post

About 73.78 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

   ram a post into the ground

2. noun A pole erected to mark a spot.

   The posts mark the boundaries of the property.

3. noun The stakes that mark the beginning or end of a horse race
4. noun The doorpost of a victualler's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.
5. noun A goalpost.
6. noun A long, narrow piece inserted into a root canal to provide retention for a crown.
7. noun A stud; a two-by-four.
8. noun The wire-like core of metal in an earring.

Similar words

mail send base position place succeeding situation spot station berth

Often followed by

office of in and at to was as

Word family

Emily Post Post posted posting posts