noun#182 by frequency

place

/ˈpleɪ̯s/

A location or position in space; An area; somewhere within an area.; An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard

Meanings

1
A location or position in space
- I know those places well.
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- Let's go to my place!
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2
An area; somewhere within an area.; An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard
3
An area; somewhere within an area.; A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name
4
An area; somewhere within an area.; An inhabited area: a village, town, or city
5
An area; somewhere within an area.; Any area of the earth: a region
6
An area; somewhere within an area.; The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit
7
An area; somewhere within an area.; The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms
8
An area; somewhere within an area.; An area of the body, especially the skin
9
Proper or usual position
10
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader

verbnot in the study set

/ˈpleɪ̯s/

To put in a specific location; To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position); to rank at a certain position).

1
To put (someone or something) in a specific location
- You place me in a difficult position.
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- Tom placed the gifts under the Christmas tree.
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2
To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal))
3
To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).; To finish second, especially of horses or dogs