place

Meanings

• a point located with respect to surface features of some region
  • "this is a nice place for a picnic"
• any area set aside for a particular purpose
  • "who owns this place?"
• 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"
• a general vicinity
  • "He comes from a place near Chicago"
• the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
  • "took his place"
• a particular situation
  • "If you were in my place what would you do?"
• where you live at a particular time
  • "your place or mine?"
• a job in an organization
• the particular portion of space occupied by something
  • "he put the lamp back in its place"
• proper or designated social situation
  • "he overstepped his place"
• a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
  • "he sat in someone else's place"
• the passage that is being read
  • "he lost his place on the page"
• proper or appropriate position or location
  • "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
• a public square with room for pedestrians
  • "Grosvenor Place"
• an item on a list or in a sequence
  • "in the second place"
• a blank area
• put into a certain place or abstract location
  • "Place emphasis on a certain point"
• place somebody in a particular situation or location
  • "he was placed on probation"
• assign a rank or rating to
• assign a location to
• to arrange for
  • "place a phone call"
  • "place a bet"
• take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
• recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
• assign to (a job or a home)
• locate
• estimate
• identify the location or place of
• make an investment
• assign to a station
• finish second or better in a horse or dog race
  • "he bet $2 on number six to place"
• sing a note with the correct pitch

Synonyms

aim, berth, billet, blank space, come in, come out, commit, direct, grade, home, identify, invest, lay, lieu, localise, localize, locate, office, order, piazza, plaza, point, pose, position, post, property, put, range, rank, rate, seat, send, set, shoes, site, situation, space, spot, station, stead, target, topographic point