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position vs recess

recess vs position

position and recess both are nouns.

position and recess both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
recess Yes No Yes No
As verbs, recess is a hyponym of position; that is, recess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • recess: put into a recess
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, pile, 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, 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) recess (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place a pause from doing something (as work)
a job in an organization an enclosure that is set back or indented
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another a small concavity
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom a state of abeyance or suspended business
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
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) recess (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location close at the end of a session
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation make a recess in
put into a recess
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