POSTS
/pΙΚsts/
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Scrabble
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WWF
P(3) O(1) S(1) T(1) S(1)
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Definition
/pΙΚsts/
noun
- A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.“ram a post into the ground”
- A stud; a two-by-four.
- A pole in a battery.
verb
- To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.“Post no bills.”
- To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation.“to post someone for cowardice”
- To carry (an account) from the journal to the ledger.
noun
- Each of a series of men stationed at specific places along a postroad, with responsibility for relaying letters and dispatches of the monarch (and later others) along the route.
- A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travellers on some recognized route.“a stage or railway post”
- A military base; the place at which a soldier or a body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such a station.
verb
- To travel with relays of horses; to travel by post horses, originally as a courier.
- To travel quickly; to hurry.
- To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service.“Mail items posted before 7.00pm within the Central Business District and before 5.00pm outside the Central Business District will be delivered the next working day.”
noun
- An assigned station; a guard post.
- An appointed position in an organization, job.
verb
- To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, etc.
- To assign to a station; to set; to place.“Post a sentinel in front of the door.”
noun
- A post mortem (investigation of body's cause of death).
Source: Wiktionary
