Noun

• S: (n) position (position%1:15:00::), place (place%1:15:05::) (the particular portion of space occupied by something) "he put the lamp back in its place"
• S: (n) military position (military_position%1:15:00::), position (position%1:15:02::) (a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons)
• S: (n) position (position%1:09:00::), view (view%1:09:02::), perspective (perspective%1:09:00::) (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.) "consider what follows from the positivist view"
• S: (n) position (position%1:07:01::), posture (posture%1:07:00::), attitude (attitude%1:07:01::) (the arrangement of the body and its limbs) "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
• S: (n) status (status%1:26:00::), position (position%1:26:00::) (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 (position%1:04:01::), post (post%1:04:00::), berth (berth%1:04:00::), office (office%1:04:02::), spot (spot%1:04:01::), billet (billet%1:04:00::), place (place%1:04:00::), situation (situation%1:04:00::) (a job in an organization) "he occupied a post in the treasury"
• S: (n) position (position%1:07:00::), spatial relation (spatial_relation%1:07:00::) (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 (position%1:15:03::) (the appropriate or customary location) "the cars were in position"
• S: (n) position (position%1:04:02::) ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player) "what position does he play?"
• S: (n) placement (placement%1:04:00::), location (location%1:04:02::), locating (locating%1:04:00::), position (position%1:04:00::), positioning (positioning%1:04:00::), emplacement (emplacement%1:04:00::) (the act of putting something in a certain place)
• S: (n) situation (situation%1:26:01::), position (position%1:26:02::) (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) position (position%1:09:01::), stance (stance%1:09:00::), posture (posture%1:09:00::) (a rationalized mental attitude)
• S: (n) side (side%1:10:00::), position (position%1:10:00::) (an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute) "there are two sides to every question"
• S: (n) place (place%1:10:02::), position (position%1:10:01::) (an item on a list or in a sequence) "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
• S: (n) stead (stead%1:04:00::), position (position%1:04:03::), place (place%1:04:01::), lieu (lieu%1:04:00::) (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 (position%1:04:04::) (the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom)

Verb

• S: (v) position (position%2:38:00::) (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)
• S: (v) put (put%2:35:00::), set (set%2:35:00::), place (place%2:35:00::), pose (pose%2:35:02::), position (position%2:35:00::), lay (lay%2:35:01::) (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"