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place
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- pronunciation:
- pleIs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- out of place, take place
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a certain area of space, such as that occupied by something.
Let's look for a nice place to eat lunch.Put your keys in a safe place.- synonyms:
- locale, location, situation, spot
- similar words:
- area, position, room, scene, setting, station, venue, whereabouts
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| definition 2: |
a space used for a specific purpose.
In the new house, I'll finally have a place to do my sewing.- synonyms:
- position, spot, station
- similar words:
- room, seat, situation, space
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| definition 3: |
a role, duty, or job.
It is his place to provide the entertainment, not yours.- synonyms:
- function, job, role
- similar words:
- billet, charge, duty, obligation, responsibility
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| definition 4: |
a particular point or position among things having a certain order or arrangement.
When the lights went out, I lost my place in the article I was reading.Could you hold my place in line for minute?I always sit here the table and my brother's place is across from me.- similar words:
- page, spot
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| definition 5: |
situation or circumstance.
I would hate to be in her place.- synonyms:
- circumstance, position, shoes, situation
- similar words:
- state
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| definition 6: |
a position; post.
All the open places in the office are quickly being filled.- synonyms:
- job, position, post
- similar words:
- billet, slot
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| definition 7: |
one's home area or residence.
Let's meet at my place tomorrow.- synonyms:
- home, house, pad
- similar words:
- abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, locality, residence, room
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| definition 8: |
a ranking in a sequence or succession.
He finished in third place in the race.- synonyms:
- position, rank, status
- similar words:
- situation, spot
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| definition 9: |
an appropriate or fitting situation or opportunity.
Is there a place for me in this community?- synonyms:
- niche
- similar words:
- slot
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| definition 10: |
stead (usu. fol. by "of").
Because of my son's allergy, I used seeds in place of nuts in this recipe.The president was ill, so the vice president attended the event in his place.- synonyms:
- lieu, stead
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| definition 11: |
in mathematics, the position of a digit in a number.
What number do you see in the tens place? |
| definition 12: |
rightful or appropriate status.
The boy's mother insisted that it was not the stepmother's place to make decisions about her son's future. |
| definition 13: |
space as a concept.
The novel has a clear sense of place.- similar words:
- atmosphere, locale, scene, setting
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| related words: |
accommodation, apartment, appointment, capacity, climate, condition, flat, home, house, lie, locality, niche, part, patch, position, territory |
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| phrase: |
out of place, take place |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
places, placing, placed |
| definition 1: |
to put in a certain spot or position.
She carefully placed the baby in the crib.The advertisers placed their ad right after the evening news.- synonyms:
- deposit, dispose, lay, locate, put, set, situate
- similar words:
- aim, arrange, emplace, ensconce, install, orient, pitch, posit, position, repose, rest, seat, site, spot, stick
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| definition 2: |
to submit or put forth.
He placed an order for two dozen roses.- similar words:
- lay, lodge
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| definition 3: |
to identify from the past.
I couldn't place him at first, but now I recall who he is and where I met him.- synonyms:
- recognize
- similar words:
- associate, identify, recall, recollect, remember
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| definition 4: |
to find a job or position for.
Our agency placed her with a good firm.- synonyms:
- establish, put
- similar words:
- install, instate, position, settle, situate
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| definition 5: |
to establish in a rank or order.
I place my children above everything.- synonyms:
- categorize, class, classify, put, rank
- similar words:
- arrange
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| related words: |
apply, apprentice, deposit, grade, graduate, include, keep, pack, pose, put, set, sink, space, stand, station, tuck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to finish a race, contest, or other competition in a particular position.
He placed tenth out of fifty runners.- synonyms:
- rank
- similar words:
- finish
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| definition 2: |
to finish among the first three in a race.
She hadn't won, but she was happy that she had at least placed.- similar words:
- excel
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| definition 3: |
in horse racing, to finish in second place.
He bet on one horse to win and on another to place.- similar words:
- show
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| related words: |
stand |
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