situation
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: position |
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Related Words: condition, place, shoes, soup, status, stymie |
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(noun) the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt |
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Synonyms: state of affairs |
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Related Words: acceptance, challenge, childlessness, complication, conflict of interest, crisis, crowding, disequilibrium, element, embroilment, environment, equilibrium, exclusion, hot potato, hotbed, how-d'ye-do, how-do-you-do, imbroglio, inclusion, incubus, nightmare, pass, picture, prison, prison house, purgatory, rejection, scene, size, size of it, state, status quo, strait, straits, swamp, thing, tinderbox |
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(noun) physical position in relation to the surroundings |
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Synonyms: site |
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Related Words: place, position |
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(noun) a job in an organization or hierarchy; "he ocupied a post in the treasury" |
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Synonyms: berth, office, place, position, post, slot, spot |
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Related Words: academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, attorneyship, bailiffship, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, employment, foremanship, generalship, governorship, headship, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, job, judgeship, judgship, judicature, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, managership, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, receivership, regency, rulership, secretaryship, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, work |
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