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Position   /pəzˈɪʃən/   Listen
Position

noun
1.
The particular portion of space occupied by something.  Synonym: place.
2.
A point occupied by troops for tactical reasons.  Synonym: military position.
3.
A way of regarding situations or topics etc..  Synonyms: perspective, view.
4.
The arrangement of the body and its limbs.  Synonyms: attitude, posture.
5.
The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.  Synonym: status.  "The novel attained the status of a classic" , "Atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
6.
A job in an organization.  Synonyms: berth, billet, office, place, post, situation, spot.
7.
The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated.  Synonym: spatial relation.  "He specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"
8.
The appropriate or customary location.
9.
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.
10.
The act of putting something in a certain place.  Synonyms: emplacement, locating, location, placement, positioning.
11.
A condition or position in which you find yourself.  Synonym: situation.  "Found herself in a very fortunate situation"
12.
A rationalized mental attitude.  Synonyms: posture, stance.
13.
An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute.  Synonym: side.
14.
An item on a list or in a sequence.  Synonym: place.  "Moved from third to fifth position"
15.
The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.  Synonyms: lieu, place, stead.  "Took his place" , "In lieu of"
16.
The act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom.
verb
1.
Cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation.
2.
Put into a certain place or abstract location.  Synonyms: lay, place, pose, put, set.  "Set the tray down" , "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" , "Place emphasis on a certain point"



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"Position" Quotes from Famous Books



... struggle for power between them. However, he relied upon his influence with Mrs. Wingfield, and upon the fact that she was the life-owner of the Orangery, and believed that he would be able to maintain his position even when Vincent came of age. Vincent on his side objected altogether to the overseer's treatment of the hands, of which he heard a good deal from Dan, and had already remonstrated with his mother on the ...
— With Lee in Virginia - A Story of the American Civil War • G. A. Henty
... confessor's name, and allowed me all the caresses possible in our uncomfortable position. The kisses she gave me in return for mine left no doubt in my mind, as to her love for me. As nine o'clock struck I left her, perishing with cold, but burning with desire; my only thought being where to find a room in which I might possess ...
— The Memoires of Casanova, Complete • Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
... found living in the ear (at the bottom of the external auditory meatus, and attached to the membrana tympani) of steers. "Whether this mite is a true parasite of the ear of the living ox, or whether it obtained access to the position in which it was found after the death of the ox in the slaughter house, ...
— Our Common Insects - A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, - Gardens and Houses • Alpheus Spring Packard
... reviews of the novels lose their interest. Their author had firmly established his position, at least till "The Monastery" caused some murmurings. Even the "Quarterly Review" was infinitely more genial in its reception of "The Antiquary" than of "Guy Mannering." The critic only grumbled at Lovel's feverish dreams, which, he thought, showed an intention to introduce the marvellous. He ...
— The Antiquary, Complete • Sir Walter Scott
... hours in town before a position was offered to H. which seemed providential. The chief of a certain department was in ill health and wanted a deputy. It secures him from conscription, requires no oath, and pays a good salary. A mountain seemed lifted off ...
— Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War • Various


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