the act of putting something in a certain place | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
a job in an organization | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting |
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground |
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom | a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused |
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated | a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) |
the arrangement of the body and its limbs | a rational motive for a belief or action |
a way of regarding situations or topics etc. | the solid part of the earth's surface |
a rationalized mental attitude | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) |
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute | a relation that provides the foundation for something |
an item on a list or in a sequence | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface |
the particular portion of space occupied by something | |
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons | |
the appropriate or customary location | |
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | |
a condition or position in which you find yourself | |