Word a Day
post
What does post mean?
post (noun): a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use post in a sentence?
- The posts mark the boundaries of the property. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce post?
/poʊst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does post come from?
Inherited from Middle English post, from Old English post (“pillar, door-post”) and Old French post (“post, upright beam”), both from Latin postis (“door, post, doorpost”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “post” mean?
a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost
Right! That's what “post” means.
a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
Not quite: that's what class means.
the leader or head of a tribe, organization, business unit, or other group
Not quite: that's what chief means.
the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
Not quite: that's what skin means.
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