Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun station

5 senses of station

Sense 1
station -- (a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station")
       => facility, installation -- (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility")

Sense 2
place, station -- (proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station")
       => social station, social status, social rank, rank -- (position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are")

Sense 3
station -- ((nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty)
       => position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place")

Sense 4
post, station -- (the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station")
       => position, place -- (the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place")

Sense 5
station -- (the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station)
       => radio frequency -- (an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb station

1 sense of station

Sense 1
station, post, send, place -- (assign to a station)
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")