Vocabulary : Posied to Positive

Posied : Inscribed with a posy.
Posies : of Posy
Posing : of Pose
Posingly : So as to pose or puzzle.
Posit : To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects. ;; To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a principle.

Posited : of Posit
Positing : of Posit
Position : The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position. ;; The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position of man in creation; the fleet changed its position. ;; Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's position; to appear in a false position. ;; Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's position. ;; A method of solving a problem by one or two suppositions; -- called also the rule of trial and error. ;; To indicate the position of; to place.
Positional : Of or pertaining to position.
Positive : Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces; as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a friction clutch is not. ;; Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby. ;; Designating a method of steering or turning in which the steering wheels move so that they describe concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from side slip or harmful resistance. ;; Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. ;; Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but depends on the different tastes individuals. ;; Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive declaration or promise. ;; Hence: Not a

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