post
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3.1
- noun
- /poʊst/
- The soldier was proud to serve at his post during the mission.
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- He moved away from his first posting to a second foreign posting.
Examples
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The prison guard finally left her post.
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And when we vote in favor of the impeachment, she will be removed from her post permanently.
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I'll take over his post.
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I have applied for a teaching post, Charterhouse next term.
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- I've been offered a teaching post.
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If Levi didn't keep his post, why believe that he would have killed her?
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But in addition, city, military and health officials... ...are setting up a command post on the Jersey shore... ...in anticipation of an evacuation...
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After years of hard work, she finally achieved her dream post as a manager.
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He was assigned to a remote post where he would oversee the operations.
Synonyms
∞
1.3
The job and duties someone has in a group or situation
∞
3.2
A person's job or rank in a group like a company
∞
1.6
A job with official power in a government or organization
78
3.0
A place where someone is sent to do duty, for example in the military
27
6.8
A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based
21
6.2
A job in an organization that many people want
4
9.3
A job in a company or private home
4
4.2
A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.4
Get sent to many different places by other people without getting help
- Informal
1
8.1
Move quickly from place to place trying to solve many urgent problems
- Informal
A person who is moved from one person or office to another without getting help
Compounds
28
2.5
A small piece of paper with a sticky strip on the back to hold notes for a short time
- Specialized
11
3.8
Editing and adding effects to film, video, or audio after recording ends
- Specialized
3
4.4
Editing or finishing things like photos and objects after they are made to improve quality
- Offensive
2
9.9
A post where people are tied and others whip them in public as punishment
1
2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Specialized
1
8.1
A strong upright support at the top or bottom of a staircase that holds the handrail
- Formal
1
9.9
Believing that one event caused another just because it happened earlier
- Jargon
1
6.0
A meeting after a project or event to discuss what went well and how to improve
- Formal
1
2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Specialized
1
9.1
An analysis done after a study to check unexpected results, not to confirm them
- Archaic
1
9.9
A small brass instrument like a trumpet that coach drivers use to signal when a coach arrives or leaves
1
8.6
A style of painting that uses bright colours and simple shapes to show feeling and order
- Archaic
1
9.9
A closed, four-wheeled carriage pulled by horses, used in the past to carry people and mail
- Jargon
1
5.0
A careful review of a project or incident to learn what went wrong and improve
- Specialized
1
8.8
A vertical post in the middle of a triangular roof frame that supports the beam
1
6.3
A place in another country where religious workers live and help with education and health
- Texting
A social media message that copies and makes fun of typical Facebook posts
- Specialized
A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof
- Specialized
A consonant sound made with the tongue just behind the top front teeth, like the 'sh' in shoe
- Specialized
A change in the body that happens after physical activity like exercise
- Specialized
A slow eye movement after spinning stops that goes opposite the spin direction
- Specialized
Wood damage caused by small beetles that leave fine dust and make it weak
- Specialized
A small insect that bores into dry wood in houses and leaves powdery dust
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Post (job or position) comes from the idea of a 'place' where someone is put to work, so to hold a post is to hold a particular position or duty.