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

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

v. maintain by writing regular records; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes"

v. observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"

v. state categorically

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

v. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

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"

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. 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. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming; "The letter purports to express people's opinion"

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

v. claim to be proficient

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

v. use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

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

v. put before; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty"

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. supply with provisions

v. provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"

v. feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"

v. provide with a bunk; "We bunked the children upstairs"

v. flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up"

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

v. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

v. organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

v. have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

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. confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

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. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"

v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"

v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"

v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

v. state categorically

v. shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"

v. maintain the security of by carrying out a control

v. provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

v. give help or assistance; be of service; "Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house"

v. part

v. stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

v. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

v. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"

v. march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"

v. reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

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

v. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

v. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

v. continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

v. cause to stay indoors

v. prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"

v. refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

v. refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

v. lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

v. avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"

v. place a limit on the number of

v. set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

v. maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

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"

v. turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"

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"