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Noun post has 11 senses
- post, station - the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"
--1 is a kind of position, place
--1 has particulars:
- military post, post - military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post"
--2 is a kind of military installation
--2 has parts: military quarters
--2 has particulars: garrison, fort; outpost
- position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
--3 is a kind of occupation, business, job, line of work, line
--3 has particulars: | | academicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; attorneyship; bailiffship; bishopry; cadetship; caliphate; captainship, captaincy; cardinalship; chairmanship; chancellorship; chaplaincy, chaplainship; chieftaincy, chieftainship; clerkship; commandership, commandery; comptrollership; consulship; controllership; councillorship, councilorship; counselorship, counsellorship; curacy; curatorship; custodianship; deanship, deanery; directorship; discipleship; editorship; eldership; emirate; fatherhood; fatherhood; foremanship; generalship; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgship, judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; receivership; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood |
- post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"
--4 is a kind of upright, vertical
--4 has particulars:
- Post, Wiley Post - United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935)
--5 is a kind of aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer
- Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post - United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960)
--6 is a kind of writer, author
- Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post - United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914)
--7 is a kind of food manufacturer
- mail, post - any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post"
--8 is a kind of collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
--8 has particulars: fan mail; hate mail; mailing
- post, stake - a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake"
--9 is a kind of visual signal
--9 has particulars: starting post; winning post
- mail, mail service, postal service, post - the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'"
--10 is a kind of communication, communicating
--10 has particulars: airmail, airpost; snail mail
- post - the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"
--11 is a kind of delivery, bringing
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