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Noun place has 16 senses

topographic point, place, spot - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
--₁ is a kind of point
--₁ has particulars:

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

Derived forms: verb place₁₀, verb place₇, verb place₁

place, property - any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
--₂ is a kind of geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
--₂ has particulars: sanctuary; center, centre; hatchery
Derived form: verb place₄
place - an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
--₃ is a kind of cognition, knowledge, noesis
--₃ has particulars: level, layer, stratum
Derived form: verb place₂
place - a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
--₄ is a kind of vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
stead, position, place, lieu - the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
--₅ is a kind of function, office, part, role
--₅ has particulars: behalf
place, shoes - a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"
--₆ is a kind of situation, position

Derived form: verb place₂
home, place - where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
--₇ is a kind of residence, abode
--₇ has particulars: home away from home, home from home
Derived form: verb place₉

position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
--₈ is a kind of occupation, business, job, line of work, line
--₈ has particulars:

academicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; attorneyship; bailiffship; bishopry; 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; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgship, judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; receivership; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood

Derived forms: verb place₁₄, verb place₉, verb place₄

position, place - the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place"
--₉ is a kind of point
--₉ has particulars:
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

Derived form: verb place₁
place, station - proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
--₁₀ is a kind of social station, social status, social rank, rank
--₁₀ has particulars: niche
seat, place - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"
--₁₁ is a kind of space
--₁₁ has particulars: perch
place - the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
--₁₂ is a kind of passage
place - proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
--₁₃ is a kind of condition, status

Derived form: verb place₂
plaza, place, piazza - a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
--₁₄ is a kind of public square, square
place, position - an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
--₁₅ is a kind of item, point
--₁₅ has particulars: postposition; preposition
Derived forms: verb place₁₅, verb place₆, verb place₃
space, blank space, place - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
--₁₆ is a kind of area, expanse, surface area
--₁₆ is a part of form
--₁₆ has particulars: margin; indentation, indent, indenture
Derived form: verb place₁

Verb place has 16 senses

put, set, place, pose, position, lay - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
--₁ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun place₁₆, noun place₉, noun place₁, noun placement₁
Sample sentence:
They place the bags on the table
place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
--₂ is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign

Derived forms: noun place₁₃, noun place₆, noun place₃
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
rate, rank, range, order, grade, place - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
--₃ is one way to judge

Derived form: noun place₁₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
locate, place, site - assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
--₄ is one way to station, post, base, send, place

Derived forms: noun place₈, noun place₂, noun placement₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
place - to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"
--₅ is one way to order
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
place, come in, come out - take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
--₆ is one way to rank

Derived form: noun place₁₅
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
target, aim, place, direct, point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
--₇ is one way to aim, take, train, take aim, direct

Derived form: noun place₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
--₈ is one way to determine, set
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
place - assign to (a job or a home)
--₉ is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign

Derived forms: noun place₈, noun place₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
set, localize, localise, place - locate; "The film is set in Africa"
--₁₀ is one way to stage, present, represent

Derived forms: noun place₁, noun placement₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
place, put, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
--₁₁ is one way to estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
place, localize, localise - identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"
--₁₂ is one way to situate, locate

Derived form: noun placement₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
invest, put, commit, place - make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
--₁₃ is one way to spend, expend, drop
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
station, post, base, send, place - assign to a station
--₁₄ is one way to move, displace

Derived form: noun place₈
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
place - finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"
--₁₅ is one way to race, run

Derived form: noun place₁₅
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
place - sing a note with the correct pitch
--₁₆ is one way to sing
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something