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- pronunciation:
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shn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the location of a person or thing.
The control tower asked the pilot to give the position of his airplane.- synonyms:
- location, place, situation
- similar words:
- lie, lien, locality, locus, site, spot, station, venue
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| definition 2: |
the appropriate location of a person or thing.
The secret service men took up their positions along the parade route.- synonyms:
- place, post, space, station
- similar words:
- niche, seat, site, situation, slot, spot, stand
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| definition 3: |
the way something is placed or arranged.
He put the shotgun in a standing position.- synonyms:
- arrangement, order, placement
- similar words:
- array, configuration, disposition, distribution, installation
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| definition 4: |
a person's rank or status within a group.
The principal is in a position of authority.- synonyms:
- rank, standing, station, status
- similar words:
- capacity, degree, grade, level, place, spot, stage
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| definition 5: |
one's situation, esp. in relation to one's sense of advantage or disadvantage.
Their request put him in an awkward position.- synonyms:
- condition, place, situation, state, station
- similar words:
- case, pass, plight, rank, status
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| definition 6: |
point of view; opinion.
Her positions are generally liberal.- synonyms:
- opinion, point of view, stand, standpoint, viewpoint, views
- similar words:
- angle, attitude, conviction, outlook, perception, perspective, pulse, stance
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| definition 7: |
appointed job.
She'll be able to use more of her skills in her new position.- synonyms:
- appointment, berth, billet, job, post, work
- similar words:
- assignment, business, capacity, commission, duty, employment, occupation, office, place, pursuit, rank, task
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| related words: |
assumption, bearing, belief, caste, circumstance, class, condition, echelon, fix, hand, lie, manifesto, opening, order, part, platform, point, pose, tenet, term, viewpoint |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
positions, positioning, positioned |
| definition 1: |
to arrange in a particular way or a particular place.
He positioned the chairs in front of the window.- synonyms:
- arrange, dispose, locate, place, set, site, situate
- similar words:
- aim, array, collocate, emplace, install, localize, order, organize, orient, pitch, posture, put, rank, seat, space
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| definition 2: |
to put (oneself) in a particular location, stance, or attitude, either physically or with regard to an issue or situation.
He positioned himself well to get the nomination.- similar words:
- aim, dispose, establish, jockey, posit, set, sit
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| related words: |
form, grade, graduate, home, lay, mount, place, pose, post, spot, stand, stick |
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| derivation: |
positional (adj.) |
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