position

Letters that make position

s, o, n, p, t, i are letters that make 'position'

Words within position

os, OS, IT, posit, ti, si, PO, sit, SI, on, Io, ion, Po, Os, Si, Ti are words within 'position'


18 possible definitions for 'position'

Position as "the act of putting something in a certain place"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

positioning, location, emplacement, locating, placement have the same meaning as 'position'

position as a type

'position' can be a type of activity.

Types of position

collocation, superposition, superposition, set, orientation, planting, interposition, intervention, fingering, stratification, juxtaposition, apposition, implantation, repositioning are types of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

settle, locate, emplace, situate, set, lay, put, place, pose, posit, deposit, position, site, fix are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "a way of regarding situations or topics etc."

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

perspective, view have the same meaning as 'position'

position as a type

'position' can be a type of orientation.

Types of position

cutting edge, paradigm, straddle, futurism, sight, vanguard, light, bird's eye view, panoramic view, forefront, Weltanschauung, world view are types of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

reckon, look at, consider, regard, see, view are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation"

Under this definition, position is a verb and has the following properties:

position as a type

'position' can be a type of set, lay, put, place, pose, position.

Types of position

deploy, take aim, aim, train, square, line up, orient, take, direct, dress are types of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

position, positioning, positioner, location, emplacement, rotary actuator, spatial relation, place, locating, placement are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "the act of positing, an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

position as a type

'position' can be a type of assumption.

Derivatives of position

postulate, posit are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "a job in an organization"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

spot, post, office, berth, billet, place, situation have the same meaning as 'position'

position as a type

'position' can be a type of business, job, line of work, line, occupation.

Types of position

bishopry, chairmanship, clerkship, apostleship, commandership, councilorship, internship, legislatorship, marshalship, presidentship, proctorship, presidency, deanery, throne, pastorate, prefecture, deanship, wardership, womanhood, plum, chieftainship, custodianship, academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, episcopate, cadetship, caliphate, captainship, captaincy, cardinalship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, counselorship, counsellorship, curacy, curatorship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, fatherhood, fatherhood, foremanship, generalship, generalcy, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legation, legateship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorship, peasanthood, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prelacy, prelature, premiership, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulship, proconsulate, 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, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship are types of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

send, officiate, station, post, site, place, locate, function are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

place, stead, lieu have the same meaning as 'position'

position as a type

'position' can be a type of function, office, part, role.

Types of position

behalf is a type of position.


Position as "(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

position as a type

'position' can be a type of role.

Types of position

short, first, second, third, first base, back, cleanup, cleanup position, lineman, leftfield, center, forward, center, goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper, pitcher, mound, catcher, second base, shortstop, third base, left field, center field, centerfield, right field, rightfield, guard, mid-off, mid-on, cleanup spot are types of 'position'.

position as a category

'position' can be a category of sport, athletics.

Example of position used within this context

"what position does he play?"


Position as "the arrangement of the body and its limbs"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

posture, attitude have the same meaning as 'position'

position as a type

'position' can be a type of bodily property.

Types of position

eversion, presentation, decubitus, lithotomy position, lotus position, ectopia, asana, sprawl, sprawling, stance, order arms, ballet position, missionary position, tuck, guard, pose are types of 'position'.

Attributes of position

erect, upright, vertical, unerect are attributes of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

sit, attitudinize, attitudinise, posture, pose, model, postural are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "a rationalized mental attitude"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

posture, stance have the same meaning as 'position'

position as a type

'position' can be a type of attitude, mental attitude.

Types of position

stand, point of view, hard line, viewpoint, standpoint are types of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

stand is a derivative of position.


Position as "an item on a list or in a sequence"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

place has the same meaning as position

position as a type

'position' can be a type of point, item.

Types of position

postposition, preposition are types of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

come in, range, rate, rank, grade, come out, place, order are derivatives of 'position'.

