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Place

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Noun

1. place, spot, topographic point

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

Example Sentences:
'this is a nice place for a picnic'
'a bright spot on a planet'

2. place, property

any area set aside for a particular purpose

Example Sentences:
'who owns this place?'
'the president was concerned about the property across from the White House'

3. place

an abstract mental location

Example Sentences:
'he has a special place in my thoughts'
'a place in my heart'
'a political system with no place for the less prominent groups'

4. place

a general vicinity

Example Sentences:
'He comes from a place near Chicago'

5. lieu, place, position, stead

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Example Sentences:
'can you go in my stead?'
'took his place'
'in lieu of'

6. place, shoes

a particular situation

Example Sentences:
'If you were in my place what would you do?'

7. home, place

where you live at a particular time

Example Sentences:
'deliver the package to my home'
'he doesn't have a home to go to'
'your place or mine?'

8. berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot

a job in an organization

Example Sentences:
'he occupied a post in the treasury'

9. place, position

the particular portion of space occupied by something

Example Sentences:
'he put the lamp back in its place'

10. place, station

proper or designated social situation

Example Sentences:
'he overstepped his place'
'the responsibilities of a man in his station'
'married above her station'

11. place, seat

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

Example Sentences:
'he booked their seats in advance'
'he sat in someone else's place'

12. place

the passage that is being read

Example Sentences:
'he lost his place on the page'

13. place

proper or appropriate position or location

Example Sentences:
'a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen'

14. piazza, place, plaza

a public square with room for pedestrians

Example Sentences:
'they met at Elm Plaza'
'Grosvenor Place'

15. place, position

an item on a list or in a sequence

Example Sentences:
'in the second place'
'moved from third to fifth position'

16. blank space, place, space

a blank area

Example Sentences:
'write your name in the space provided'

Verb

17. lay, place, pose, position, put, set

put into a certain place or abstract location

Example Sentences:
'Put your things here'
'Set the tray down'
'Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children'
'Place emphasis on a certain point'

18. place

place somebody in a particular situation or location

Example Sentences:
'he was placed on probation'

19. grade, order, place, range, rank, rate

assign a rank or rating to

Example Sentences:
'how would you rank these students?'
'The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide'

20. locate, place, site

assign a location to

Example Sentences:
'The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles'

21. place

to arrange for

Example Sentences:
'place a phone call'
'place a bet'

22. come in, come out, place

take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

Example Sentences:
'Jerry came in third in the Marathon'

23. aim, direct, place, point, target

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

Example Sentences:
'He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face'
'criticism directed at her superior'
'direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself'

24. identify, place

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

Example Sentences:
'She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster'

25. place

assign to (a job or a home)

26. localise, localize, place, set

locate

Example Sentences:
'The film is set in Africa'

27. place, put, set

estimate

Example Sentences:
'We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.'

28. localise, localize, place

identify the location or place of

Example Sentences:
'We localized the source of the infection'

29. commit, invest, place, put

make an investment

Example Sentences:
'Put money into bonds'

30. place, post, send, station

assign to a station

31. place

finish second or better in a horse or dog race

Example Sentences:
'he bet $2 on number six to place'

32. place

sing a note with the correct pitch

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Place

see synonyms of place
noun
1. 
a particular point or part of space or of a surface, esp that occupied by a person or thing
2. 
a geographical point, such as a town, city, etc
3. 
a position or rank in a sequence or order
4. 
a. 
an open square lined with houses of a similar type in a city or town
b. 
(capital when part of a street name)
Grosvenor Place
5. 
space or room
6. 
a house or living quarters
7. 
a country house with grounds
8. 
any building or area set aside for a specific purpose
9. 
a passage in a book, play, film, etc
to lose one's place
10. 
proper or appropriate position or time
the Stock Exchange is no place for the faint-hearted
11. 
right or original position
put it back in its place
12. 
suitable, appropriate, or customary surroundings (esp in the phrases out of place, in place)
13. 
right, prerogative, or duty
it is your place to give a speech
14. 
appointment, position, or job
a place at college
15. 
position, condition, or state
if I were in your place
16. 
a. 
a space or seat, as at a dining table
b. 
(as modifier)
place mat
17. mathematics
the relative position of a digit in a number
See also decimal place
18. 
any of the best times in a race
19. horse racing
a. British
the first, second, or third position at the finish
b. US and Canadian
the first or usually the second position at the finish
c. 
(as modifier)
a place bet
20. theatre
one of the three unities
unity (sense 8)
21. archaic
an important position, rank, or role
22.  all over the place
23.  another place
24.  give place to someone
25.  go places
26.  in place of
27.  know one's place
28.  pride of place
29.  put someone in his or her place
30.  take one's place
31.  take the place of
32.  take place
33.  the other place
verb (mainly tr)
34. 
to put or set in a particular or appropriate place
35. 
to find or indicate the place of
36. 
to identify or classify by linking with an appropriate context
to place a face
37. 
to regard or view as being
to place prosperity above sincerity
38. 
to make (an order, a bet, etc)
39. 
to find a home or job for (someone)
40. 
to appoint to an office or position
41. (often foll by with)
to put under the care (of)
42. 
to direct or aim carefully
43. (passive) British
to cause (a racehorse, greyhound, athlete, etc) to arrive in first, second, third, or sometimes fourth place
44. (intransitive) US and Canadian
(of a racehorse, greyhound, etc) to finish among the first three in a contest, esp in second position
45. 
to invest (funds)
46. 
to sing (a note) with accuracy of pitch
47. 
to insert (an advertisement) in a newspaper, journal, etc
noun
Francis. 1771–1854, British radical, who campaigned for the repeal (1824) of the Combination Acts, which forbade the forming of trade unions, and for parliamentary reform

