Word Information
Place
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Words with Friends
Definitions for Place
noun
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Synonyms
topographic point
spot
Examples
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
noun
any area set aside for a particular purpose
Synonyms
Examples
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
noun
an abstract mental location
Examples
- he has a special place in my thoughts
- a place in my heart
- a political system with no place for the less prominent groups
noun
a general vicinity
Examples
- He comes from a place near Chicago
noun
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Synonyms
Examples
- can you go in my stead?
- took his place
- in lieu of
noun
where you live at a particular time
Synonyms
Examples
- deliver the package to my home
- he doesn't have a home to go to
- your place or mine?
noun
a job in an organization
Synonyms
Examples
- he occupied a post in the treasury
noun
the particular portion of space occupied by something
Synonyms
Examples
- he put the lamp back in its place
noun
proper or designated social situation
Synonyms
Examples
- he overstepped his place
- the responsibilities of a man in his station
- married above her station
noun
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
Synonyms
Examples
- he booked their seats in advance
- he sat in someone else's place
noun
the passage that is being read
Examples
- he lost his place on the page
noun
proper or appropriate position or location
Examples
- a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
noun
a public square with room for pedestrians
Synonyms
Examples
- they met at Elm Plaza
- Grosvenor Place
noun
an item on a list or in a sequence
Synonyms
Examples
- in the second place
- moved from third to fifth position
verb
put into a certain place or abstract location
Synonyms
Examples
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point
verb
place somebody in a particular situation or location
Examples
- he was placed on probation
verb
assign a rank or rating to
Synonyms
Examples
- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
verb
assign a location to
Synonyms
Examples
- The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
verb
to arrange for
Examples
- place a phone call
- place a bet
verb
take a place in a competition
Synonyms
come in
come out
Examples
- often followed by an ordinal
- Jerry came in third in the Marathon
verb
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Synonyms
Examples
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
verb
recognize as being
Synonyms
Examples
- establish the identity of someone or something
- She identified the man on the `wanted' poster
verb
assign to (a job or a home)
verb
identify the location or place of
Synonyms
Examples
- We localized the source of the infection
verb
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
Examples
- he bet $2 on number six to place
verb
sing a note with the correct pitch
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