Main entry: berth, billet, spot, situation, position, post, place, office
Definition: a job in an organization
Usage: he occupied a post in the treasury
Main entry: position, place, stead, lieu
Definition: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Usage: can you go in my stead?; took his place; in lieu of
Main entry: place
Definition: an abstract mental location
Usage: he has a special place in my thoughts; a place in my heart; a political system with no place for the less prominent groups
Main entry: blank space, space, place
Definition: a blank area
Usage: write your name in the space provided
Main entry: place
Definition: the passage that is being read
Usage: he lost his place on the page
Definition: an item on a list or in a sequence
Usage: in the second place; moved from third to fifth position
Definition: any area set aside for a particular purpose
Usage: who owns this place?; the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
Definition: where you live at a particular time
Usage: deliver the package to my home; he doesn't have a home to go to; your place or mine?
Main entry: piazza, place, plaza
Definition: a public square with room for pedestrians
Usage: they met at Elm Plaza; Grosvenor Place
Definition: the particular portion of space occupied by something
Usage: he put the lamp back in its place
Main entry: place
Definition: a general vicinity
Usage: He comes from a place near Chicago
Definition: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
Usage: he booked their seats in advance; he sat in someone else's place
Main entry: topographic point, spot, place
Definition: a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Usage: this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet
Definition: a particular situation
Usage: If you were in my place what would you do?
Definition: proper or designated social situation
Usage: he overstepped his place; the responsibilities of a man in his station; married above her station
Main entry: place
Definition: proper or appropriate position or location
Usage: a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
Definition: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
Usage: She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
Main entry: place, range, rank, rate, grade, order
Definition: assign a rank or rating to
Usage: how would you rank these students?; The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
Main entry: place, come in, come out
Definition: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
Usage: Jerry came in third in the Marathon
Definition: estimate
Usage: We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
Main entry: place
Definition: to arrange for
Usage: place a phone call; place a bet
Main entry: place
Definition: sing a note with the correct pitch
Main entry: place
Definition: finish second or better in a horse or dog race
Usage: he bet $2 on number six to place
Main entry: station, send, place, post
Definition: assign to a station
Main entry: target, direct, aim, point, place
Definition: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Usage: He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face; criticism directed at her superior; direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
Main entry: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point
Main entry: place, set, localise, localize
Definition: locate
Usage: The film is set in Africa
Main entry: commit, invest, put, place
Definition: make an investment
Usage: Put money into bonds
Main entry: locate, place, site
Definition: assign a location to
Usage: The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
Main entry: place
Definition: place somebody in a particular situation or location
Usage: he was placed on probation
Main entry: place
Definition: assign to (a job or a home)
Main entry: localise, localize, place
Definition: identify the location or place of
Usage: We localized the source of the infection