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Place

see synonyms of place
noun
1. 
a square or court in a city
2. 
a short street, often closed at one end
3. 
space; room
4. 
a particular area or locality; region
5. 
a. 
the part of space occupied by a person or thing
b. 
situation or state
if I were in his place
6. 
a city, town, or village
7. 
a residence; dwelling; house and grounds
8. 
a building or space devoted to a special purpose
a place of amusement
9. 
a particular spot on or part of the body or a surface
a sore place on the leg
10. 
a particular passage or page in a book, magazine, etc., esp. the point where one has temporarily stopped reading
to mark one's place
11. 
position or standing, esp. one of importance, accorded to one
one's place in history
12. 
a step or point in a sequence
in the first place
13. 
the customary, proper, or natural position, time, or character
14. 
a space used, reserved, or customarily occupied by a person, as a seat in a theater, at a table, etc.
15. 
an office; employment; position
16. 
official position
17. 
the duties of any position
18. 
the duty, or business (of a person)
19. 
in racing, the first, second, or third position at the finish, specif. the second position
20.  Arithmetic
the position of a digit in a number (Ex.: in 12.3 the one is in the ten's place, the two in the unit's place, and the three in the tenth's place)
verb transitiveWord forms: placed or ˈplacing
21. 
a. 
to put in a particular place, condition, or relation
b. 
to put in an assigned or proper place, as in a sequence or series
c.  US
to identify by associating with the correct place or circumstances
to place somebody's face
22. 
to find employment or a position for; appoint to an office
23. 
to arrange for a desired handling, treatment, or allocation of
to place a shipment, to place a child for adoption
24. 
to assign (a value)
25. 
to make or give as an estimate
26. 
to offer (a proposal, problem, etc.) to be considered
27. 
to repose (confidence, trust, hope, etc.) in a person or thing
28. 
to adjust (the voice) to head or chest register
29. 
to finish in (a specified position) in a competition
to place last
verb intransitive
30.  Sport
to finish among the first three in a contest; specif., to finish second in a horse or dog race

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Place

see synonyms of place
n.
1.
a. An area with definite or indefinite boundaries; a portion of space.
b. Room or space, especially adequate space: There is place for everyone at the back of the room.
2.
a. The particular portion of space occupied by or allocated to a person or thing.
b. A building or an area set aside for a specified purpose: a place of worship.
3.
a. A dwelling; a house: bought a place on the lake.
b. A business establishment or office.
c. A locality, such as a town or city: visited many places.
4. Abbr. Pl. A public square or street with houses in a town.
5.
a. A space in which one person, such as a passenger or spectator, can sit or stand.
b. A setting for one person at a table.
6. A position regarded as belonging to someone or something else; stead: She was chosen in his place.
7. A particular point that one has reached, as in a book: I have lost my place.
8. A particular spot, as on the body: the place that hurts.
9.
a. The proper or designated role or function: the place of the media in a free society.
b. The proper or customary position or order: These books are out of place.
c. A suitable setting or occasion: not the place to argue.
d. The appropriate right or duty: not her place to criticize.
10. Social station: He overstepped his place.
11. A particular situation or circumstance: Put yourself in my place.
12. High rank or status.
13. A job, post, or position: found a place in the company.
14. Relative position in a series; standing.
15. Games Second position for betting purposes, as in a horserace.
16. The specified stage in a list of points to be made, as in an argument: in the first place.
17. Mathematics A position in a numeral or series.
v. placed, plac·ing, plac·es
v.tr.
1. To put in or as if in a particular place or position; set.
2. To put in a specified relation or order: Place the words in alphabetical order.
3. To offer for consideration: placed the matter before the board.
4. To find accommodation or employment for.
5. To put into a particular condition: placed him under arrest.
6. To arrange for the publication or display of: place an advertisement in the newspaper.
7. To appoint to a post: placed her in a key position.
8.
a. To rank in an order or sequence: I'd place him second best.
b. To estimate: placed the distance at 100 feet.
9. To identify or classify in a particular context: could not place that person's face.
10.
a. To give an order for: place a bet.
b. To apply or arrange for: place an order.
c. To make or obtain a connection for (a telephone call).
11. To sell (a new issue of stock, bonds, or other securities).
12. To adjust (one's voice) for the best possible effects.
v.intr.
To be among those who finish a competition or race, especially to finish second.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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