position

1. noun

1)

the aircraft's position

Syn:

location, place, situation, spot, site, locality, setting, area; whereabouts, bearings, orientation; technical locus

2)

a standing position

Syn:

posture, stance, attitude, pose

3)

our financial position

Syn:

situation, state, condition, circumstances; predicament, plight, strait(s)

4)

the two parties jockeyed for position

Syn:

advantage, the upper hand, the edge, the whip hand, primacy; informal the catbird seat

5)

their position in society

Syn:

status, place, level, rank, standing; stature, prestige, influence, reputation, importance, consequence, class; dated station

6)

a secretarial position

Syn:

job, post, situation, appointment, role, occupation, employment; office, capacity, duty, function; opening, vacancy, placement

7)

the government's position on the matter

Syn:

viewpoint, opinion, outlook, attitude, stand, standpoint, stance, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, feelings

2. verb

he positioned a chair between them

Syn:

put, place, locate, situate, set, site, stand, station; plant, stick, install; arrange, dispose; informal park