S: (n) 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)
S: (n) ballet position (classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet)
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) pose (a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes)
S: (n) presentation ((obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal) "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations"
S: (n) ectopia (abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth))
S: (n) asana ((Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga))
S: (n) guard (a posture of defence in boxing or fencing) "keep your guard up"
S: (n) 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)
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) position (the appropriate or customary location) "the cars were in position"
S: (n) position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player) "what position does he play?"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) side, position (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute) "there are two sides to every question"
S: (n) place, position (an item on a list or in a sequence) "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) position (the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom)
Verb
S: (v) position (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)
S: (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (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"