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place

(pl/eI/s )

noun (n)

a point located with respect to surface features of some region(noun.location)

Example:
This is a nice place for a picnic.

Synonym:
spot, topographic point

source: wordnet30
any area set aside for a particular purpose(noun.location)

Example:
Who owns this place?.

Synonym:
property

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an abstract mental location(noun.cognition)

Example:
He has a special place in my thoughts.
A place in my heart.
A political system with no place for the less prominent groups.

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a general vicinity(noun.location)

Example:
He comes from a place near Chicago.

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the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another(noun.act)

Example:
Took his place.

Synonym:
lieu, position, stead

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a particular situation(noun.state)

Example:
If you were in my place what would you do?.

Synonym:
shoes

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where you live at a particular time(noun.location)

Example:
Your place or mine?.

Synonym:
home

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a job in an organization(noun.act)

Synonym:
berth, billet, office, position, post, situation, spot

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the particular portion of space occupied by something(noun.location)

Example:
He put the lamp back in its place.

Synonym:
position

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proper or designated social situation(noun.state)

Example:
He overstepped his place.

Synonym:
station

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a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)(noun.location)

Example:
He sat in someone else's place.

Synonym:
seat

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the passage that is being read(noun.communication)

Example:
He lost his place on the page.

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proper or appropriate position or location(noun.state)

Example:
A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen.

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a public square with room for pedestrians(noun.location)

Example:
Grosvenor Place.

Synonym:
piazza, plaza

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an item on a list or in a sequence(noun.communication)

Example:
In the second place.

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a blank area(noun.communication)

Synonym:
blank space, space

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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.(noun)

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

put into a certain place or abstract location(verb.contact)

Example:
Place emphasis on a certain point.

Synonym:
lay, pose, position, put, set

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place somebody in a particular situation or location(verb.social)

Example:
He was placed on probation.

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assign a rank or rating to(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
grade, order, range, rank, rate

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assign a location to(verb.possession)

Synonym:
locate, site

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to arrange for(verb.communication)

Example:
Place a phone call.
Place a bet.

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take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
come in, come out

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intend (something) to move towards a certain goal(verb.competition)

Synonym:
aim, direct, point, target

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recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
identify

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assign to (a job or a home)(verb.social)

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locate(verb.creation)

Synonym:
localise, localize, set

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estimate(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
put, set

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identify the location or place of(verb.stative)

Synonym:
localise, localize

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make an investment(verb.possession)

Synonym:
commit, invest, put
Antonym:
disinvest, divest

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assign to a station(verb.competition)

Synonym:
post, send, station

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finish second or better in a horse or dog race(verb.competition)

Example:
He bet $2 on number six to place.

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sing a note with the correct pitch(verb.communication)

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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.(verb)

source: webster1913
To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.(verb)

source: webster1913

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