n. a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago"

n. [a particular area in space in relation to others]

n. 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"

n. proper or appropriate position or location; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

n. the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page"

n. the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place"

n. any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

n. 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?"

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

n. 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"

n. a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

n. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

v. sing a note with the correct pitch

v. finish second or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to place"

v. assign to (a job or a home)

v. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"

v. assign to (a job or a home)

v. locate; "The film is set in Africa"

v. identify the location or place of; "We localized the source of the infection"

v. estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

v. assign to a station

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

v. 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"

v. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

n. an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood"

n. a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made; "they shot the film on location in Nevada"

n. the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"

n. a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household

n. mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups

n. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity"

n. primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

n. the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"

n. a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family"

n. the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

n. social status or position conferred by a system based on class; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station"

n. status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"

n. a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple"

n. social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

n. the state of being held in high esteem and honor

n. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

n. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"

n. the status of being a champion; "he held the title for two years"

n. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group; "lumber of the highest grade"

n. relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"

n. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

n. an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community); "an ethnic neighborhood"

n. the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school"

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

n. an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"

n. a fee for mooring

n. a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers"

n. a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

n. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

n. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

n. a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park"

n. a yard or lawn adjoining a house

n. a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

n. a field of cultivated and mowed grass

n. a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

n. a district that is reserved for particular purpose

n. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"

n. a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

n. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

n. 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"

n. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

n. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

n. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

n. the organized work of a religious missionary

n. the trade of a funeral director

v. distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom

v. distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

v. attach a tag or label to; "label these bottles"

v. propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party"

v. put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"

v. live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room"

v. inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring"

v. be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?"

v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

v. hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

v. determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"

v. put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"

v. put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

v. provide housing for (military personnel)

v. provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

v. set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

v. move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

v. attach to; "affix the seal here"

v. found or ground; "build a defense on nothing but the accused person's reputation"

v. give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

v. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"

v. fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"

v. put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"

v. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"

v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"

v. assign to a station

v. move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

v. set up for use; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink"

v. give an artificially banal or sexual quality to

v. provide; "The city has to put up half the required amount"

v. give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"

v. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

v. hand over formally

v. furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas"

v. throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"

v. devise or compose; "This designer makes up our Spring collections"

v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

v. lift or elevate

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

v. engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"

v. get up on the back of; "mount a horse"

v. tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

v. hand over formally

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

v. plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"

v. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

v. put into commission; equip for service; of ships

v. enter into a contractual arrangement

v. hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"

v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

v. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

v. organize into a code or system, such as a body of law; "Hammurabi codified the laws"

v. regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"

v. feel admiration for

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

v. issue a decree; "The King only can decree"

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

v. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"

v. lay on

v. put together out of existing material; "compile a list"

v. to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"

v. group with

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

v. reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment); "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa"

v. remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

v. destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

v. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"

v. take and lift upward

v. give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift; "We picked up a hitchhiker on the highway"