Noun:
1: place, topographic point, spot a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"
2: place, property any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
3: place 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: place a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
5: stead, position, lieu, place the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
6: place, shoes a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would you do?"
7: place, home 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?"
8: position, berth, billet, place, situation, spot, office, post a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
9: place, position the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"
10: place, station proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
11: place, seat 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"
12: place the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"
13: place proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
14: piazza, place, plaza a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
15: position, place an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
16: place, space, blank space a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
Verb:
1: place, set, pose, position, lay, put 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"
2: place place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
3: rate, rank, place, order, range, grade assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
4: site, locate, place assign a location to; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
5: place to arrange for; "place a phone call", "place a bet"
6: place, come out, come in take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
7: direct, target, point, place, aim 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"
8: place, identify recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
9: place assign to (a job or a home)
10: localize, set, place, localise locate; "The film is set in Africa"
11: put, place, set estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
12: localise, localize, place identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"
13: put, commit, place, invest make an investment; "Put money into bonds"
14: station, base, place, send, post assign to a station
15: place finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"
16: place sing a note with the correct pitch