n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?"

n. the lower of two berths

n. the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; "the position of the hands on the clock"; "he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage"

n. a rationalized mental attitude

n. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"

n. the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"

n. a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons

n. a condition or position in which you find yourself; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation"

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

n. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

n. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"

n. the act of putting something in a certain place

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

v. transfer one's right to

v. cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

v. attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

v. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

v. make undue claims to having

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

v. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

adv. "Don't fall down"

adj. lying at a lower level: "hills and subjacent valleys"

adj. the bottom one of two

adj. (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality; "no less than perfect"

adj. dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; "nether regions"

adj. inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"

n. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"

n. a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle

n. a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"

n. characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture"

n. the arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender"

n. any cognitive content held as true

n. a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

n. a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"

n. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

n. a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"

n. an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"

n. a surrounding or nearby region; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods"

n. a point or extent in space

n. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

n. a point or extent in space

n. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

n. the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

n. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

n. state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

n. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. a prominent status; "a person of importance"

n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige"

n. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

n. a level of existence or development; "he lived on a worldly plane"

n. a rationalized mental attitude

n. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

n. how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"

n. dignified manner or conduct

n. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"

n. the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

n. (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

n. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

n. standing posture

n. a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations

n. the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"

n. a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

n. feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

n. that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"

n. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"

n. an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"

n. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

n. the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"

n. a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying"

n. the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations

n. instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes)

n. the power to foresee the future

n. the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury"

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

n. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

n. the act of putting something in a certain place

n. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

n. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"

n. the organized work of a religious missionary

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

v. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

v. aim at; "level criticism or charges at somebody"

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

v. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"

v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"

v. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

v. transfer one's right to

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

v. give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

v. distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

v. transfer one's right to

v. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

v. set lower; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

v. restrain or temper

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

v. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

v. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

v. make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"

v. restrain or temper

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

v. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

v. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

v. look at with a fixed gaze; "The girl glared at the man who tried to make a pass at her"

v. vary the pitch of one's speech

v. to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets"

v. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"

v. fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

v. break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"

v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water

v. thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"

v. put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

v. lift or elevate

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. get on the back of; "mount a horse"

v. fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

v. hand over formally

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

v. plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"

v. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

adj. lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place"

adv. to a lower place

adv. "See under for further discussion"

v. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

v. lay on

v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;

v. arrange the outcome of by means of deceit; "rig an election"

v. take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"

v. go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"

v. create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

v. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

v. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

v. put together out of existing material; "compile a list"

v. apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

v. put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

v. to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"

v. transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"

adj. located beneath or below

adj. farthest down; "bottommost shelf"

adj. lower; "gnawed his nether lip"

adj. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

adj. at a low level in rank or importance; "a low-level job"; "low-level discussions"

adj. intermediate in rank or position; "middle-level management"

adj. decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus

adj. hellish; "Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"- Milton

adj. of the younger of two boys with the same family name; "Jones minor"

adj. used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father; "John Junior"; "John Smith, Jr."

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

v. make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"

v. to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

v. destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

v. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

v. take and lift upward

v. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"

adj. of or characteristic of high rank or importance; "a superior officer"