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Definition of PLACE

1

the area or space occupied by or intended for something <the place chosen for the picnic> <there's the place where I left my umbrella>

Synonyms emplacement, locale, locality, location, locus, point, position, site, spot, venue, where

Related Words scene; precinct, region, section, sector; here, there

2

a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business <we're going to our favorite place to eat>

Synonyms establishment, joint, parlor, salon

Related Words spot, station; facility, installation; club, house; den, dive, hole

3

an assignment at which one regularly works for pay <a friend got her a place in a department store's clothing department>

Synonyms appointment, berth, billet, capacity, connection, function, place, position, post, situation

Related Words business, employ, employment, occupation, profession; work; office, spot; calling, pursuit, trade, vocation; line, racket; engagement, gig; livelihood, living; career, lifework, practice (also practise); duty, mission, posting, service, task

Near Antonyms avocation; joblessness, unemployment

4

an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing <let's make a place around our campfire for the newest member of our group>

Synonyms elbow room, place, space, way

Related Words capacity, compass, range, scope; berth, clearance, freedom, latitude, leeway, play

5

the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists <knew his place in the organization>

Synonyms business, capacity, function, job, part, place, position, purpose, task, work

Related Words affair, concern, hand, involvement, participation; niche, office, post, situation; calling, occupation, pursuit, vocation; activity, assignment, charge, commission, duty, employ, mission, responsibility, service, use

6

the place where one lives <they have a nice little place in the country>

Synonyms abode, diggings, domicile, dwelling, fireside, habitation, hearth, hearthstone, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof

Related Words accommodations, housing, nest, residency, shelter; bungalow, cabin, casita, chalet, cottage; duplex, ranch, ranch house, saltbox, semi [chiefly British], split level, townhome, town house, tract house, triplex; apartment, apartment house, condominium, flat, tenement, tenement house, walk-up; penthouse, salon, suite; barracks, billet, boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, lodging house, lodgment (or lodgement), room(s), rooming house; castle, château, countryseat, estate, hall, manor, manor house, mansion, palace, villa; farmhouse, grange, hacienda, homestead; double-wide, houseboat, house trailer, mobile home, motor home, recreational vehicle, trailer; hermitage, manse, parsonage, rectory, vicarage; hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty

7

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement <came in fourth place in the marathon>

Synonyms degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, ranking, reach(es), rung, situation, standing, station, status, stratum

Related Words condition, estate, order, walk; capacity, function; rating

8

a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited <with skills largely limited to those honed from endless hours of video games, he was having a hard time finding a place in the business world>

Synonyms groove, place, slot

Related Words appointment, berth, billet, capacity, function, job, position, post; rank, standing, station, status; forte, long suit, métier (also metier), speciality, specialty, strong suit, thing

9

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking <well, in the first place, you shouldn't even be here>

Synonyms chapter, cut, grade, inch, notch, peg, phase, place, point, stage, step

Related Words angle, aspect, facet, side; amount, measure, plane; decrement, increment