n. the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post"

n. the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station"

n. 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"

n. 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"

n. 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"

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

v. affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning"

v. ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait

v. publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board"

v. assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"

v. enter on a public list

v. place so as to be noticed; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump"

v. mark with a stake; "stake out the path"

v. mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"

v. assign to a station

adj. (prefix) coming after: "postmillennial"; "postgraduate"

n. temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"

n. lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)

n. communication by the exchange of letters

n. communication by the exchange of letters

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

n. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

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

n. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

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

n. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

n. the organized work of a religious missionary

n. the trade of a funeral director

v. act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

v. act as an informer; "She had informed on her own parents for years"

v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

v. live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"

v. inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

v. be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"

v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

v. hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

v. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

v. put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"

v. put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

v. provide housing for (military personnel)

v. provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

v. set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

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

v. move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

v. attach to; "affix the seal here"

v. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

v. give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

v. put into service; make work or employ 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. provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"

v. fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

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"

adj. concerned with designed for use after skiing: "apres-ski wear"

adj. one after the other; "back-to-back home runs"

adj. following immediately and as a result of what went before; "ensuing events confirmed the prediction"

adj. about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items"

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

adj. after death or after an event; "a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death"; "the postmortem discussion of the President's TV address"

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"