place

place [-s] n

ME < Fr. < L. platea, open space < Gk 'broad way'.

1. Spot; seat; chair; area to be occupied.
2. Heaven; paradise.
3. Position; proper arrangement.
4. Site; expanse; space; area; realm; region; appropriate setting; proper context; natural environment.
5. Passage; excerpt; section of a written text.
6. Presence; home; shelter; refuge; sanctuary; [metaphor] relationship; companionship; friendship; [fig.] harbor; haven.
7. Heart; soul; inner part; core of being.
8. Grave; tomb; burial site.
9. Circumstance; situation; time of day.
10. Altar; closet; (see Matthew 6:6); [fig.] attempt at communion.
11. Locale; point on a map; set of coordinates; [fig.] town; village; settlement; real domain for being.
12. World; society; sphere of existence.
13. Building; structure; edifice.
14. State of mind.
15. Cemetery; burial ground.
16. Space; room to grow.
17. Horizon; skyline; orient; eastern location.
18. Haunt; commonly occupied site; frequently visited location.
19. Rank; status; qualification for a position of honor; [fig.] legacy; inheritance; promised land.
20. Emotional state; feeling of security.
21. Landscape; scenery; vista; [fig.] absence; vacancy.
22. Phrase. “In the place of”: instead of; as a substitute for.
23. Phrase. “Market place”: public square; open-air bazaar.
24. Phrase. “Sheets of Place”: fenced portion of land; [kenning] fields; farms; homesteads;.

place [-d, placing] v

see place, n.

1. Put; position; cause to be located.
2. Fix; tidy; arrange properly.
3. Gather; collect; accumulate; come together; [fig.] congeal; coagulate; clot.
4. Appear; materialize.
5. Direct; send; [fig.] utter.
6. Seat; show someone to a seat.