Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)topographic point, place, spota 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)place, propertyany area set aside for a particular purpose“who owns this place?”,
“the president was concerned about the property across from the White House” (n)placean 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)placea general vicinity“He comes from a place near Chicago” (n)stead, position, place, lieuthe post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another“can you go in my stead?”,
“took his place”,
“in lieu of” (n)place, shoesa particular situation“If you were in my place what would you do?” (n)home, placewhere 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)position, placethe particular portion of space occupied by something“he put the lamp back in its place” (n)place, stationproper or designated social situation“he overstepped his place”,
“the responsibilities of a man in his station”,
“married above her station” (n)seat, placea 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” (n)placethe passage that is being read“he lost his place on the page” (n)placeproper or appropriate position or location“a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen” (n)plaza, place, piazzaa public square with room for pedestrians“they met at Elm Plaza”,
“Grosvenor Place” (n)place, positionan item on a list or in a sequence“in the second place”,
“moved from third to fifth position” Verbs
(v)put, set, place, pose, position, layput 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)placeplace somebody in a particular situation or location“he was placed on probation” (v)rate, rank, range, order, grade, placeassign a rank or rating to“how would you rank these students?”,
“The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide” (v)locate, place, siteassign a location to“The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles” (v)placeto arrange for“place a phone call”,
“place a bet” (v)place, come in, come outtake a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal“Jerry came in third in the Marathon” (v)target, aim, place, direct, pointintend (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” (v)identify, placerecognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something“She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster” (v)placeassign to (a job or a home) (v)place, put, setestimate“We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.” (v)placefinish second or better in a horse or dog race“he bet $2 on number six to place” (v)placesing a note with the correct pitch