PLACE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia (hodos), from feminine of platys broad, flat; akin to Sanskrit pṛthu broad, Latin planta sole of the foot Date: 13th century 1. physical environment ; space , a way for admission or transit, physical surroundings ; atmosphere , 2. an indefinite region or expanse , a building or locality used for a special purpose , the three-dimensional compass of a material object, 3. a particular region, center of population, or location , a building, part of a building, or area occupied as a home , a particular part of a surface or body ; spot , relative position in a scale or series: as, position in a social scale , a step in a sequence , a position at the conclusion of a competition , 6. a proper or designated niche or setting , an appropriate moment or point , a distinct condition, position, or state of mind , 7. an available seat or accommodation , an empty or vacated position , the position of a figure in relation to others of a row or series, 9. remunerative employment ; job , prestige accorded to one of high rank ; status , a public square ; plaza , a small street or court, second ~ at the finish (as of a horse race), II. verb (~d; placing) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to put in or as if in a particular ~ or position ; set , to present for consideration , to put in a particular state , to direct to a desired spot, to cause (the voice) to produce free and well resonated singing or speaking tones, 2. to assign to a position in a series or category ; rank , estimate , to identify by connecting with an associated context , to distribute in an orderly manner ; arrange , to appoint to a position, to find a ~ (as a home or employment) for, 6. to give (an order) to a supplier, to give an order for , to try to establish a connection for , intransitive verb to earn a given spot in a competition, ~able adjective