'Place' definitions:

A point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" [syn: topographic point, place, spot]

Any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" [syn: place, property]

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"

A general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"

The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place, lieu]

A particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?" [syn: place, shoes]

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?" [syn: home, place]

A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation]

The particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place" [syn: position, place]

Proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" [syn: place, station]

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" [syn: seat, place]

The passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"

Proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

A public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: plaza, place, piazza]

An item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" [syn: place, position]

A blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn: space, blank space, place]

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" [syn: put, set, place, pose, position, lay]

Place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"

Assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade, place]

Assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" [syn: locate, place, site]

To arrange for; "place a phone call"; "place a bet"

Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: place, come in, come out]

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" [syn: target, aim, place, direct, point]

Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" [syn: identify, place]

Assign to (a job or a home)

Locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: set, localize, localise, place]

Estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn: place, put, set]

Identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection" [syn: place, localize, localise]

Make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest, put, commit, place] [ant: disinvest, divest]

Assign to a station [syn: station, post, send, place]

Finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"

Sing a note with the correct pitch