| NOUN | location | post, station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand |
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| artifact | post, military post | military installation at which a body of troops / troops is stationed | |
| act | post, position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation | a job in an organization | |
| artifact | post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position | |
| person | Post, Wiley Post | United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) | |
| person | Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post | United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) | |
| person | Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post | United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) | |
| group | post, mail | any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered | |
| communication | post, stake | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track) | |
| communication | post, mail, mail service, postal service | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office | |
| act | post | the delivery and collection of letters and packages | |
| VERB | contact | post | affix in a public place or for public notice |
| communication | post | publicize with, or as if with, a poster | |
| social | post | assign to a post | |
| competition | post, station, send, place | assign to a station / station | |
| communication | post | display, as of records / records in sports games | |
| social | post | enter on a public list | |
| possession | post, carry | transfer (entries) from one account book to another | |
| motion | post | ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait | |
| contact | post, stake | mark with a stake | |
| contact | post, put up | place so as to be noticed | |
| communication | post, mail, send | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place | |
| communication | post, brand | mark or expose as infamous |
| Sounds | pow'st | |
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| Rhymes | almost ... westernmost: 30 rhymes with owst... | |
| Meaning | The position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand. | |
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| Example | "a soldier manned the entrance post" | |
| Synonym | station | |
| Narrower | bridgehead | A defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy |
| lookout, observation post | An elevated post affording a wide view | |
| outstation, outpost | A station in a remote or sparsely populated location | |
| Broader | position, place | The particular portion of space occupied by something |
| Spanish | puesto | |
| Catalan | posta | |
| Meaning | military installation at which a body of troops / troops is stationed. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonym | military post | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Parts | military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
| Narrower | garrison, fort | A fortified military post where troops / troops are stationed |
| outpost | A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops | |
| Broader | military installation | Any facility servicing military forces |
| Spanish | puesto militar | |
| Catalan | post militar | |
| Meaning | An upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position. | |
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| Example | "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" | |
| Narrower | bollard, bitt | A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) |
| carrick bitt | Either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck | |
| corner post | A square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building | |
| gatepost | Either of two posts that bound a gate | |
| goalpost | One of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field | |
| hitching post | A fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying | |
| hop pole | A tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained | |
| king post | post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss | |
| lamppost | A metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) | |
| maypole | A vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day | |
| newel post, newel | The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs | |
| queen post | Vertical tie post in a roof truss | |
| rudderpost, rudderstock | A vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot | |
| stake | A strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground | |
| stanchion | Any vertical post or rod used as a support | |
| standard | An upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support) | |
| stump | (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket | |
| telephone pole, telegraph pole, telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires | |
| timber | A post made of wood | |
| whipping post | post formerly used in public / public to which offenders are tied to be whipped | |
| Broader | upright, vertical | A vertical structural member as a post or stake |
| Spanish | poste | |
| Catalan | pal | |
| Verbs | post | mark with a stake |
| Meaning | United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935). | |
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| Synonym | Wiley Post | |
| Instance of | aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer | someone who operates an aircraft |
| Spanish | Wiley Post | |
| Catalan | Wiley Post | |
| Meaning | United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960). | |
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| Synonyms | Emily Post, Emily Price Post | |
| Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
| Meaning | United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914). | |
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| Synonyms | C. W. Post, Charles William Post | |
| Instance of | food manufacturer | A person who manufactures food products |
| Meaning | Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered. | |
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| Synonym | ||
| Narrower | fan mail | mail sent to public figures from their admirers |
| hate mail | mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) | |
| mailing | mail sent by a sender at one time | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Meaning | A pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track). | |
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| Example | "a pair of posts marked the goal" | |
| Synonym | stake | |
| Narrower | starting post | A post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race) |
| winning post | The post at the end of a racecourse | |
| Broader | visual signal | A signal that involves visual communication |
| Spanish | estaca, jalón, palo, poste, puesta | |
| Catalan | estaca, pal | |
| Meaning | The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office. | |
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| Example | "in England they call mail 'the post'" | |
| Synonyms | mail, mail service, postal service | |
| Narrower | airmail, airpost | A system of conveying mail by aircraft |
| rural free delivery, RFD | Free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas | |
| snail mail | Any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service | |
| Broader | communication, communicating | The activity of communicating |
| Spanish | correo, correo postal, servicio postal | |
| Catalan | correu, servei postal | |
| Adjectives | postal | of or relating to the system for delivering mail |
| Verbs | post | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place |
| Meaning | The delivery and collection of letters and packages. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | delivery, bringing | The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) |
| Adjectives | postal | of or relating to the system for delivering mail |
| Verbs | post | cause to be directed or transmitted to another place |
| Meaning | affix in a public place or for public notice. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "post a warning" | |
| Entails | announce, denote | make known |
| Narrower | placard | post in a public place |
| Broader | affix, stick on | attach to |
| Spanish | fijar, poner | |
| Nouns | poster, posting | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| poster | someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards | |
| Meaning | publicize with, or as if with, a poster. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" | |
| Narrower | placard, bill | publicize or announce by placards |
| Broader | announce, denote | make known |
| Spanish | anunciar, colgar, exponer | |
| Participle | posted | publicly announced |
| Nouns | poster, posting | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| poster | someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards | |
| Meaning | Assign to a post; put into a post. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Example | "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" | |
| Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| Nouns | post | a job in an organization |
| poster | someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards | |
| Meaning | Assign to a station / station. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | station, send, place | |
| Narrower | fort | station (troops / troops) in a fort / fort |
| garrison | station (troops) in a fort / fort or garrison | |
| locate, place, site | Assign a location to | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | apostar, colocar, situar | |
| Catalan | apostar, col·locar, situar | |
| Meaning | Display, as of records / records in sports games. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | record, enter, put down | make a record of |
| Meaning | Enter on a public list. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | list | Include in a list |
| Meaning | transfer (entries) from one account book to another. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | carry | |
| Broader | transfer | Move from one place to another |
| Similar to | carry | transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next / next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication |
| Spanish | actualizar, llevar | |
| Meaning | ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | riding, horseback riding | Travel by being carried on horseback |
| riding, horseback riding, equitation | The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements | |
| Broader | ride horseback | ride on horseback |
| Meaning | mark with a stake. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | stake | |
| Broader | mark | make or leave a mark on |
| Spanish | estacar | |
| Nouns | post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position |
| Meaning | Place so as to be noticed. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | put up | |
| Broader | install, instal, put in, set up | Set up for use |
| Spanish | apostar, colocar, fijar, oponer, situar | |
| Nouns | posting | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
| Meaning | Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Model | They post the parcel to their parents | |
| Synonyms | mail, send | |
| Entailed by | e-mail, email, netmail | Communicate electronically on the computer |
| Narrower | airmail | Send or transport by airmail |
| express | Send by rapid transport or special messenger service | |
| express-mail | Send by express mail or courier | |
| register | Send by registered mail | |
| Broader | transfer | Move from one place to another |
| Spanish | echar, enviar, expedir, mandar, remitir | |
| Catalan | enviar, expedir, llançar, remetre, tirar, trametre | |
| Nouns | post | the delivery and collection of letters and packages |
| post | the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office | |
| postage | a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid | |
| posting | the transmission of a letter | |
| Meaning | mark or expose as infamous. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something | |
| Synonym | brand | |
| Broader | call | ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality |
| Spanish | tachar | |
| Catalan | taxar, titllar | |
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