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place > 32 senses
NOUN	1	place, topographic point, spot	A point located with respect to surface features of some region
	2	place, property	Any area set aside for a particular purpose
	3	place	An abstract mental location
	4	place	A general vicinity
	5	place, stead, position, lieu	The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	6	place, shoes	A particular situation
	7	place, home	Where you live at a particular time
	8	place, position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, situation	A job in an organization
	9	place, position	The particular portion of space occupied by something
	10	place, station	Proper or designated social situation
	11	place, seat	A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
	12	place	The passage that is being read
	13	place	Proper or appropriate position or location
	14	place, plaza, piazza	A public square with room for pedestrians
	15	place, position	An item on a list or in a sequence
	16	place, space, blank space	A blank area
VERB	1	place, put, set, pose, position, lay	Put into a certain place or abstract location
	2	place	Place somebody in a particular situation or location
	3	place, rate, rank, range, order, grade	Assign a rank or rating to
	4	place, locate, site	Assign a location to
	5	place	To arrange for
	6	place, come in, come out	Take a place in a competition
	7	place, target, aim, direct, point	Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
	8	place, identify	Recognize as being
	9	place	Assign to (a job or a home)
	10	place, set, localize, localise	Locate
	11	place, put, set	Estimate
	12	place, localize, localise	Identify the location or place of
	13	place, invest, put, commit	Make an investment
	14	place, station, post, base, send	Assign to a station
	15	place	Finish second or better in a horse or dog race
	16	place	Sing a note with the correct pitch

place > pronunciation
Sounds	pley's
Rhymes	ace / ACE, aerospace, airspace, and 64 more rhymes in eys...

place > noun 1, location
Meaning	A point located with respect to surface features of some region.
Examples	"this is a nice place for a picnic"
Synonyms	topographic point, spot
Broader	point
Narrower	grave, tomb; junction; birthplace, place of birth; polling place, polling station; end; hiding place; high, heights; hole-in-the-wall; holy place, sanctum, holy; mecca; nesting place; overlook; peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit; rendezvous; scour; service area; showplace; solitude; stop; target, target area; pool, puddle; parhelion, mock sun, sundog; sunspot, macula; facula; facula
Verbs	place; place; place

place > noun 2, location
Meaning	Any area set aside for a particular purpose.
Examples	"who owns this place?"
Synonyms	property
Broader	geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
Narrower	sanctuary; center, centre; hatchery
Verbs	place

place > noun 3, cognition
Meaning	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"
Broader	cognition, knowledge, noesis
Narrower	level, layer, stratum
Verbs	place

place > noun 4, location
Meaning	A general vicinity.
Examples	"He comes from a place near Chicago"
Broader	vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods

place > noun 5, act
Meaning	The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
Examples	"took his place"
Synonyms	stead, position, lieu
Broader	function, office, part, role
Narrower	behalf

place > noun 6, state
Meaning	A particular situation.
Examples	"If you were in my place what would you do?"
Synonyms	shoes
Broader	situation, position
Verbs	place

place > noun 7, location
Meaning	Where you live at a particular time.
Examples	"your place or mine?"
Synonyms	home
Broader	residence, abode
Narrower	home away from home, home from home
Verbs	place

place > noun 8, act
Meaning	A job in an organization.
Synonyms	position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, situation
Broader	occupation, business, job, line of work, line
Narrower	academicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; associateship; attorneyship; bailiffship; baronetage; bishopry, episcopate; cadetship; caliphate; captainship, captaincy; cardinalship; chairmanship; chancellorship; chaplaincy, chaplainship; chieftaincy, chieftainship; clerkship; commandership, commandery; comptrollership; consulship; controllership; councillorship, councilorship; counselorship, counsellorship; curacy; curatorship; custodianship; deanship, deanery; directorship; discipleship; editorship; eldership; emirate; fatherhood; fatherhood; foremanship; generalship, generalcy; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; plum; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; rabbinate; receivership; rectorship, rectorate; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; seigniory, seigneury, feudal lordship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; trusteeship; vice-presidency; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood
Verbs	place; place; place

place > noun 9, location
Meaning	The particular portion of space occupied by something.
Examples	"he put the lamp back in its place"
Synonyms	position
Broader	point
Narrower	half-mast; 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
Attributes	right; left
Verbs	place

place > noun 10, state
Meaning	Proper or designated social situation.
Examples	"he overstepped his place"
Synonyms	station
Broader	social station, social status, social rank, rank
Narrower	niche

