half-mast - a position some distance below the top of the 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; "he took a long lead off first"

point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

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; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

setting - the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat"

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; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"

pitch - a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors"

landmark - the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

right - location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right"

left - location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left"

back, rear - the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

front - the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"

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)

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

ground - a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"

line - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"

point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

orientation - an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs

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 advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

paradigm - the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"

light - a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"

sight - a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"

Weltanschauung, world view - a comprehensive view of the world and human life

straddle - a noncommittal or equivocal position

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

bodily property - an attribute of the body

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; "the eversion of the foot"

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; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"

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; "keep your guard up"

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

state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

face - status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"

election - the status or fact of being elected; "they celebrated his election"

equivalence, par, equality, equation - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best"

social rank, social station, social status, rank - position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are"

standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

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; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate order"

low status - a position of inferior status

legal status - a status defined by law

bar sinister, bastardy, illegitimacy - the status of being born to parents who were not married

command - a position of highest authority; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"

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; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

retirement - the state of being retired from one's business or occupation

rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"

caste - social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

dignity - high office or rank or station; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries"

noblesse, nobility - 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); "they put him on a pedestal"

leadership - the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"

slot - a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"

toehold - a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business"

job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

academicianship - the position of member of an honorary academy

accountantship - the position of accountant

admiralty - the office of admiral

ambassadorship - the post of ambassador

apostleship - the position of apostle

apprenticeship - the position of apprentice

attorneyship - the position of attorney

bailiffship - the office of bailiff

bishopry - the office of bishop

cadetship - the position of cadet

caliphate - the office of a caliph

captaincy, captainship - the post of captain

cardinalship - the office of cardinal

chairmanship - the position of chairman

chancellorship - the office of chancellor

chaplaincy, chaplainship - the position of chaplain

chieftaincy, chieftainship - the position of chieftain

clerkship - the job of clerk

commandership, commandery - the position or office of commander

comptrollership - the position of comptroller

consulship - the post of consul

controllership - the position of controller

councillorship, councilorship - the position of council member

counsellorship, counselorship - the position of counselor

curacy - the position of a curate

curatorship - the position of curator

custodianship - the position of custodian

deanship, deanery - the position or office of a dean

directorship - the position of a director of a business concern

discipleship - the position of disciple

editorship - the position of editor

eldership - the office of elder

emirate - the office of an emir

fatherhood - the status of a father

fatherhood - the status of a religious leader

foremanship - the position of foreman

generalship - the office of general

governorship - the office of governor

headship - the position of head

headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress

hot seat - a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism

incumbency - the office of an incumbent

inspectorship - the office of inspector

instructorship - the position of instructor

internship - the position of a medical intern

judgeship, judgship, judicature - the position of judge

khanate - the position of a khan

lectureship - the post of lecturer

legateship, legation - the post or office of legate

legislatorship - the office of legislator

librarianship - the position of librarian

lieutenancy - the position of a lieutenant

magistracy, magistrature - the position of magistrate

managership - the position of manager

manhood - the status of being a man

marshalship - the post of marshall

mastership - the position of master

mayoralty - the position of mayor

messiahship - the position of messiah

relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

occlusion - (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed

lean, list, leaning, tilt, inclination - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right"

gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"

placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs"

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; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs"

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; "the outwardness of the world"

inwardness - the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs"

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; "houses with a pronounced horizontality"

verticality, verticalness, erectness, uprightness - position at right angles to the horizon

slot - a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"

elbow room, room, way - space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"

direction - the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"

angular position - relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established

point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"

athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

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

role - normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?"

pitcher, mound - the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound"

catcher, plate - the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate"

first base, first - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base

second base, second - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base

shortstop, short - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base

third, third base - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third"

left field - 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 - 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 - 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 team

center - a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game

guard - a position on a basketball team

back - the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

lineman - 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 position, cleanup spot, cleanup - (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)

activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

stratification - the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in ordere to preserve them or promote germination

juxtaposition, collocation, apposition - the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"

interposition - the act of interposing one thing between or among others

orientation - the act of orienting

planting - the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"

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; "he gave a final set to his hat"

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

condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

shoes, place - a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"

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; "we're in the soup now"

stymie - a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole

item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"

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)

attitude, mental attitude - a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

hard line - a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"

point of view, standpoint, viewpoint, stand - a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

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; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

role, function, office, part - the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

behalf - as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";

assumption - the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted"

deploy - place troops or weapons in battle formation

aim, take aim, train, direct, take - aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

square - position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"

line up, dress - arrange in ranks; "dress troops"

orient - cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"

put in, stick in, inclose, insert, introduce, enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"

docket - place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"

cock - set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

postpose - place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them"

prepose - place before another constituent in the sentence; "English proposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them"

step - place (a ship's mast) in its step

put back, replace - put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"

stratify - form, arrange, or deposit in layers; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses"

plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"

intersperse - place at intervals in or among; "intersperse exclamation marks ina the text"

snuggle, nestle - position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"

pile - place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"

arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

superimpose, superpose, lay over - place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?"

superpose - place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide

park - place temporarily; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker"

ensconce, settle - fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair"

emplace - put into place or position; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar"

emplace - provide a new emplacement for guns

ship - place on board a ship; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel"

underlay - put (something) under or beneath; "They underlaid athe shingles with roofing paper"

trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"

pigeonhole - place into a small compartment

shelve - place on a shelve; "shelve books"

jar - place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"

repose - to put something (eg trust) in something; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King"

stick, put forward - cause to protrude or as if to protrude; "stick one's hand out of the window"; "stick one's nose into other people's business"

sign - place signs, as along a road; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"

middle - put in the middle

parallelize - place parallel to one another

butt - place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"

recess - put into a recess; "recess lights"

reposition - place into another position

throw, thrust - place or put with great energy; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar"

tee, tee up - place on a tee; "tee golf balls"

rack up - place in a rack; "rack pool balls"

coffin - place into a coffin; "her body was coffined"

bed - put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock"

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; "set down your bags here"

sough, sow, seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"

misplace - place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers"

juxtapose - place side by side; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors"

set down - put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"