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place
(pl/eI/s )

noun (n)

  • a point located with respect to surface features of some region(noun.location)
    Example:
    This is a nice place for a picnic.
    Synonym:
    spot, topographic point
    source: wordnet30
  • any area set aside for a particular purpose(noun.location)
    Example:
    Who owns this place?.
    Synonym:
    property
    source: wordnet30
  • an abstract mental location(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He has a special place in my thoughts.
    A place in my heart.
    A political system with no place for the less prominent groups.
    source: wordnet30
  • a general vicinity(noun.location)
    Example:
    He comes from a place near Chicago.
    source: wordnet30
  • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another(noun.act)
    Example:
    Took his place.
    Synonym:
    lieu, position, stead
    source: wordnet30
  • a particular situation(noun.state)
    Example:
    If you were in my place what would you do?.
    Synonym:
    shoes
    source: wordnet30
  • where you live at a particular time(noun.location)
    Example:
    Your place or mine?.
    Synonym:
    home
    source: wordnet30
  • a job in an organization(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    berth, billet, office, position, post, situation, spot
    source: wordnet30
  • the particular portion of space occupied by something(noun.location)
    Example:
    He put the lamp back in its place.
    Synonym:
    position
    source: wordnet30
  • proper or designated social situation(noun.state)
    Example:
    He overstepped his place.
    Synonym:
    station
    source: wordnet30
  • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)(noun.location)
    Example:
    He sat in someone else's place.
    Synonym:
    seat
    source: wordnet30
  • the passage that is being read(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He lost his place on the page.
    source: wordnet30
  • proper or appropriate position or location(noun.state)
    Example:
    A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen.
    source: wordnet30
  • a public square with room for pedestrians(noun.location)
    Example:
    Grosvenor Place.
    Synonym:
    piazza, plaza
    source: wordnet30
  • an item on a list or in a sequence(noun.communication)
    Example:
    In the second place.
    source: wordnet30
  • a blank area(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    blank space, space
    source: wordnet30
  • Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely, unbounded space.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The position of first, second, or third at the finish, esp. the second position. In betting, to win a bet on a horse for place it must, in the United States, finish first or second, in England, usually, first, second, or third.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put into a certain place or abstract location(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Place emphasis on a certain point.
    Synonym:
    lay, pose, position, put, set
    source: wordnet30
  • place somebody in a particular situation or location(verb.social)
    Example:
    He was placed on probation.
    source: wordnet30
  • assign a rank or rating to(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    grade, order, range, rank, rate
    source: wordnet30
  • assign a location to(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    locate, site
    source: wordnet30
  • to arrange for(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Place a phone call.
    Place a bet.
    source: wordnet30
  • take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    come in, come out
    source: wordnet30
  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    aim, direct, point, target
    source: wordnet30
  • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    identify
    source: wordnet30
  • assign to (a job or a home)(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • locate(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    localise, localize, set
    source: wordnet30
  • estimate(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    put, set
    source: wordnet30
  • identify the location or place of(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    localise, localize
    source: wordnet30
  • make an investment(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    commit, invest, put
    Antonym:
    disinvest, divest
    source: wordnet30
  • assign to a station(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    post, send, station
    source: wordnet30
  • finish second or better in a horse or dog race(verb.competition)
    Example:
    He bet $2 on number six to place.
    source: wordnet30
  • sing a note with the correct pitch(verb.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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