place > noun 11, location
Meaning	A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane).
Examples	"he sat in someone else's place"
Synonyms	seat
Category	airplane, aeroplane, plane; dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
Broader	space
Narrower	perch

place > noun 12, communication
Meaning	The passage that is being read.
Examples	"he lost his place on the page"
Broader	passage

place > noun 13, state
Meaning	Proper or appropriate position or location.
Examples	"a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
Broader	condition, status
Verbs	place

place > noun 14, location
Meaning	A public square with room for pedestrians.
Examples	"Grosvenor Place"
Synonyms	plaza, piazza
Broader	public square, square

place > noun 15, communication
Meaning	An item on a list or in a sequence.
Examples	"in the second place"
Synonyms	position
Broader	item, point
Narrower	postposition; preposition
Verbs	place; place; place

place > noun 16, communication
Meaning	A blank area.
Synonyms	space, blank space
Part of	form
Broader	area, expanse, surface area
Narrower	margin; indentation, indention, indent, indenture
Verbs	place

place > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Put into a certain place or abstract location.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Model	They place the bags on the table
Examples	"Place emphasis on a certain point"
Synonyms	put, set, pose, position, lay
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce; docket; cock; postpose; prepose; step; replace, put back; stratify; plant; intersperse; nestle, snuggle; pile; arrange, set up; superimpose, superpose, lay over; superpose; park; ensconce, settle; emplace; emplace; ship; underlay; trench; pigeonhole; shelve; jar; repose; stick, put forward; sign; middle; parallelize; butt; recess; reposition; throw, thrust; tee, tee up; rack up; coffin; bed; appose; set down, put down, place down; sow, sough, seed; misplace; juxtapose; set down; bottle; bucket; barrel; ground; pillow, rest; misplace, mislay, lose; upend; seat, sit, sit down; lay, put down, repose; stand, stand up, place upright; recline; plant, set; install, instal, put in, set up; situate, fix, posit, deposit; ladle; poise; lean; clap; rest; perch; load; cram; set; siphon; position; glycerolize, glycerolise; space; marshal; settle, settle down; throw; imbricate
Nouns	place; place; place; placement

place > verb 2, social
Meaning	Place somebody in a particular situation or location.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP
Examples	"he was placed on probation"
Broader	delegate, designate, depute, assign
Nouns	place; place; place

place > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Assign a rank or rating to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	rate, rank, range, order, grade
Broader	evaluate, pass judgment, judge
Narrower	superordinate; shortlist; seed; reorder; subordinate; prioritize, prioritise; sequence; downgrade; upgrade
Nouns	place

place > verb 4, possession
Meaning	Assign a location to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	locate, site
Broader	station, post, base, send, place
Nouns	place; place; placement

place > verb 5, communication
Meaning	To arrange for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"place a phone call", "place a bet"
Broader	order

place > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	Take a place in a competition. Often followed by an ordinal.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Synonyms	come in, come out
Broader	rank
Nouns	place

place > verb 7, competition
Meaning	Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	target, aim, direct, point
Broader	aim, take, train, take aim, direct
Narrower	address; range in, home in, zero in
Nouns	place

place > verb 8, cognition
Meaning	Recognize as being. Establish the identity of someone or something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	identify
Broader	determine, set
Narrower	distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

place > verb 9, social
Meaning	Assign to (a job or a home).
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP
Broader	delegate, designate, depute, assign
Narrower	displace, uproot, deracinate
Nouns	place; place

place > verb 10, creation
Meaning	Locate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	set, localize, localise
Broader	stage, present, represent
Nouns	place; placement

place > verb 11, cognition
Meaning	Estimate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	put, set
Broader	estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge

place > verb 12, stative
Meaning	Identify the location or place of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	localize, localise
Broader	situate, locate
Nouns	placement

place > verb 13, possession
Meaning	Make an investment.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonyms	invest, put, commit
Contrary	divest, disinvest
Broader	spend, expend, drop
Narrower	fund; roll over; shelter; tie up; speculate, job; buy into

place > verb 14, competition
Meaning	Assign to a station.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody PP
Synonyms	station, post, base, send
Broader	move, displace
Narrower	garrison; fort; locate, place, site
Nouns	place

place > verb 15, competition
Meaning	Finish second or better in a horse or dog race.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"he bet $2 on number six to place"
Broader	race, run
Nouns	place

place > verb 16, communication
Meaning	Sing a note with the correct pitch.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	sing

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