position in WordNet English dictionary

1. the arrangement of the body and its limbs
   "he assumed an attitude of surrender"
   position  posture  attitude 
   
2. a job in an organization
   "he occupied a post in the treasury"
   position  post  berth  office  spot  billet  place  situation 
   
3. the act of putting something in a certain place
   placement  location  locating  position  positioning  emplacement 
   
4. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
   "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
   stead  position  place  lieu 
   
5. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
   military position  position 
   
6. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
   "consider what follows from the positivist view"
   position  view  perspective 
   
7. an item on a list or in a sequence
   "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
   place  position 
   
8. the particular portion of space occupied by something
   "he put the lamp back in its place"
   position  place 
   
9. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
   "what position does he play?"
   position 
   
10. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
    position 
    
11. 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"
    position  spatial relation 
    
12. a rationalized mental attitude
    position  stance  posture 
    
13. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
    "there are two sides to every question"
    side  position 
    
14. the appropriate or customary location
    "the cars were in position"
    position 
    
15. 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"
    status  position 
    
16. 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"
    situation  position 
    

1. 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"
   put  set  place  pose  position  lay 
   
2. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
   position