positions
Places in line
Positions are locations or placements—where something or someone is situated: She shifted to a more comfortable position.
The word extends to stances on issues: What's your position on the budget?
In employment, a position is a job or role: He applied for the position of director.
To position something is to place it deliberately: Position the camera so it captures the whole room.
In sex, positions are configurations of bodies during intercourse.
Location-specifying number pairs
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- placementPutting somewhere specific
site · locale · spot · orientation · proximity · mapping · triangulation · marker
Body position, alignment
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- placementPutting somewhere specific
arrangement · seated · standing · prone · supine · kneeling · reclined · fetal
Subjective personal belief
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- standpointPosition for judgment
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- outlookAttitude toward the future
belief · attitude · philosophy · ideology · conviction · principle · argument · assertion
Paid occupation status
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- professionTrained occupational field
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
opening · role · posting · hire · recruitment · full-time · part-time · freelance
Position in hierarchy
- tenureProtected employment status
- seniorityRank from length of service
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- demotionReduction in status
probation · appointment · interim · contract · temporary · permanent · sabbatical · leave
Position in hierarchy
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
- colonelSenior military officer
captain · major · corporal · private · admiral · commander · officer · enlisted
Game participant
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- rosterList of members
- formationCreation or arrangement
- offenseViolation or umbrage
defense · midfield · forward · goalkeeper · pitcher · quarterback · linebacker · center
coordinates
Location-specifying number pairs
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
placement · site · locale · spot · orientation · proximity · mapping · triangulation · marker · waypoint
posture
Body position, alignment
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
placement · arrangement · seated · standing · prone · supine · kneeling · reclined · fetal · lotus
opinion
Subjective personal belief
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- standpointPosition for judgment
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
outlook · belief · attitude · philosophy · ideology · conviction · principle · argument · assertion · thesis
employment
Paid occupation status
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- professionTrained occupational field
vacancy · opening · role · posting · hire · recruitment · full-time · part-time · freelance · remote
rank
Position in hierarchy
- tenureProtected employment status
- seniorityRank from length of service
- promotionRank increase or publicity
demotion · probation · appointment · interim · contract · temporary · permanent · sabbatical · leave · retirement
rank
Position in hierarchy
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
colonel · captain · major · corporal · private · admiral · commander · officer · enlisted · cadet
player
Game participant
offense · defense · midfield · forward · goalkeeper · pitcher · quarterback · linebacker · center · fullback
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- hiringhiring, job, interview, resume, application
- job huntingresumes, cover letters, CV, curriculum vitae, references
- location termsGPS, coordinates, latitude, longitude, mapping
- perspectivesviewpoints, viewpoint, point of view, POV, opinions
- youth footballflag football, tackle football, touch football, pee wee football, junior league
positionsscatters
Distributes irregularly about
removes · disarranges · displaces · disorders · randomizes
positionsneutrality
State of taking sides
indifference · opposing views · non-committal · agnosticism · ambivalence
positionsunemployment
Being without paid work
vacancies · terminations · dismissals · layoffs · openings
- fetal positionCurled, knees drawn up
- in positionCorrectly situated, prepared
- firing position
- sex positionsWays to arrange intercourse
- strategic positionAdvantageous location for influence
- fall back position
position, opposition, composition, disposition, positioning, deposition, positioned, reposition, preposition