dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Sounds | pow'st |
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Rhymes | almost, boast, coast, and 27 more rhymes in owst at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand. |
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Examples | "a soldier manned the entrance post" |
Synonyms | station |
Narrower | bridgehead; lookout, observation post; outstation, outpost |
Broader | position, place |
Meaning | Military installation at which a body of troops is stationed. |
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Examples | "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" |
Synonyms | military post |
Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
Parts | military quarters |
Narrower | garrison, fort; outpost |
Broader | military installation |
Meaning | A job in an organization. |
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Examples | "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
Synonyms | position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation |
Narrower | academicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; attorneyship; bailiffship; bishopry; cadetship; caliphate; captainship, captaincy; cardinalship; chairmanship; chancellorship; chaplaincy, chaplainship; chieftaincy, chieftainship; clerkship; commandership, commandery; comptrollership; consulship; controllership; councillorship, councilorship; counselorship, counsellorship; curacy; curatorship; custodianship; deanship, deanery; directorship; discipleship; editorship; eldership; emirate; fatherhood; fatherhood; foremanship; generalship; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgship, judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; receivership; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood |
Broader | occupation, business, job, line of work, line |
Verbs | post |
Meaning | An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position. |
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Examples | "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
Narrower | bollard, bitt; carrick bitt; corner post; gatepost; goalpost; hitching post; hop pole; king post; lamppost; maypole; newel post, newel; queen post; rudderpost, rudderstock; stanchion; standard; stump; telephone pole, telegraph pole, telegraph post; timber; whipping post |
Broader | upright, vertical |
Verbs | post |
Meaning | United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935). |
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Synonyms | Wiley Post |
Broader | aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer |
Meaning | United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960). |
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Synonyms | Emily Post, Emily Price Post |
Broader | writer, author |
Meaning | United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914). |
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Synonyms | C. W. Post, Charles William Post |
Broader | food manufacturer |
Meaning | Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered. |
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Examples | "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" |
Synonyms | |
Narrower | fan mail; hate mail; mailing |
Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage |
Meaning | A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track). |
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Examples | "a pair of posts marked the goal" |
Synonyms | stake |
Narrower | starting post; winning post |
Broader | visual signal |
Meaning | The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office. |
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Examples | "in England they call mail `the post'" |
Synonyms | mail, mail service, postal service |
Narrower | airmail, airpost; snail mail |
Broader | communication, communicating |
Adjectives | postal |
Verbs | post |
Meaning | The delivery and collection of letters and packages. |
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Examples | "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" |
Broader | delivery, bringing |
Verbs | post |
Meaning | Affix in a public place or for public notice. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "post a warning" |
Entails | announce, denote |
Narrower | placard |
Broader | affix, stick on |
Nouns | poster, posting; poster |
Meaning | Publicize with, or as if with, a poster. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" |
Narrower | placard, bill |
Broader | announce, denote |
Participle | posted |
Nouns | poster, posting; poster |
Meaning | Assign to a post. Put into a post. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" |
Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign |
Nouns | post; poster |
Meaning | Assign to a station. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP |
Synonyms | station, base, send, place |
Narrower | garrison; fort; locate, place, site |
Broader | move, displace |
Meaning | Display, as of records in sports games. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Broader | record, enter, put down |
Meaning | Enter on a public list. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Broader | list |
Meaning | Transfer (entries) from one account book to another. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | carry |
Broader | transfer |
Similar to | carry |
Meaning | Ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Category | riding, horseback riding; riding, horseback riding, equitation |
Broader | ride horseback |
Meaning | Mark with a stake. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | stake |
Broader | mark |
Nouns | post |
Meaning | Put up. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" |
Synonyms | put up |
Broader | install, instal, put in, set up |
Nouns | posting |
Meaning | Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Model | They post the parcel to their parents |
Synonyms | mail, send |
Entailed by | e-mail, email, netmail |
Narrower | express; airmail; register; express-mail |
Broader | transfer |
Nouns | posting; post; postage; post |
Meaning | Mark or expose as infamous. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Synonyms | brand |
Broader | call |