From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
place
n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot
on a planet" [syn: topographic point, place, spot]
2: any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this
place?"; "the president was concerned about the property
across from the White House" [syn: place, property]
3: 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: a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"
5: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or
served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his
place"; "in lieu of" [syn: stead, position, place,
lieu]
6: a particular situation; "If you were in my place what would
you do?" [syn: place, shoes]
7: 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?" [syn: home, place]
8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn: position, post, berth, office,
spot, billet, place, situation]
9: the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he
put the lamp back in its place" [syn: position, place]
10: proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his
place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station";
"married above her station" [syn: place, station]
11: 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" [syn: seat, place]
12: the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the
page"
13: proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place
is no longer in the kitchen"
14: a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm
Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" [syn: plaza, place, piazza]
15: an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place";
"moved from third to fifth position" [syn: place,
position]
16: a blank area; "write your name in the space provided" [syn:
space, blank space, place]
v 1: 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" [syn: put, set, place, pose,
position, lay]
2: place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was
placed on probation"
3: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
guide" [syn: rate, rank, range, order, grade,
place]
4: assign a location to; "The company located some of their
agents in Los Angeles" [syn: locate, place, site]
5: to arrange for; "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
6: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon" [syn: place, come
in, come out]
7: 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" [syn: target, aim, place, direct,
point]
8: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or
something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
[syn: identify, place]
9: assign to (a job or a home)
10: locate; "The film is set in Africa" [syn: set, localize,
localise, place]
11: estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." [syn:
place, put, set]
12: identify the location or place of; "We localized the source
of the infection" [syn: place, localize, localise]
13: make an investment; "Put money into bonds" [syn: invest,
put, commit, place] [ant: disinvest, divest]
14: assign to a station [syn: station, post, send,
place]
15: finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2
on number six to place"
16: sing a note with the correct pitch