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place

noun
  1. a job in an organization
    spot
  2. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
    position
  3. an abstract mental location
    “I have a special place in my thoughts for you.”
  4. a blank area
    space
  5. the passage that is being read
    “The minister lost their place on the page while delivering the sermon.”
  6. an item on a list or in a sequence
    “in the second place”
    position
  7. any area set aside for a particular purpose
    “who owns this place?”
    property
  8. where you live at a particular time
    home
  9. a public square with room for pedestrians
    plazapiazza
  10. the particular portion of space occupied by something
    “I put the lamp back in its place.”
    position
  11. a general vicinity
    “They come from a place near Chicago.”
  12. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
    seat
  13. a point located with respect to surface features of some region
    “this is a nice place for a picnic”
    spot
  14. a particular situation
    “If you were in my place what would you do?”
    shoes
  15. proper or designated social situation
    “I overstepped my place.”
    station
  16. proper or appropriate position or location
    “a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen”
verb
  1. recognize as being
    identify
  2. assign a rank or rating to
    rankordergraderangerate
  3. take a place in a competition
    come outcome in
  4. estimate
    put
  5. to arrange for
    “place a phone call”
  6. sing a note with the correct pitch
  7. finish second or better in a horse or dog race
    “They bet $2 on number six to place.”
  8. assign to a station
    post
  9. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
    directaimpointtarget
  10. put into a certain place or abstract location
    put
  11. locate
    setlocalizelocalise
  12. make an investment
    put
  13. assign a location to
    sitelocate
  14. place somebody in a particular situation or location
    “I was placed on probation.”
  15. assign to (a job or a home)
  16. identify the location or place of
    localizelocalise