Function
Station
Station noun - The placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement.
Usage example: in colonial America, women occupied the lowest station in society and were not allowed to take part in public life
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Synonyms for Station
Function and station are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Function" instead a noun "Station".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| old | old function | old station |
| full | full function | full station |
| particular | particular function | particular station |
| certain | certain function | certain station |
| Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, real, main, social, secret, new, major, military, different, higher. | ||
Common collocations
| size | function size | station size |
Both words in one sentence
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The unusual thing being that Radio 4 is a speech station, so it serves more as a function of continuity and as a tuning signal.
Source: Padding -
There's a rather dangerous one in Marvel Star Wars, a large space station called Bazarre whose main function is to serve as a black market hub safe from the prying eyes of the Galactic Empire.
Source: Bazaar of the Bizarre -
Kill Sat: Citadel Station's mining laser is modified by SHODAN to function like one.
Source: Video Game / System Shock
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