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Definition of Place
1. Noun. A point located with respect to surface features of some region. "A bright spot on a planet"
Specialized synonyms: Grave, Tomb, Junction, Birthplace, Place Of Birth, Polling Place, Polling Station, End, Hiding Place, Heights, High, Hole-in-the-wall, Holy, Holy Place, Sanctum, Mecca, Nesting Place, Overlook, Crest, Crown, Peak, Summit, Tip, Top, Rendezvous, Scour, Service Area, Showplace, Solitude, Stop, Target, Target Area, Pool, Puddle, Zone
Generic synonyms: Point
2. Verb. Put into a certain place or abstract location. "They place the bags on the table"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
Specialized synonyms: Enclose, Inclose, Insert, Introduce, Put In, Stick In, Docket, Cock, Postpose, Prepose, Step, Put Back, Replace, Stratify, Plant, Intersperse, Nestle, Snuggle, Pile, Arrange, Set Up, Lay Over, Superimpose, Superpose, Superpose, Park, Ensconce, Settle, Dispose, Emplace, Emplace, Ship, Underlay, Trench, Pigeonhole, Shelve, Jar, Repose, Sign, Middle, Parallelize, Butt, Recess, Reposition, Throw, Thrust, Tee, Tee Up, Rack Up, Coffin, Bed, Appose, Place Down, Put Down, Set Down, Seed, Sow, Misplace, Juxtapose, Set Down, Bottle, Bucket, Barrel, Ground, Pillow, Rest, Lose, Mislay, Misplace, Upend, Seat, Sit, Sit Down, Seat, Lay, Put Down, Repose, Place Upright, Stand, Stand Up, Recline, Plant, Set, Instal, Install, Put In, Set Up, Deposit, Fix, Posit, Situate, Ladle, Poise, Lean, Clap, Rest, Perch, Load, Cram, Set, Siphon, Seat, Position, Glycerolise, Glycerolize, Space, Marshal, Settle, Settle Down, Throw, Imbricate
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Also: Lay Out, Put Across, Put Away, Put Back, Put Back, Put Down, Put Down, Put Off, Put On, Put Over, Put Together, Put Up, Set Back, Set Down, Set Down, Set Out, Set Up, Set Up, Set Up, Set Up, Set Up
Derivative terms: Placement, Position, Positioner, Set, Setting
3. Verb. Place somebody in a particular situation or location. "He was placed on probation"
4. Noun. Any area set aside for a particular purpose. "The president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
Specialized synonyms: Boatyard, Sanctuary, Center, Centre, Colony, Hatchery
Generic synonyms: Geographic Area, Geographic Region, Geographical Area, Geographical Region
5. Noun. An abstract mental location. "A political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
6. Verb. Assign a rank or rating to. "Sam and Sue place the movie "; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Specialized synonyms: Superordinate, Shortlist, Seed, Reorder, Subordinate, Prioritise, Prioritize, Sequence, Downgrade, Upgrade
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Derivative terms: Gradation, Gradation, Grade, Grade, Grader, Grading, Order, Ordering, Rank
