place
Cross references:
1. position
1. place \'pla-s\ \'pla--sl*s\ n [ME, fr. MF, open space, fr. L platea
broad street, fr. Gk plateia](hodos), fr. fem. of platys broad, flat; akin
to Skt prsub-dot>thu broad, L planta sole of the foot 1a: a way for
admission or transit 1b: physical environment : SPACE 1c: physical
surroundings : ATMOSPHERE 2a: an indefinite region or expanse : AREA 2b:
a building or locality used for a special purpose archaic 2c: the
three-dimensional compass of a material object 2a: a particular region or
center of population 2b: HOUSE, HOMESTEAD 4: a particular part of a
surface or body : SPOT 5a: relative position in a scale or sequence :
DEGREE 5b: a leading position at the conclusion of a competition 6a: a
proper or designated niche 6b: an appropriate moment or point 7a: an
available seat or accommodation 7b: an empty or vacated position 8: the
position of a figure in relation to others of a row or series and es p. of
one occurring after a decimal point 9a: remunerative employment : JOB; esp
: public office 9b: prestige accorded to one of high rank : STATUS 10: a
public square : PLAZA - place.less aj
2. place \'pla--s*-b*l\ vt 1: to distribute in an orderly manner : ARRANGE
2a: to put in a particular place : SET 2b: to present for consideration {a
question placed before the gro up} 2c: to put in a particular state 2d: to
direct to a desired spot 2e: to cause (the voice) to produce free and well
resonated singing or spe aking tones 3: to appoint to a position 4: to
find employment or a home for 5a: to assign to a position in a series or
category : RANK 5b: ESTIMATE 5c: to identify by connecting with an
associated context 6a: to give (an order) to a supplier 6b: to give an
order for {~ a bet} : to earn a top spot in a competition; specif : to
come in second in a horse race - place.able aj
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