behind
to the fore
upright
under
backseat
in place
uppermost
upper
disadvantage
counterposition
replace
beneath
supervene upon
to a lower place
at a lower place
supersede
below
supplant
high
around
about
opposition
home
high status
oppositely
down
handmaiden
handmaid
servant
seat
shade
middle-level
ahead
inwards
inward
vertical
in
ahead of the game
erect
malposition
inbound
underplacement
over
emplace
back
in front
superoposterior
sit
in situ
misplaced
arear
misplace
bipositional
apicalize
dorsally
turn round
antepenultime
superordinate
inferoposterior
central
right
in a higher place
higher up
horizontally
interpositioned
inland
frontally
centrally
therein
in that
foreposition
in this
before
superiorly
to a higher place
vertically
reposition
above
outposition
anteriorward
ascendent
aflaunt
ex officio
infra-
opposite
by right of office
underplay
ascendant
incoming
endanger
set down
expose
upper
down
middle-level
upright
vertical
erect
inward
inbound
superoposterior
misplaced
bipositional
inferoposterior
central
interpositioned
anteriorward
aflaunt
incoming
behind
upright
under
in place
uppermost
beneath
to a lower place
at a lower place
below
high
around
about
home
oppositely
ahead
inwards
inward
in
ahead of the game
over
back
in situ
arear
dorsally
in a higher place
higher up
horizontally
inland
frontally
centrally
therein
in that
in this
superiorly
to a higher place
vertically
above
anteriorward
ex officio
opposite
by right of office
backseat
disadvantage
counterposition
opposition
high status
handmaiden
handmaid
servant
shade
underplacement
antepenultime
foreposition
ascendent
ascendant
replace
supervene upon
supersede
supplant
seat
malposition
emplace
sit
misplace
apicalize
turn round
superordinate
right
reposition
outposition
underplay
endanger
set down
expose
prep_phrase
adv
- In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
- Insufficiently.
- In or into an unconscious state.
- So as to pass beneath something.
prep
- In or at a lower level than; in the area covered or surmounted by.
- Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).
- Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
- Within the category, classification or heading of.
- Below the surface of.
- Less than.
- In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
- From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
adj
- Insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.
- Lower; beneath something.
- Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
- In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
noun
adv
adj
- Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- Most exalted; foremost.
- Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. high church, High Tory.
- Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).
- Remote (to the north or south) from the equator; situated at (or constituting) a latitude which is expressed by a large number.
- Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush.
- Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.
- Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.
- Positioned up the field, towards the opposing team's goal.
- Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Luxurious; rich.
- Having a specified elevation or height; tall.
- Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).
- Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions.
- Above the batter's shoulders.
- Keen, enthused.
- Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith.
- Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.
- Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).
- Elevated in status, esteem, or prestige, or in importance or development; exalted in rank, station, or character.
- Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
- Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.
- Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.
- Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.
- With tall waves.
noun
- The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- A drug that gives such a high.
- A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
- A high point or position, literally (as, an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven).or figuratively (as, a point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best, greatest, most numerous, maximum, etc).
- The highest card dealt or drawn.
- A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.
adv
- in or to a reversed position or direction
- in the area or vicinity
- by a circular or circuitous route
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
- in a circle or circular motion
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- to a particular destination either specified or understood
- all around or on all sides
- in circumference
- from beginning to end; throughout
adv
- in or to a reversed position or direction
- (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
- all around or on all sides
- in the area or vicinity
- used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction
- in rotation or succession
- (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
adj
noun
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
- A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
adv
- into the right, proper or stowed position
- To one's place of residence or one's customary or official location
- To a full and intimate degree; to the heart of the matter; fully, directly.
- At or in one's place of residence or one's customary or official location; at home
- into the goal
- To the home page
- To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
- To one's place of birth
verb
adj
- Of, from, or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign
- Relating to the home team (the team at whose venue a game is played).
noun
- The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
- Home plate.
- The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
- The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.
- One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family.
- The place (residence, settlement, country, etc.), where a person was born and/or raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian.
- A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
- The chord at which a melody starts and to which it can resolve.
- The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
- One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
- A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
- The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
- The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
adj
verb
- drink down entirely
- eat up completely, as with great appetite
- bring down or defeat (an opponent)
- shoot at and force to come down
- cause to come or go down
- improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
noun
- soft fine feathers
- (American football) a complete play to advance the football
- (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
adj
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- becoming progressively lower
- being put out in a game of baseball
- understood perfectly
- lower than previously
- shut
- not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
- filled with melancholy and despondency
adv
verb
- place in or on a seat
- show to a seat; assign a seat for
- be able to seat
- place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
- put a seat on a chair
- provide with seats
- place or attach firmly in or on a base
noun
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- furniture that is designed for sitting on
- any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
- a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
- the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
- the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
- a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
- the cloth covering for the buttocks
noun
- a position of relative inferiority
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
verb
adv
- in or to or toward an original condition
- in or to or toward a former location
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in or to or toward a past time
- in reply
- in repayment or retaliation
adj
verb
- be behind; approve of
- travel backward
- give support or one's approval to
- cause to travel backward
- support financial backing for
- be in back of
- place a bet on
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- establish as valid or genuine
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
noun
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
adj
verb
- To occupy a given position.
- To babysit.
- After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
- To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- To be a member of a deliberative body.
- Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
- To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- To move oneself into such a position.
- To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
noun
verb
- To put into an opposing position; to reverse.
- To revolve or rotate around a centre.
- To process; to complete work on (something), especially with a view to sending it on in a finished state.
- To turn so as to be facing in the opposite direction.
- To make (a ship, airplane etc.) ready for departure.
- To change one's opinion or attitude (especially when becoming hostile etc.).
verb
- put in or restore to an upright position
- make reparations or amends for
- regain an upright or proper position
- make right or correct
noun
- an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
- location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- the hand that is on the right side of the body
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
- anything in accord with principles of justice
- (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
adv
- precisely, exactly
- immediately
- completely
- toward or on the right; also used figuratively
- in the right manner; correctly; suitably
- an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct
- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
- in accordance with moral or social standards
- in an accurate manner
adj
- socially right or correct
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- in or into a satisfactory condition
- intended for the right hand
- in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- having the axis perpendicular to the base
- (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- precisely accurate
adj
prefix
adv
prep
adj
- Facing in the other direction.
- Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
noun
verb
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- to show, make visible or apparent
- remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
- reveal to view as by removing a cover
- expose to light, of photographic film
- expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- abandon by leaving out in the open air
noun
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