1. (noun)topographic point, place, spot 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"
2. (noun)place, property any area set aside for a particularpurpose "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
3. (noun)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"
4. (noun)place a generalvicinity "He comes from a place near Chicago"
5. (noun)stead, position, place, lieu the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
"can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
6. (noun)place, shoes a particularsituation "If you were in my place what would you do?"
7. (noun)home, place where you live at a particulartime "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
8. (noun)position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation a job in an organization "he occupied a post in the treasury"
9. (noun)position, place the particularportion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its place"
10. (noun)place, station proper or designated socialsituation "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
11. (noun)seat, place 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 else's place"
12. (noun)place the passage that is beingread "he lost his place on the page"
13. (noun)place proper or appropriate position or location "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
14. (noun)plaza, place, piazza a publicsquare with room for pedestrians
"they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
15. (noun)place, position an item on a list or in a sequence "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
16. (noun)space, blank space, place a blankarea "write your name in the space provided"
17. (verb)put, set, place, pose, position, lay put into a certain place or abstractlocation "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
19. (verb)rate, rank, range, order, grade, place assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
20. (verb)locate, place, site assign a location to
"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
21. (verb)place to arrange for
"place a phone call"; "place a bet"
22. (verb)place, come in, come out take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
23. (verb)target, aim, place, direct, point intend (something) to move towards a certain goal "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
24. (verb)identify, place recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
"She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
25. (verb)place assign to (a job or a home)
26. (verb)set, localize, localise, place locate
"The film is set in Africa"
27. (verb)place, put, set estimate "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
28. (verb)place, localize, localise identify the location or place of
"We localized the source of the infection"
29. (verb)invest, put, commit, place make an investment "Put money into bonds"
30. (verb)station, post, send, place assign to a station
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