| position | the act of positing, an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom |
| clearing clarification | the act of removing solid particles from a liquid |
position post
berth
office spot billet
place
situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
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? |
| knitting | creating knitted wear |
placement
location locating
position
positioning
emplacement | the act of putting something in a certain place |
| clearing | the act of freeing from suspicion |
knit
knitting
knitwork | needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine |
| knitting machine | a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics |
| knitting needle | needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends, usually used in pairs |
| knitting stitch | a stitch taken in knitting |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| clearing house | a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts, participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted |
clearing
glade | a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area |
| pole position | the most favorable position at the start of a race |
position
place | the particular portion of space occupied by something, he put the lamp back in its place |
| position | the appropriate or customary location, the cars were in position |
military position
position | a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons |
| position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome |
| angular position | relation by which any position with respect to any other position is established |
| situation position | a condition or position in which you find yourself, the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils, found herself in a very fortunate situation |
status
position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society, 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 |
put
set
place
pose position
lay a | 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 |
| position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation |