or deposit in layers
    • plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
    • intersperse - place at intervals in or among
    • nestle, snuggle - position comfortably
    • pile - place or lay as if in a pile
    • arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
    • lay over, superimpose, superpose - place on top of
    • superpose - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
    • park - place temporarily
    • ensconce, settle - fix firmly
    • dispose - place or put in a particular order
    • emplace - put into place or position
    • emplace - provide a new emplacement for guns
    • ship - place on board a ship
    • underlay - put (something) under or beneath
    • trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench
    • pigeonhole - place into a small compartment
    • shelve - place on a shelf
    • jar - place in a cylindrical vessel
    • repose - to put something (eg trust) in something
    • sign - place signs, as along a road
    • middle - put in the middle
    • parallelize - place parallel to one another
    • butt - place end to end without overlapping
    • recess - put into a recess
    • reposition - place into another position
    • throw, thrust - place or put with great energy
    • tee, tee up - place on a tee
    • rack up - place in a rack
    • coffin - place into a coffin
    • bed - put to bed
    • appose - place side by side or in close proximity
    • place down, put down, set down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
    • seed, sow - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
    • misplace - place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
    • juxtapose - place side by side
    • set down - put or settle into a position
    • bottle - put into bottles
    • bucket - put into a bucket
    • barrel - put in barrels
    • ground - place or put on the ground
    • pillow, rest - rest on or as if on a pillow
    • upend - set, turn, or stand on end
    • seat, sit, sit down - show to a seat; assign a seat for
    • seat - place in or on a seat
    • lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position
    • place upright, stand, stand up - put into an upright position
    • recline - cause to recline
    • plant, set - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
    • instal, install, put in, set up - set up for use
    • deposit, fix, posit, situate - put (something somewhere) firmly
    • ladle - put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
    • poise - cause to be balanced or suspended
    • lean - cause to lean or incline
    • clap - put quickly or forcibly
    • rest - put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
    • perch - cause to perch or sit
    • load - put (something) on a structure or conveyance
    • cram - put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled
    • set - put into a position that will restore a normal state
    • siphon - move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action
    • seat - place or attach firmly in or on a base
    • position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
    • glycerolise, glycerolize - place in glycerol
    • space - place at intervals
    • marshal - place in proper rank
    • settle, settle down - settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
    • throw - to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
    • imbricate - place so as to overlap
    same as: lay, place, pose, put, set

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