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position vs rest

rest vs position

position and rest both are nouns.

position and rest both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
rest Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rest is a hyponym of position; that is, rest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • rest: rest on or as if on a pillow
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, 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, 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, perch, load, cram, set, siphon, seat, position, glycerolise, glycerolize, space, marshal, settle, settle down, throw, imbricate.
position (noun) rest (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
a job in an organization a support on which things can be put
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another something left after other parts have been taken away
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom a state of inaction
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
the arrangement of the body and its limbs a pause for relaxation
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) rest (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location be at rest
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation stay the same; remain in a certain state
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
give a rest to
not move; be in a resting position
sit, as on a branch
rest on or as if on a pillow
put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying
be inactive, refrain from acting
have a place in relation to something else
be inherent or innate in
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