has gloss | (noun) 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" post |
lexicalization | eng: post |
subclass of | (noun) a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights" vertical, upright |
has subclass | (noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards" bollard, bitt |
has subclass | (noun) either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck carrick bitt |
has subclass | (noun) a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building corner post |
has subclass | (noun) either of two posts that bound a gate gatepost |
has subclass | (noun) one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field goalpost |
has subclass | (noun) a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying hitching post |
has subclass | (noun) a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained hop pole |
has subclass | (noun) post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss king post |
has subclass | (noun) a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) lamppost |
has subclass | (noun) a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day maypole |
has subclass | (noun) the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail newel, newel post |
has subclass | (noun) vertical tie post in a roof truss queen post |
has subclass | (noun) a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot rudderstock, rudderpost |
has subclass | (noun) a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground stake |
has subclass | (noun) any vertical post or rod used as a support stanchion |
has subclass | (noun) an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination" standard |
has subclass | (noun) (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket stump |
has subclass | (noun) tall pole supporting telephone wires telegraph pole, telephone pole, telegraph post |
has subclass | (noun) a post made of wood timber |
has subclass | (noun) post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped whipping post |