7. Noun. A general vicinity. "He comes from a place near Chicago"
8. Verb. Assign a location to. "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
Generic synonyms: Post, Send, Station
Derivative terms: Location, Location, Placement, Site
9. Verb. To arrange for. "Place a bet"
10. Noun. The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another. "In lieu of"
Generic synonyms: Function, Office, Part, Role
Specialized synonyms: Behalf
11. Verb. Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal. "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
12. Noun. A particular situation. "If you were in my place what would you do?"
13. Verb. Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal. "Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
Specialized synonyms: Address, Home In, Range In, Zero In
Generic synonyms: Aim, Direct, Take, Take Aim, Train
Derivative terms: Aim, Target, Target
14. Noun. Where you live at a particular time. "Your place or mine?"
Generic synonyms: Abode, Residence
Specialized synonyms: Home Away From Home, Home From Home
Derivative terms: Home, Homely
15. Verb. Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something. "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
Specialized synonyms: Differentiate, Distinguish, Secern, Secernate, Separate, Severalise, Severalize, Tell, Tell Apart
Generic synonyms: Determine, Set
Derivative terms: Identifiable, Identification, Identification, Identity, Identity
16. Noun. A job in an organization. "He occupied a post in the treasury"
Generic synonyms: Business, Job, Line, Line Of Work, Occupation
Specialized synonyms: Academicianship, Accountantship, Admiralty, Ambassadorship, Apostleship, Apprenticeship, Associateship, Attorneyship, Bailiffship, Baronetage, Bishopry, Episcopate, Cadetship, Caliphate, Captaincy, Captainship, Cardinalship, Chairmanship, Chancellorship, Chaplaincy, Chaplainship, Chieftaincy, Chieftainship, Clerkship, Commandership, Commandery, Comptrollership, Consulship, Controllership, Councillorship, Councilorship, Counsellorship, Counselorship, Curacy, Curatorship, Custodianship, Deanery, Deanship, Directorship, Discipleship, Editorship, Eldership, Emirate, Fatherhood, Fatherhood, Foremanship, Generalcy, Generalship, Governorship, Headship, Headship, Hot Seat, Incumbency, Inspectorship, Instructorship, Internship, Judgeship, Judicature, Khanate, Lectureship, Legateship, Legation, Legislatorship, Librarianship, Lieutenancy, Magistracy, Magistrature, Managership, Manhood, Marshalship, Mastership, Mayoralty, Messiahship, Moderatorship, Overlordship, Pastorate, Pastorship, Peasanthood, Plum, Praetorship, Precentorship, Preceptorship, Prefecture, Prelacy, Prelature, Premiership, Presidency, Presidentship, Primateship, Principalship, Priorship, Proconsulate, Proconsulship, Proctorship, Chair, Professorship, Protectorship, Public Office, Rabbinate, Receivership, Rectorate, Rectorship, Regency, Residency, Rulership, Sainthood, Secretaryship, Feudal Lordship, Seigneury, Seigniory, Senatorship, Sinecure, Solicitorship, Speakership, Stewardship, Studentship, Teachership, Thaneship, Throne, Treasurership, Tribuneship, Trusteeship, Vice-presidency, Viceroyship, Viziership, Wardenship, Wardership, Womanhood
Derivative terms: Officiate, Post
17. Verb. Assign to (a job or a home).
18. Noun. The particular portion of space occupied by something. "He put the lamp back in its place"
Specialized synonyms: Wing, Half-mast, Half-staff, Lead, Pole Position, Polls, Pride Of Place, Anomaly, Site, Situation, Setting, Juxtaposition, Lie, Post, Station, Pitch, Landmark, Right, Left, Back, Rear, Front, Stand, Station, Vantage
Generic synonyms: Point
Attributes: Right, Left
Derivative terms: Position
19. Verb. Locate. "The film is set in Africa"
Generic synonyms: Present, Represent, Stage
Derivative terms: Locale, Localization, Placement, Set
20. Noun. Proper or designated social situation. "Married above her station"
Specialized synonyms: Niche
Generic synonyms: Rank, Social Rank, Social Station, Social Status
21. Verb. Estimate. "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
22. Noun. A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane). "He sat in someone else's place"
Category relationships: Aeroplane, Airplane, Plane, Dramatic Art, Dramatics, Dramaturgy, Theater, Theatre
