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position vs pile

pile vs position

position and pile both are nouns.

position and pile both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
pile Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pile is a hyponym of position; that is, pile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • pile: place or lay as if in a pile
Other hyponyms of position include enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in, docket, cock, postpose, prepose, step, put back, replace, stratify, plant, intersperse, nestle, snuggle, arrange, set up, lay over, superimpose, superpose, superpose, park, ensconce, settle, dispose, emplace, emplace, ship, underlay, trench, pigeonhole, shelve, jar, repose, sign, middle, parallelize, butt, recess, reposition, throw, thrust, tee, tee up, rack, rack up, coffin, bed, appose, place down, put down, set down, seed, sow, misplace, juxtapose, set down, bottle, bucket, barrel, ground, pillow, rest, upend, seat, sit, sit down, seat, lay, put down, repose, place upright, stand, stand up, recline, plant, set, instal, install, put in, set up, deposit, fix, posit, situate, ladle, poise, lean, clap, rest, perch, load, cram, set, siphon, seat, position, glycerolise, glycerolize, space, marshal, settle, settle down, throw, imbricate.
position (noun) pile (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
a job in an organization battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated a collection of objects laid on top of each other
the arrangement of the body and its limbs a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
a way of regarding situations or topics etc. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a rationalized mental attitude
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
an item on a list or in a sequence
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
position (verb) pile (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location arrange in stacks
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation place or lay as if in a pile
press tightly together or cram
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