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post vs lookout

lookout vs post

post and lookout both are nouns.

post is a verb but lookout is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
post Yes No Yes No
lookout Yes No No No
As nouns, lookout is a hyponym of post; that is, lookout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than post:
  • post: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
  • lookout: an elevated post affording a wide view
Other hyponyms of post include bridgehead, observation post, outpost, outstation.
post (noun) lookout (noun)
a job in an organization the act of looking out
the delivery and collection of letters and packages a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position an elevated post affording a wide view
military installation at which a body of troops is stationed a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
A message on a social media website
any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
post (verb) lookout (verb)
display, as of records in sports games
mark or expose as infamous
cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
publicize with, or as if with, a poster
To post a message on a social media website
assign to a station
place so as to be noticed
mark with a stake
affix in a public place or for public notice
ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
transfer (entries) from one account book to another
enter on a public list
assign to a post; put into a post
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