Place

noun
pleɪs

Noun

  • a point located with respect to surface features of some region

    this is a nice place for a picnic

    Similar:Spot
    Type of:Point
  • the particular portion of space occupied by something

    he put the lamp back in its place

    Similar:Position
    Type of:Point
  • a particular situation

    If you were in my place what would you do?

    Similar:Shoes
  • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

    he sat in someone else's place

    Similar:Seat
    Type of:Space
  • where you live at a particular time

    your place or mine?

    Similar:Home
    Type of:ResidenceAbode
  • proper or designated social situation

    he overstepped his place

    Similar:Station
    Type of:Rank
  • any area set aside for a particular purpose

    who owns this place?

    Similar:Property
  • an item on a list or in a sequence

    in the second place

    Similar:Position
    Type of:ItemPoint
  • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

    took his place

    Type of:RoleOfficeFunction
  • 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

    Type of:KnowledgeNoesisCognition
  • a general vicinity

    He comes from a place near Chicago

    Type of:NeighbourhoodLocalityVicinity
  • proper or appropriate position or location

    a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen

    Type of:StatusCondition
  • the passage that is being read

    he lost his place on the page

    Type of:Passage
  • a job in an organization

    Type of:JobLineBusiness
  • a public square with room for pedestrians

    Similar:PiazzaPlaza
    Type of:Square
  • a blank area

    Similar:Space
    Type of:ExpanseArea

Verb

  • to arrange for

    place a phone call

    place a bet

    Type of:Order
  • finish second or better in a horse or dog race

    he bet $2 on number six to place

    Type of:RunRace
  • place somebody in a particular situation or location

    he was placed on probation

    Type of:DesignateDeputeAssign
  • assign a location to

  • assign a rank or rating to

    Type of:EvaluateJudge
  • assign to a station

    Type of:MoveDisplace
  • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

    Similar:Identify
    Type of:DetermineSet
  • identify the location or place of

    Similar:LocaliseLocalize
    Type of:SituateLocate
  • locate

    Similar:LocaliseLocalizeSet
    Type of:PresentRepresentStage
  • take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

    Type of:Rank
  • put into a certain place or abstract location

    Type of:DisplaceMove
  • make an investment

    Type of:ExpendSpendDrop
  • estimate

    Similar:PutSet
    Type of:GuessApproximateJudge
  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

    Type of:TrainTakeAim
  • assign to (a job or a home)

    Type of:DesignateDeputeAssign
  • sing a note with the correct pitch

    Type of:Sing

Dictionary Validity

Tournament Word List (TWL)
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Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
Scrabble UK
ENABLE Dictionary
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North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
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