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Quick definitions from WordNet (place)
▸ noun: an abstract mental location ("He has a special place in my thoughts")
▸ noun: the passage that is being read ("He lost his place on the page")
▸ noun: an item on a list or in a sequence ("In the second place")
▸ noun: any area set aside for a particular purpose ("Who owns this place?")
▸ noun: a general vicinity ("He comes from a place near Chicago")
▸ noun: a particular situation ("If you were in my place what would you do?")
▸ noun: proper or designated social situation ("He overstepped his place")
▸ noun: proper or appropriate position or location ("A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen")
▸ noun: where you live at a particular time ("Your place or mine?")
▸ noun: a public square with room for pedestrians ("Grosvenor Place")
▸ noun: the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object ("He put the lamp back in its place")
▸ noun: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) ("He sat in someone else's place")
▸ noun: a point located with respect to surface features of some region ("This is a nice place for a picnic")
▸ noun: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another ("Took his place")
▸ noun: a blank area
▸ noun: a job in an organization
▸ verb: place somebody in a particular situation or location ("He was placed on probation")
▸ verb: assign to (a job or a home)
▸ verb: identify the location or place of
▸ verb: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
▸ verb: estimate
▸ verb: to arrange for ("Place a phone call, place a bet")
▸ verb: sing a note with the correct pitch
▸ verb: finish second or better in a horse or dog race ("He bet $2 on number six to place")
▸ verb: assign a location to
▸ verb: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
▸ verb: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
▸ verb: put into a certain place or abstract location ("Place emphasis on a certain point")
▸ verb: make an investment
▸ verb: locate
▸ verb: assign to a station
▸ verb: assign a rank or rating to
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4438)
▸ Also see placing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to place
▸ Usage examples for place
▸ Idioms related to place (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing place
▸ Words that often appear near place
▸ Rhymes of place
▸ Invented words related to place
▸ noun: an abstract mental location ("He has a special place in my thoughts")
▸ noun: the passage that is being read ("He lost his place on the page")
▸ noun: an item on a list or in a sequence ("In the second place")
▸ noun: any area set aside for a particular purpose ("Who owns this place?")
▸ noun: a general vicinity ("He comes from a place near Chicago")
▸ noun: a particular situation ("If you were in my place what would you do?")
▸ noun: proper or designated social situation ("He overstepped his place")
▸ noun: proper or appropriate position or location ("A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen")
▸ noun: where you live at a particular time ("Your place or mine?")
▸ noun: a public square with room for pedestrians ("Grosvenor Place")
▸ noun: the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object ("He put the lamp back in its place")
▸ noun: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) ("He sat in someone else's place")
▸ noun: a point located with respect to surface features of some region ("This is a nice place for a picnic")
▸ noun: the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another ("Took his place")
▸ noun: a blank area
▸ noun: a job in an organization
▸ verb: place somebody in a particular situation or location ("He was placed on probation")
▸ verb: assign to (a job or a home)
▸ verb: identify the location or place of
▸ verb: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
▸ verb: estimate
▸ verb: to arrange for ("Place a phone call, place a bet")
▸ verb: sing a note with the correct pitch
▸ verb: finish second or better in a horse or dog race ("He bet $2 on number six to place")
▸ verb: assign a location to
▸ verb: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
▸ verb: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
▸ verb: put into a certain place or abstract location ("Place emphasis on a certain point")
▸ verb: make an investment
▸ verb: locate
▸ verb: assign to a station
▸ verb: assign a rank or rating to
▸ name: A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #4438)
▸ Also see placing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to place
▸ Usage examples for place
▸ Idioms related to place (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing place
▸ Words that often appear near place
▸ Rhymes of place
▸ Invented words related to place