Synonyms: berth, billet, spot, situation, position, post, place, office
Definition: a job in an organization
Usage: he occupied a post in the treasury
Similar words: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
Definition: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Usage: he's not in my line of business
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: part, office, function, role
Definition: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Usage: the function of a teacher; the government must do its part; play its role
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: noesis, knowledge, cognition
Definition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Synonyms: blank space, space, place
Definition: a blank area
Usage: write your name in the space provided
Similar words: expanse, area, surface area
Definition: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
Usage: the area of a rectangle; it was about 500 square feet in area
Synonyms: place
Definition: the passage that is being read
Usage: he lost his place on the page
Similar words: passage
Definition: a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
Definition: an item on a list or in a sequence
Usage: in the second place; moved from third to fifth position
Definition: a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
Usage: he noticed an item in the New York Times; she had several items on her shopping list; the main point on the agenda was taken up first
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
Similar words: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
Definition: a demarcated area of the Earth
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?
Similar words: abode, residence
Definition: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
Usage: a person can have several residences
Synonyms: piazza, place, plaza
Definition: a public square with room for pedestrians
Usage: they met at Elm Plaza; Grosvenor Place
Similar words: public square, square
Definition: an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
Definition: the particular portion of space occupied by something
Usage: he put the lamp back in its place
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Synonyms: place
Definition: a general vicinity
Usage: He comes from a place near Chicago
Similar words: vicinity, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, locality
Definition: a surrounding or nearby region
Usage: the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville; it is a rugged locality; he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood; I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods
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
Similar words: space
Definition: an area reserved for some particular purpose
Usage: the laboratory's floor space
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: point
Definition: the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
Usage: she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street
Definition: a particular situation
Usage: If you were in my place what would you do?
Similar words: situation, position
Definition: a condition or position in which you find yourself
Usage: the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils; found herself in a very fortunate situation
Definition: proper or designated social situation
Usage: he overstepped his place; the responsibilities of a man in his station; married above her station
Similar words: rank, social rank, social station, social status
Definition: position in a social hierarchy
Usage: the British are more aware of social status than Americans are
Synonyms: place
Definition: proper or appropriate position or location
Usage: a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations
Definition: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
Usage: She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: rank
Definition: take or have a position relative to others
Usage: This painting ranks among the best in the Western World
Definition: estimate
Usage: We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
Similar words: judge, approximate, estimate, gauge, guess
Definition: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Usage: I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
Synonyms: place
Definition: to arrange for
Usage: place a phone call; place a bet
Similar words: order
Definition: make a request for something
Usage: Order me some flowers; order a work stoppage
Synonyms: place
Definition: sing a note with the correct pitch
Similar words: sing
Definition: produce tones with the voice
Usage: She was singing while she was cooking; My brother sings very well
Synonyms: place
Definition: finish second or better in a horse or dog race
Usage: he bet $2 on number six to place
Definition: compete in a race
Usage: he is running the Marathon this year; let's race and see who gets there first
Synonyms: station, send, place, post
Definition: assign to a station
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: aim, direct, take, take aim, train
Definition: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
Usage: Please don't aim at your little brother!; He trained his gun on the burglar; Don't train your camera on the women; Take a swipe at one's opponent
Synonyms: 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
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Synonyms: place, set, localise, localize
Definition: locate
Usage: The film is set in Africa
Similar words: stage, represent, present
Definition: perform (a play), especially on a stage
Usage: we are going to stage `Othello'
Synonyms: commit, invest, put, place
Definition: make an investment
Usage: Put money into bonds
Definition: assign a location to
Usage: The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
Synonyms: place
Definition: place somebody in a particular situation or location
Usage: he was placed on probation
Similar words: delegate, depute, designate, assign
Definition: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Synonyms: place
Definition: assign to (a job or a home)
Similar words: delegate, depute, designate, assign
Definition: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Synonyms: localise, localize, place
Definition: identify the location or place of
Usage: We localized the source of the infection
Similar words: locate, situate
Definition: determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
Usage: Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space; Locate the boundaries of the property