Example of position used within this context

"in the second place", "moved from third to fifth position"


Position as "an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

side has the same meaning as position

position as a type

'position' can be a type of opinion, view.


Position as "the particular portion of space occupied by something"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

place has the same meaning as position

position as a type

'position' can be a type of point.

Types of position

rear, half-mast, half-staff, pole position, polls, pride of place, anomaly, wing, lead, site, left, back, post, juxtaposition, front, station, lie, landmark, stand, station, setting, vantage, right, pitch, situation are types of 'position'.

Attributes of position

right, left are attributes of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

set, lay, put, place, pose, position are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "the appropriate or customary location"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

position as a type

'position' can be a type of point.

Derivatives of position

position is a derivative of position.

Example of position used within this context

"the cars were in position"


Position as "a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

military position has the same meaning as position

position as a type

'position' can be a type of point.

Types of position

ground, line are types of 'position'.

position as a category

'position' can be a category of armed services, military machine, war machine, armed forces, military.


Position as "a condition or position in which you find yourself"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

situation has the same meaning as position

position as a type

'position' can be a type of status, condition.

Types of position

place, stymie, stymy, soup, shoes, poverty trap are types of 'position'.

Example of position used within this context

"the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils", "found herself in a very fortunate situation"


Position as "the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

status has the same meaning as position

position as a type

'position' can be a type of state.

Types of position

illegitimacy, face, social station, social status, election, equation, equivalence, equality, standing, lowness, retirement, command, left-handedness, bar sinister, nationality, terms, legal status, bastardy, ordination, leadership, pedestal, nobility, dignity, toehold, footing, caste, slot, rank, rank, par, social rank, high status, high ground, high profile, Holy Order, Order, low status, lowliness, noblesse are types of 'position'.

Attributes of position

subordinate, low-level, lower-class, dominant, low-class, middle-class, upper-class are attributes of 'position'.

Example of position used within this context

"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"


Position as "put into a certain place or abstract location"

Under this definition, position is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

set, lay, put, place, pose have the same meaning as 'position'

position as a type

'position' can be a type of displace, move.

Types of position

sow, pile, park, barrel, underlay, sign, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, put in, intersperse, lose, prepose, put back, superimpose, superpose, superpose, lay over, ensconce, emplace, emplace, shelve, parallelize, tee up, appose, place down, juxtapose, mislay, sit down, place upright, recline, install, instal, upend, glycerolise, situate, postpose, misplace, misplace, introduce, insert, docket, cock, nestle, set up, coffin, pigeonhole, jar, settle, ship, tee, trench, dispose, rack up, set down, recess, middle, thrust, reposition, repose, bottle, bucket, ground, pillow, seed, set down, rest, seat, seat, put down, sit, repose, stand up, stand, set up, set, ladle, posit, deposit, perch, poise, clap, lean, cram, set, rest, siphon, seat, settle, marshal, settle down, glycerolize, position, imbricate, step, replace, plant, arrange, put down, bed, butt, load, lay, plant, space, throw, throw, fix, snuggle, stratify are types of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

position, positioning, positioner, location, set, emplacement, rotary actuator, arrangement, space, place, topographic point, spot, setting, locating, placement, blank space are derivatives of 'position'.


Position as "the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated"

Under this definition, position is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

spatial relation has the same meaning as position

position as a type

'position' can be a type of relation.

Types of position

list, gradient, slope, leaning, arrangement, inwardness, outwardness, uprightness, anteriority, posteriority, point of view, centrality, dead center, dead centre, marginality, malposition, misplacement, northernness, southernness, horizontality, verticality, verticalness, erectness, externality, angular position, room, occlusion, coincidence, inclination, slot, direction, lean, way, tilt, placement, elbow room are types of 'position'.

Attributes of position

interior, posterior, anterior, external, internal, outer(a), inner(a), exterior are attributes of 'position'.

Derivatives of position

position is a derivative of position.

Example of position used within this context

"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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