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position vs sign

sign vs position

position and sign both are nouns.

position is not an adjective while sign is an adjective.

position and sign both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
position Yes No Yes No
sign Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, sign is a hyponym of position; that is, sign is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than position:
  • position: put into a certain place or abstract location
  • sign: place signs, as along a road
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, 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) sign (noun)
the act of putting something in a certain place structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
a job in an organization a public display of a message
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player a gesture that is part of a sign language
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom a character indicating a relation between quantities
the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
the arrangement of the body and its limbs a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified
a way of regarding situations or topics etc. an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
a rationalized mental attitude (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
an item on a list or in a sequence (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
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 (adjective) sign (adjective)
used of the language of the deaf
position (verb) sign (verb)
put into a certain place or abstract location be engaged by a written agreement
cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
communicate in sign language
place signs, as along a road
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
engage by written agreement
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