station
nounEtymology
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand).
Definitions
A stopping place.
- The next station is Esperanza.
A place where workers are stationed.
- The police station is opposite the fire station.
Any of the Stations of the Cross.
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The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday,…
The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.
A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
- So dyd Offa[…]Deuoutly to vysyte all the hole stacyons of the cytee of Rome.
Standing
Standing; rank; position.
- She had ambitions beyond her station.
- The greater part have kept, I see, / Their station.
- And they in France of the best rank and station
A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.
Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.
The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs
The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the…
An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accommodation of a pump, tank, etc.
Post assigned
Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.
- Moreover, by spending this day [Sunday] in religious exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following.
The position of the foetal head in relation to the distance from the ischial spines,…
The position of the foetal head in relation to the distance from the ischial spines, measured in centimetres.
The fact of standing still
The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.
- […]the cross legs [are] moving or resting together, so that two are always in motion and two in station at the same time[…]
The apparent standing still of a superior planet just before it begins or ends its…
The apparent standing still of a superior planet just before it begins or ends its retrograde motion.
A calling station.
To put in place to perform a task.
- The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.
- I was stationed on the pier.
- Watchmen are stationed continuously at each end of the bridge, and the main spans are patrolled twice during the night.
To put in place to perform military duty.
- They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out.
- I was stationed at Fort Richie.
To play in the manner of a calling station.
The neighborhood
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- antonymdisplace
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- neighbormove
- neighborlocation
- neighborgarrison
- neighborhouse
- neighborlay
- neighborlodge
- neighborpark
- neighborperch
- neighborpin
- neighborplant
- neighborroost
- neighborroot
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at station. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at station. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at station
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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