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Meaning
Noun
●
In Places & Roads:
An area; somewhere within an area.
An
open space
,
particularly
a
city
square
,
market square
, or courtyard.
●
In Places:
An area; somewhere within an area.
A
street
, sometimes but not always
surrounding
a
public place
,
square
, or
plaza
of the same name.
●
An area; somewhere within an area.
An
inhabited
area: a
village
,
town
, or city.
Any area of the
earth
: a region.
The area one
occupies
,
particularly
somewhere to sit.
The area where one
lives
:
one's
home, formerly (chiefly) country
estates
and farms.
An area of the body, especially the skin.
An area to
fight
: a
battlefield
or the
contested
ground
in a battle.
●
In Rooms:
An area; somewhere within an area.
An area to
urinate
and
defecate
: an
outhouse
or lavatory.
●
A
location
or
position
in space.
●
A particular
location
in a
book
or
document
,
particularly
the current
location
of a reader.
●
A
passage
or
extract
from a
book
or document.
●
In Rhetoric:
A topic.
●
A state of mind.
●
In Chess:
A
chess
position
; a
square
of the
chess
board.
●
A
responsibility
or
position
in an organization.
A role or
purpose
; a station.
The
position
of a
contestant
in a competition.
The
position
of first, second, or
third
at the
finish
, especially the second
position
.
The
position
as a
member
of a
sports
team.
●
In Rooms:
A
fortified
position
: a
fortress
,
citadel
, or
walled
town.
●
Numerically, the
column
counting
a certain quantity.
●
Ordinal
relation
;
position
in the order of proceeding.
●
Reception; effect;
implying
the making
room
for.
Verb
●
To
put
(an
object
or person) in a specific location.
●
To
earn
a given
spot
in a competition.
●
In Motor racing:
To
earn
a given
spot
in a competition.
To
finish
second, especially of
horses
or dogs.
●
To
rank
at (a certain
position
, often
followed by
an
ordinal
)
as in
a
horse
race.
●
To
remember
where and when (an
object
or person) has been
previously
encountered.
●
To
sing
(a
note
) with the
correct
pitch.
●
To
arrange
for or to make (a bet).
●
To
establish
a
call
(connection by
telephone
or similar).
●
To
recruit
or
match
an
appropriate
person for a job, or a home for an
animal
for
adoption
, etc.
●
In Sports:
To
place-kick
(a goal).
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
place
English
place
Middle English (1100-1500)
plæse
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Courtyard
Piazza
Plaza
Square
Seat
Bathroom
Mindset
Mood
Location
Position
Situation
Stead
Stell
Spot
Pleace
Deposit
Lay
Achieve
Make
Reach
Rest
Abode
Space
Digit
Point
Lay Down
Put Down
Frame Of Mind
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Related
Area
Town
Put
House
Venue
Room
Country
Site
City
Store
Insert
Locate
Neighborhood
Destination
Hold
Restaurant
Putting
Park
Shop
Home
Add
Attach
Corner
Scene
Thing
Puts
Select
Land
Enter
Create
Setting
Introduce
Sanctuary
Order
Display
View
Transfer
Bring
Carry
Throw
Moment
Person
Push
Community
Keep
Shelter
Way
Take
Building
Time
Draw
World
Remove
Accept
Assign
More
Rhymes
Ace
Race
Bass
Vase
Jace
Pace
Case
Case
Base
Lace
Face
Mace
Naas
Dace
Reys
Brace
Chase
Space
Abase
Trace
Erase
Apace
Place
Grace
Thrace
Efface
Plaice
Encase
Enlace
Deface
Debase
Embrace
Replace
Grimace
Retrace
Outpace
Aggrace
Disgrace
Displace
Misgrace
Supplace
Misplace
Interface
Interlace
Bouillabaisse
White Space
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