place


Meanings

  • a point located with respect to surface features of some region;
    • "this is a nice place for a picnic"
  • any area set aside for a particular purpose;
    • "who owns this 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"
  • a general vicinity;
    • "He comes from a place near Chicago"
  • the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
    • "took his place"
  • a particular situation;
    • "If you were in my place what would you do?"
  • where you live at a particular time;
    • "your place or mine?"
  • a job in an organization;
  • the particular portion of space occupied by something;
    • "he put the lamp back in its place"
  • proper or designated social situation;
    • "he overstepped his place"
  • a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane);
    • "he sat in someone else's place"
  • the passage that is being read;
    • "he lost his place on the page"
  • proper or appropriate position or location;
    • "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
  • a public square with room for pedestrians;
  • an item on a list or in a sequence;
    • "in the second place"
  • a blank area;
  • put into a certain place or abstract location;
  • place somebody in a particular situation or location;
    • "he was placed on probation"
  • assign a rank or rating to;
  • assign a location to;
  • to arrange for;
    • "place a phone call"
    • "place a bet"
  • take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
  • intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
  • recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something;
  • assign to (a job or a home)
  • locate;
  • estimate;
  • identify the location or place of;
  • make an investment;
  • assign to a station
  • finish second or better in a horse or dog race;
    • "he bet $2 on number six to place"
  • sing a note with the correct pitch
  • PLACE v PLACED, PLACING, PLACES to set in a particular position


Scrabble Score: 9

place is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

place is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

place is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

place is a valid Words With Friends word