An area; somewhere within an area. • An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. • A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name. • An inhabited area: a village, town, or city. • Any area of the earth: a region. • The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit. • The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms. • An area of the body, especially the skin. • An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory. • An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle. • A location or position in space. • Proper or usual position. • A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader • A passage or extract from a book or document. • A topic. • A state of mind. • A chess position; a square of the chessboard. • A responsibility or position in an organization. • A role or purpose; a station. • The position of a contestant in a competition. • The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position. • The position as a member of a sports team. • A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town. • Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity. • Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding. • Reception; effect, implying the making room for.