place /pleɪs/
1. 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"
synset: topographic_point, place, spot
2. any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
3. 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"
synset: place
4. a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
synset: place
5. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
synset: stead, position, place, lieu
6. a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"
7. where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
8. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
synset: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
9. the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
10. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
11. 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. the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
synset: place
13. proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
synset: place
14. a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
15. an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
16. a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
synset: space, blank_space, place
1. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
synset: put, set, place, pose, position, lay
2. place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
synset: place
3. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
synset: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
4. assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
5. to arrange for; "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
synset: place
6. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
synset: place, come_in, come_out
7. 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"
synset: target, aim, place, direct, point
8. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the `wanted' poster"
9. assign to (a job or a home)
synset: place
10. locate; "The film is set in Africa"
synset: set, localize, localise, place
11. estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
12. identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"
synset: place, localize, localise
13. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
synset: invest, put, commit, place
synset: station, post, send, place
15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"
synset: place
16. sing a note with the correct pitch
synset: place
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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