position vs place

position and place both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
position	Yes	No	Yes	No
place	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position and place are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of position include berth, office, post, situation.

As nouns, position and place are synonyms defined as:

position and place: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Other synonyms of position include lieu, stead.

As nouns, position and place are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, position and place are synonyms defined as:

position and place: the particular portion of space occupied by something

As nouns, place is a hyponym of position; that is, place is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:

Other hyponyms of position include shoes, poverty trap, soup, stymie, stymy, clusterfuck.

As verbs, position and place are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of position include lay, pose, put, set.

As verbs, place is a hypernym of position; that is, place is a word with a broader meaning than position:

Other hypernyms of position include lay, pose, position, put, set.

position (noun)	place (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place	a job in an organization
a job in an organization	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player	an abstract mental location
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another	the passage that is being read
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom	a blank area
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated	an item on a list or in a sequence
the arrangement of the body and its limbs	a point located with respect to surface features of some region
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.	a general vicinity
a rationalized mental attitude	a public square with room for pedestrians
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute	a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
an item on a list or in a sequence	any area set aside for a particular purpose
the particular portion of space occupied by something	the particular portion of space occupied by something
a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons	where you live at a particular time
the appropriate or customary location	proper or designated social situation
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society	a particular situation
a condition or position in which you find yourself	proper or appropriate position or location

position (verb)	place (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location	recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation	assign a rank or rating to
	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
	estimate
	sing a note with the correct pitch
	to arrange for
	assign to a station
	finish second or better in a horse or dog race
	intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	locate
	assign a location to
	make an investment
	assign to (a job or a home)
	place somebody in a particular situation or location
	identify the location or place of