| 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 |