Specialized synonyms: Perch
Generic synonyms: Space
Derivative terms: Seat, Seat, Seat, Seat
23. Noun. The passage that is being read. "He lost his place on the page"
24. Verb. Identify the location or place of. "We localized the source of the infection"
Generic synonyms: Locate, Situate
Derivative terms: Localisation, Locale, Localization, Placement
25. Noun. Proper or appropriate position or location. "A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
26. Verb. Make an investment. "Put money into bonds"
Specialized synonyms: Fund, Roll Over, Shelter, Tie Up, Job, Speculate, Buy Into
Generic synonyms: Drop, Expend, Spend
Derivative terms: Commitment, Investing, Investment, Investment, Investor
Antonyms: Divest
27. Noun. A public square with room for pedestrians. "Grosvenor Place"
28. Verb. Assign to a station.
Specialized synonyms: Garrison, Fort, Locate, Site
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Derivative terms: Station, Station
29. Verb. Finish second or better in a horse or dog race. "He bet $2 on number six to place"
30. Noun. An item on a list or in a sequence. "Moved from third to fifth position"
Generic synonyms: Item, Point
Specialized synonyms: Postposition, Preposition
31. Noun. A blank area. "Write your name in the space provided"
Generic synonyms: Area, Expanse, Surface Area
Specialized synonyms: Margin, Indent, Indentation, Indention, Indenture
Group relationships: Form
32. Verb. Sing a note with the correct pitch.
Definition of Place
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. 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.
3. n. 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.
4. v. t. To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.
Definition of Place
1. Noun. A location or position. ¹
2. Noun. An open space, courtyard, market square. ¹
3. Noun. A group of houses. ¹
4. Noun. A region of a land. ¹
5. Noun. Somewhere for a person to sit. ¹
6. Noun. A frame of mind. ¹
7. Noun. (informal) A house or home. ¹
8. Noun. A role or purpose; a station. ¹
9. Noun. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity. ¹
10. Noun. The position of a contestant in a competition. ¹
11. Noun. The position as a member of a sports team. ¹
12. Verb. (transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location. ¹
13. Verb. (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition. ¹
14. Verb. (transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered. ¹
15. Verb. (transitive in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race. ¹
16. Verb. (transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch. ¹
17. Verb. (transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet). ¹
18. Verb. (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Place
1. to set in a particular position [v PLACED, PLACING, PLACES]
Medical Definition of Place
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1. 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. "Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown." (Shak)
2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed. "Place such over them to be rulers." (Ex. Xviii. 21)
3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.
4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend. "My resolution 's placed."
5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down. "Place it for her chief virtue." (Shak) To place (a person), to identify him.
Synonym: See Put.
Origin: Cf. F. Placer. See Place.
1. 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. "Here is the place appointed." (Shak) "What place can be for us Within heaven's bound?" (Milton) "The word place has sometimes a more confused sense, and stands for that space which any body takes up; and so the universe is a place." (Locke)
2. A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end. "Hangman boys in the market place."
3. A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or post; a stronghold; a region or country. "Are you native of this place?" (Shak)
4. Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling. "The enervating magic of place." "Men in great place are thrice servants." (Bacon) "I know my place as I would they should do theirs." (Shak)
5. Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied). "In place of Lord Bassanio."
6. A definite position or passage of a document. "The place of the scripture which he read was this." (Acts viii. 32)
7. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place.
8. Reception; effect; implying the making room for. "My word hath no place in you." (John viii. 37)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Place
Literary usage of Place
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Solving Crime Problems in Residential Neighborhoods: Comprehensive Changes by Judith D. Feins (1997)
"The third section discusses the sources of place-specific crime ... The place-
specific crime prevention approach is consistent with and supports the ..."
2. Around the world in eighty days by Jules Verne (1874)
"IN WHICH A CONVERSATION TAKES place WHICH SEEMS LIKELY TO COST PHILEAS FOGG DEAR.
PHILEAS FOGG, having shut the door of his house at half- past eleven, ..."
3. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and by William Nicholson (1819)
"place the multiplier under the multiplicand, and multiply the latter successively
by the significant figures of the former, by placing the right-hand figure ..."
4. Solving Crime Problems in Residential Neighborhoods: Comprehensive Changes by Judith D. Feins (1997)
"The third section discusses the sources of place-specific crime ... The place-
specific crime prevention approach is consistent with and supports the ..."
5. Around the world in eighty days by Jules Verne (1874)
"IN WHICH A CONVERSATION TAKES place WHICH SEEMS LIKELY TO COST PHILEAS FOGG DEAR.
PHILEAS FOGG, having shut the door of his house at half- past eleven, ..."
6. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and by William Nicholson (1819)
"place the multiplier under the multiplicand, and multiply the latter successively
by the significant figures of the former, by placing the right-hand figure ..."
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