position | the act of positing, an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom |
launching launch | the act of propelling with force |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
site visit | a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise |
wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body |
stead position place lieu | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another, can you go in my stead?, took his place, in lieu of |
position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player, what position does he play? |
placement location locating position positioning emplacement | the act of putting something in a certain place |
pole horse poler | a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle |
pole horse | the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race |
barge pole | a long pole used to propel or guide a barge, I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole |
drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole |
fishing rod fishing pole | a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line |
hop pole | a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained |
launch | a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck |
launching pad launchpad launch pad launch area pad | a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched |
negative magnetic pole negative pole south-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely |
negative pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate |
pole | a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic |
pole magnetic pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated |
pole | a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting |
positive pole positive magnetic pole north-seeking pole | the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely |
positive pole | the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate |
range pole ranging pole flagpole | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide, used for sightings by surveyors |
ski pole | a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing |
telephone pole telegraph pole telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires |
terminal pole | a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves |
totem pole | a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast |
position spatial relation | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated, the position of the hands on the clock, he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage |
position posture attitude | the arrangement of the body and its limbs, he assumed an attitude of surrender |
ballet position | classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet |
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, soalled because missionaries thought it the proper position for primitive peoples |
superiority favorable position favourable position | the quality of being at a competitive advantage |
inferiority unfavorable position | the quality of being a competitive disadvantage |
pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions, they are at opposite poles, they are poles apart |
position stance posture | a rationalized mental attitude |
position view perspective | a way of regarding situations or topics etc., consider what follows from the positivist view |
web site website internet site site | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web, the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers |
portal site portal | a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet, a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. |
place position | an item on a list or in a sequence, in the second place, moved from third to fifth position |
cleanup cleanup position cleanup spot | (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) |
aide-memoire position paper | a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) |
side position | an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute, there are two sides to every question |
position paper | a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy |
barber's pole | striped pole outside a barbershop |
pole vault pole vaulting pole jump pole jumping | a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole |
bomb site | an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs, they opened a parking lot on the bomb site |
campsite campground camping site camping ground bivouac encampment camping area | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent |