Definitions
How to pronounce place:
Place - as a noun
A point located with respect to surface features of some region
Example: "This is a nice place for a picnic"
Any area set aside for a particular purpose
Example: "Who owns this place?"
An abstract mental location
Example: "He has a special place in my thoughts"
A general vicinity
Example: "He comes from a place near chicago"
The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Example: "Can you go in my stead?"
A particular situation
Example: "If you were in my place what would you do?"
Where you live at a particular time
Example: "Deliver the package to my home"
A job in an organization
Example: "He occupied a post in the treasury"
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The particular portion of space occupied by something
Example: "He put the lamp back in its place"
Proper or designated social situation
Example: "He overstepped his place"
A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
Example: "He booked their seats in advance"
The passage that is being read
Example: "He lost his place on the page"
Proper or appropriate position or location
Example: "A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
A public square with room for pedestrians
Example: "They met at elm plaza"
An item on a list or in a sequence
Example: "In the second place"
A blank area
Example: "Write your name in the space provided"
Place - as a verb
Put into a certain place or abstract location
Example: "Put your things here"
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Place somebody in a particular situation or location
Example: "He was placed on probation"
Assign a rank or rating to
Example: "How would you rank these students?"
Assign a location to
Example: "The company located some of their agents in los angeles"
To arrange for
Example: "Place a phone call"
Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
Example: "Jerry came in third in the marathon"
Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Example: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
Example: "She identified the man on the `wanted' poster"
Assign to (a job or a home)
Identify the location or place of
Example: "We localized the source of the infection"
Make an investment
Example: "Put money into bonds"
Assign to a station
Finish second or better in a horse or dog race
Example: "He bet $2 on number six to place"
Sing a note with the correct pitch
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Word Game Points
PLACE has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
PLACE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
PLACE has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.