place (n.)

  1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet

    [ Syn: topographic point , spot ]

  2. proper or designated social situation; he overstepped his place; the responsibilities of a man in his station; married above her station

    [ Syn: station ]

  3. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); he booked their seats in advance; he sat in someone elses place

    [ Syn: seat ]

  4. the passage that is being read; he lost his place on the page'

  5. proper or appropriate position or location; a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen'

  6. a public square with room for pedestrians; they met at Elm Plaza; Grosvenor Place

    [ Syn: plaza , piazza ]

  7. an item on a list or in a sequence; in the second place; moved from third to fifth position

    [ Syn: position ]

  8. a blank area; write your name in the space provided

    [ Syn: space , blank space ]

  9. any area set aside for a particular purpose; who owns this place?; the president was concerned about the property across from the White House

    [ Syn: property ]

  10. an abstract mental location; he has a special place in my thoughts; a place in my heart; a political system with no place for the less prominent groups'

  11. a general vicinity; He comes from a place near Chicago'

  12. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; can you go in my stead?; took his place; in lieu of

    [ Syn: stead , position , lieu ]

  13. a particular situation; If you were in my place what would you do?

    [ Syn: shoes ]

  14. where you live at a particular time; deliver the package to my home; he doesnt have a home to go to; your place or mine?

    [ Syn: home ]

  15. a job in an organization; he occupied a post in the treasury

    [ Syn: position , post , berth , office , spot , billet , situation ]

  16. the particular portion of space occupied by something; he put the lamp back in its place

    [ Syn: position ]

    place (v.)

  1. put into a certain place or abstract location; Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point

    [ Syn: put , set , pose , position , lay ]

  2. locate; The film is set in Africa

    [ Syn: set , localize , localise ]

  3. estimate; We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

    [ Syn: put , set ]

  4. identify the location or place of; We localized the source of the infection

    [ Syn: localize , localise ]

  5. make an investment; Put money into bonds

    [ Syn: invest , put , commit ]

  6. assign to a station

    [ Syn: station , post , send ]

  7. finish second or better in a horse or dog race; he bet $2 on number six to place'

  8. sing a note with the correct pitch

  9. place somebody in a particular situation or location; he was placed on probation'

  10. assign a rank or rating to; how would you rank these students?; The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide

    [ Syn: rate , rank , range , order , grade ]

  11. assign a location to; The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles

    [ Syn: locate , site ]

  12. to arrange for; place a phone call; place a bet'

  13. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; Jerry came in third in the Marathon

    [ Syn: come in , come out ]

  14. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; He aimed his fists towards his opponents face; criticism directed at her superior; direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

    [ Syn: target , aim , direct , point ]

  15. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; She identified the man on the wanted poster

    [ Syn: identify ]

  16. assign to (a job or a home)

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