English noun: place | |||
1. | place (location) a point located with respect to surface features of some region | ||
Samples | This is a nice place for a picnic. A bright spot on a planet. | ||
Synonyms | spot, topographic point | ||
Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | birthplace, crest, crown, end, grave, heights, hiding place, high, hole-in-the-wall, holy, holy place, junction, mecca, nesting place, overlook, peak, place of birth, polling place, polling station, pool, puddle, rendezvous, sanctum, scour, service area, showplace, solitude, stop, summit, target, target area, tip, tomb, top, zone | ||
2. | place (location) any area set aside for a particular purpose | ||
Samples | Who owns this place?. The president was concerned about the property across from the White House. | ||
Synonyms | property | ||
Broader (hypernym) | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | boatyard, center, centre, colony, hatchery, sanctuary | ||
3. | place (cognition) an abstract mental location | ||
Samples | He has a special place in my thoughts. A place in my heart. A political system with no place for the less prominent groups. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognition, knowledge, noesis | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | layer, level, stratum | ||
4. | place (location) a general vicinity | ||
Samples | He comes from a place near Chicago. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity | ||
5. | place (act) the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another | ||
Samples | Can you go in my stead?. Took his place. In lieu of. | ||
Synonyms | lieu, position, stead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | function, office, part, role | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | behalf | ||
6. | place (state) a particular situation | ||
Samples | If you were in my place what would you do?. | ||
Synonyms | shoes | ||
Broader (hypernym) | position, situation | ||
7. | place (location) where you live at a particular time | ||
Samples | Deliver the package to my home. He doesn't have a home to go to. Your place or mine?. | ||
Synonyms | home | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abode, residence | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | home away from home, home from home | ||
8. | place (act) a job in an organization | ||
Samples | He occupied a post in the treasury. | ||
Synonyms | berth, billet, office, position, post, situation, spot | ||
Broader (hypernym) | business, job, line, line of work, occupation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, episcopate, fatherhood, fatherhood, feudal lordship, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood | ||
9. | place (location) the particular portion of space occupied by something | ||
Samples | He put the lamp back in its place. | ||
Synonyms | position | ||
Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anomaly, back, front, half-mast, half-staff, juxtaposition, landmark, lead, left, lie, pitch, pole position, polls, post, pride of place, rear, right, setting, site, situation, stand, station, station, vantage, wing | ||
Attribute | left, right | ||
10. | place (state) proper or designated social situation | ||
Samples | He overstepped his place. The responsibilities of a man in his station. Married above her station. | ||
Synonyms | station | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rank, social rank, social station, social status | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | niche | ||
11. | place (location) a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) | ||
Samples | He booked their seats in advance. He sat in someone else's place. | ||
Synonyms | seat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | perch | ||
Domain category | aeroplane, airplane, dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, plane, theater, theatre | ||
12. | place (communication) the passage that is being read | ||
Samples | He lost his place on the page. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | passage | ||
13. | place (state) proper or appropriate position or location | ||
Samples | A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
14. | place (location) a public square with room for pedestrians | ||
Samples | They met at Elm Plaza. Grosvenor Place. | ||
Synonyms | piazza, plaza | ||
Broader (hypernym) | public square, square | ||
15. | place (communication) an item on a list or in a sequence | ||
Samples | In the second place. Moved from third to fifth position. | ||
Synonyms | position | ||
Broader (hypernym) | item, point | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | postposition, preposition | ||
16. | place (communication) a blank area | ||
Samples | Write your name in the space provided. | ||
Synonyms | blank space, space | ||
Broader (hypernym) | area, expanse, surface area | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | indent, indentation, indention, indenture, margin | ||
Part meronym | form | ||
English verb: place | |||
1. | place (contact) put into a certain place or abstract location | ||
Samples | Put your things here. Set the tray down. Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children. Place emphasis on a certain point. | ||
Examples | They place the bags on the table | ||
Synonyms | lay, pose, position, put, set | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appose, arrange, barrel, bed, bottle, bucket, butt, clap, cock, coffin, cram, deposit, dispose, docket, emplace, emplace, enclose, ensconce, fix, glycerolise, glycerolize, ground, imbricate, inclose, insert, instal, install, intersperse, introduce, jar, juxtapose, ladle, lay, lay over, lean, load, lose, marshal, middle, mislay, misplace, misplace, nestle, parallelize, park, perch, pigeonhole, pile, pillow, place down, place upright, plant, plant, poise, posit, position, postpose, prepose, put back, put down, put down, put in, put in, rack up, recess, recline, replace, repose, repose, reposition, rest, rest, seat, seat, seat, seed, set, set, set down, set down, set up, set up, settle, settle, settle down, shelve, ship, sign, siphon, sit, sit down, situate, snuggle, sow, space, stand, stand up, step, stick in, stratify, superimpose, superpose, superpose, tee, tee up, throw, throw, thrust, trench, underlay, upend | ||
2. | place (social) place somebody in a particular situation or location | ||
Samples | He was placed on probation. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
3. | place (cognition) assign a rank or rating to | ||
Samples | How would you rank these students?. The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide. | ||
Synonyms | grade, order, range, rank, rate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | downgrade, prioritise, prioritize, reorder, seed, sequence, shortlist, subordinate, superordinate, upgrade | ||
4. | place (possession) assign a location to | ||
Samples | The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles. | ||
Synonyms | locate, site | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | place, post, send, station | ||
5. | place (communication) to arrange for | ||
Samples | Place a phone call. Place a bet. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | order | ||
6. | place (cognition) take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal | ||
Samples | Jerry came in third in the Marathon. | ||
Synonyms | come in, come out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rank | ||
7. | place (competition) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | ||
Samples | He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face. Criticism directed at her superior. Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself. | ||
Synonyms | aim, direct, point, target | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aim, direct, take, take aim, train | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | address, home in, range in, zero in | ||
8. | place (cognition) recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something | ||
Samples | She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster. | ||
Synonyms | identify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | determine, set | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | ||
9. | place (social) assign to (a job or a home) | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assign, delegate, depute, designate | ||
10. | place (creation) locate | ||
Samples | The film is set in Africa. | ||
Synonyms | localise, localize, set | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | present, represent, stage | ||
11. | place (cognition) estimate | ||
Samples | We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.. | ||
Synonyms | put, set | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge | ||
12. | place (stative) identify the location or place of | ||
Samples | We localized the source of the infection. | ||
Synonyms | localise, localize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | locate, situate | ||
13. | place (possession) make an investment | ||
Samples | Put money into bonds. | ||
Synonyms | commit, invest, put | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | drop, expend, spend | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | buy into, fund, job, roll over, shelter, speculate, tie up | ||
Antonyms | disinvest, divest | ||
14. | place (competition) assign to a station | ||
Synonyms | post, send, station | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fort, garrison, locate, place, site | ||
15. | place (competition) finish second or better in a horse or dog race | ||
Samples | He bet $2 on number six to place. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | race, run | ||
16. | place (communication) sing a note with the correct pitch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||