n.

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region;
   topographic point, spot
   
   • this is a nice place for a picnic
2. any area set aside for a particular purpose;
   property
   
   • who owns this place?
   • the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
3. 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
4. a general vicinity
   
   • He comes from a place near Chicago
5. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
   stead, position, lieu
   
   • can you go in my stead?
   • took his place
   • in lieu of
6. a particular situation;
   shoes
   
   • If you were in my place what would you do?
7. where you live at a particular time;
   home
   
   • deliver the package to my home
   • he doesn't have a home to go to
   • your place or mine?
8. a job in an organization;
   position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, situation
   
   • he occupied a post in the treasury
9. the particular portion of space occupied by something;
   position
   
   • he put the lamp back in its place
10. proper or designated social situation;
    station
    
    • he overstepped his place
    • the responsibilities of a man in his station
    • married above her station
11. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane);
    seat
    
    • he booked their seats in advance
    • he sat in someone else's place
12. the passage that is being read
    
    • he lost his place on the page
13. proper or appropriate position or location
    
    • a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
14. a public square with room for pedestrians;
    plaza, piazza
    
    • they met at Elm Plaza
    • Grosvenor Place
15. an item on a list or in a sequence;
    position
    
    • in the second place
    • moved from third to fifth position
16. a blank area;
    space, blank space
    
    • write your name in the space provided

v.

1. put into a certain place or abstract location;
   put, set, pose, position, lay
   
   • Put your things here
   • Set the tray down
   • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
   • Place emphasis on a certain point
2. place somebody in a particular situation or location
   
   • he was placed on probation
3. assign a rank or rating to;
   rate, rank, range, order, grade
   
   • how would you rank these students?
   • The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
4. assign a location to;
   locate, site
   
   • The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
5. to arrange for
   
   • place a phone call", "place a bet
6. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
   come in, come out
   
   • Jerry came in third in the Marathon
7. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
   target, aim, direct, point
   
   • He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
   • criticism directed at her superior
   • direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
8. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something;
   identify
   
   • She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
9. assign to (a job or a home)
10. locate;
    set, localize, localise
    
    • The film is set in Africa
11. estimate;
    put, set
    
    • We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
12. identify the location or place of;
    localize, localise
    
    • We localized the source of the infection
13. make an investment;
    invest, put, commit
    
    • Put money into bonds
14. assign to a station;
    station, post, base, send
15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race
    
    • he bet $2 on number six to place
16. sing a note with the correct pitch