PLACE
\plˈe͡ɪs], \plˈeɪs], \p_l_ˈeɪ_s]\
Definitions of PLACE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
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take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
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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"
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the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
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an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
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a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
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the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place"
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
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assign to a station
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estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
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assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
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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"
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a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"
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proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
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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?"
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proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
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recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
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to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"
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sing a note with the correct pitch
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finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"
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place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
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assign to (a job or a home)
By Princeton University
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a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
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take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
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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"
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the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
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an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
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a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
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the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place"
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
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assign to a station
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estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
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assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
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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"
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a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"
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proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
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recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.
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To place-kick ( a goal).
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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.
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A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end.
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A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or post; a stronghold; a region or country.
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Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling.
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Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied).
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A definite position or passage of a document.
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Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place.
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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.
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To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed.
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To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.
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To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.
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Reception; effect; - implying the making room for.
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Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; - usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.
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To place-kick ( a goal).
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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.
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A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end.
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A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or post; a stronghold; a region or country.
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Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling.
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Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied).
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A definite position or passage of a document.
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Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place.
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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.
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To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed.
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To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.
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To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.
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Reception; effect; - implying the making room for.
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Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; - usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude.
By Noah Webster.
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A special spot or locality; an open space or square in a city; a situation; site; a building devoted to a special purpose; a city, town, etc.; room; as, make place for him; duty; space belonging to a given body; a place in line; rank; social position; as, keep your place.
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To put in a particular spot or position; settle; establish.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A broad way in a city: a space: locality: a town: a residence: existence: rank: office: stead: way: passage in a book.
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To put in any place or condition: to settle: to lend: to ascribe.
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PLACER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To put in a place; arrange; appoint; invest.
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A particular portion of space; position; rank; office; abode.
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An open space or square, or a short street in a city.
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Vacated room; stead.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Any portion of space; locality; residence; town; passage of a writing or book; rank; official station; room; station in life; occupation; condition. To take place, to happen. To give place, to give room; to give way.
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To put or set in a particular place; to fix; to invest; to put out at interest; to lend.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Situation, site, or spot; a wide street or public square in a city; any portion of space; station or rank; a position occupied and held as a residence; a village, town, or city; occupation or calling; office; lieu or stead; room; existence; duty; function; a passage of a writing; ordinal relation, as, in the first place; position; a fortified town or post.
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To set or fix; to appoint; to settle; to invest.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [French, Italian, German, Greek] A broad way in a city; an open space; an area;—any portion of space regarded as distinct from all other space, or as appropriated to some definite object or use;—locality; ground; room;—separate room; apartment; a residence;—a dwelling; a country house;—a collection of dwellings; a village, town, or city;—a fortified town or post;—point or degree in priority, dignity, or importance; rank; station; grade;—position; condition;—official station; office; birth;—possibility of existence or action; opportunity;—definite portion of a written or printed document;—vacated space; room; stead.