- a point located with respect to surface features of some region;
"this is a nice place for a picnic"
"a bright spot on a planet"
- any area set aside for a particular purpose;
"who owns this place?"
"the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
- an 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"
- a general vicinity;
"He comes from a place near Chicago"
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
"can you go in my stead?"
"took his place"
"in lieu of"
- a particular situation;
"If you were in my place what would you do?"
- where 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?"
- a job in an organization;
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
- the particular portion of space occupied by something;
"he put the lamp back in its place"
- proper or designated social situation;
"he overstepped his place"
"the responsibilities of a man in his station"
"married above her station"
- a 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"
- the passage that is being read;
"he lost his place on the page"
- proper or appropriate position or location;
"a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
- a public square with room for pedestrians;
"they met at Elm Plaza"
"Grosvenor Place"
- an item on a list or in a sequence;
"in the second place"
"moved from third to fifth position"
- a blank area;
"write your name in the space provided"
