| location | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. location | a point or extent in space. |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ infinite, space | the unlimited expanse in which everything is located.; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" |
| ~ here | the present location; this place.; "where do we go from here?" |
| ~ there | a location other than here; that place.; "you can take it from there" |
| ~ somewhere | an indefinite or unknown location.; "they moved to somewhere in Spain" |
| ~ bilocation | the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations. |
| ~ seat | the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based.; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason" |
| ~ home | the country or state or city where you live.; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey" |
| ~ home, base | the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end. |
| ~ outer space, space | any location outside the Earth's atmosphere.; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth" |
| ~ jungle | a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival. |
| ~ north | a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ northeast | a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ east | a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ southeast | a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ south | a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ southwest | a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ west | a location in the western part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ northwest | a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city. |
| ~ earth | the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell).; "it was hell on earth" |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| ~ point | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ region | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth.; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" |
| ~ whereabouts | the general location where something is.; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime" |
| ~ sodom | any location known for vice and corruption. |
| ~ mountain pass, notch, pass | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" |
| ~ space | an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things).; "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" |
| n. (act) | 2. emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning | the act of putting something in a certain place. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ stratification | the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination. |
| ~ juxtaposition, collocation, apposition | the act of positioning close together (or side by side).; "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors" |
| ~ interposition, intervention | the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others. |
| ~ orientation | the act of orienting. |
| ~ planting | the act of fixing firmly in place.; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway" |
| ~ implantation | the act of planting or setting in the ground. |
| ~ repositioning | the act of placing in a new position. |
| ~ set | the act of putting something in position.; "he gave a final set to his hat" |
| ~ superposition | the placement of one thing on top of another. |
| ~ fingering | the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument. |
| ~ superposition | (geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide. |
| n. (act) | 3. fix, localisation, localization, locating, location | a determination of the place where something is.; "he got a good fix on the target" |
| ~ determination, finding | the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation.; "the determination of molecular structures" |
| ~ echo sounding, echolocation | determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. location | a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made.; "they shot the film on location in Nevada" |
| ~ workplace, work | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| place | | |
| n. (location) | 1. place, spot, topographic point | 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" |
| ~ tomb, grave | a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone).; "he put flowers on his mother's grave" |
| ~ junction | the place where two or more things come together. |
| ~ birthplace, place of birth | the place where someone was born. |
| ~ polling place, polling station | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election. |
| ~ end | one of two places from which people are communicating to each other.; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time" |
| ~ hiding place | a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself). |
| ~ heights, high | a high place.; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" |
| ~ hole-in-the-wall | a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place.; "his office was a hole-in-the-wall" |
| ~ holy, holy place, sanctum | a sacred place of pilgrimage. |
| ~ mecca | a place that attracts many visitors.; "New York is a mecca for young artists" |
| ~ nesting place | a place suitable for nesting. |
| ~ overlook | a high place affording a good view. |
| ~ crest, summit, top, peak, tip, crown | the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill).; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit" |
| ~ point | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
| ~ rendezvous | a place where people meet.; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous" |
| ~ scour | a place that is scoured (especially by running water). |
| ~ service area | place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities. |
| ~ showplace | a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty. |
| ~ solitude | a solitary place. |
| ~ stop | a spot where something halts or pauses.; "his next stop is Atlanta" |
| ~ target area, target | the location of the target that is to be hit. |
| ~ puddle, pool | something resembling a pool of liquid.; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" |
| ~ zone | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features. |
| n. (location) | 2. place, property | any area set aside for a particular purpose.; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House" |
| ~ boatyard | a place where boats are built or maintained or stored. |
| ~ sanctuary | a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept. |
| ~ centre, center | a place where some particular activity is concentrated.; "they received messages from several centers" |
| ~ colony | a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated.; "a nudist colony"; "an artists' colony" |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ hatchery | a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs).; "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. place | 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" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ layer, stratum, level | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth.; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously" |
| n. (location) | 4. place | a general vicinity.; "He comes from a place near Chicago" |
| ~ locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood, vicinity | a surrounding or nearby region.; "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"; "it is a rugged locality"; "he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood"; "I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the woods" |
| n. (act) | 5. lieu, place, position, stead | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another.; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" |
| ~ role, function, office, part | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
| ~ behalf | as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as.; "on behalf of"; "in behalf of"; "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client" |
| n. (state) | 6. place, shoes | a particular situation.; "If you were in my place what would you do?" |
| ~ situation, position | a condition or position in which you find yourself.; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" |
| n. (location) | 7. home, place | 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?" |
| ~ abode, residence | any address at which you dwell more than temporarily.; "a person can have several residences" |
| ~ home away from home, home from home | a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home. |
| n. (act) | 8. berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | a job in an organization.; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ academicianship | the position of member of an honorary academy. |
| ~ accountantship | the position of accountant. |
| ~ admiralty | the office of admiral. |
| ~ ambassadorship | the post of ambassador. |
| ~ apostleship | the position of apostle. |
| ~ apprenticeship | the position of apprentice. |
| ~ associateship | the position of associate (as in an office or academy). |
| ~ attorneyship | the position of attorney. |
| ~ bailiffship | the office of bailiff. |
| ~ baronetage | the state of a baronet. |
| ~ bishopry, episcopate | the office and dignity of a bishop. |
| ~ cadetship | the position of cadet. |
| ~ caliphate | the office of a caliph. |
| ~ captaincy, captainship | the post of captain. |
| ~ cardinalship | the office of cardinal. |
| ~ chairmanship | the position of chairman. |
| ~ chancellorship | the office of chancellor. |
| ~ chaplaincy, chaplainship | the position of chaplain. |
| ~ chieftaincy, chieftainship | the position of chieftain. |
| ~ clerkship | the job of clerk. |
| ~ commandership, commandery | the position or office of commander. |
| ~ comptrollership | the position of comptroller. |
| ~ consulship | the post of consul. |
| ~ controllership | the position of controller. |
| ~ councillorship, councilorship | the position of council member. |
| ~ counsellorship, counselorship | the position of counselor. |
| ~ curacy | the position of a curate. |
| ~ curatorship | the position of curator. |
| ~ custodianship | the position of custodian. |
| ~ deanship, deanery | the position or office of a dean. |
| ~ directorship | the position of a director of a business concern. |
| ~ discipleship | the position of disciple. |
| ~ editorship | the position of editor. |
| ~ eldership | the office of elder. |
| ~ emirate | the office of an emir. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a father. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a religious leader. |
| ~ foremanship | the position of foreman. |
| ~ generalcy, generalship | the office and authority of a general. |
| ~ governorship | the office of governor. |
| ~ headship | the position of head. |
| ~ headship | the position of headmaster or headmistress. |
| ~ hot seat | a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism. |
| ~ incumbency | the office of an incumbent. |
| ~ inspectorship | the office of inspector. |
| ~ instructorship | the position of instructor. |
| ~ internship | the position of a medical intern. |
| ~ judgeship, judicature | the position of judge. |
| ~ khanate | the position of a khan. |
| ~ lectureship | the post of lecturer. |
| ~ legateship, legation | the post or office of legate. |
| ~ legislatorship | the office of legislator. |
| ~ librarianship | the position of librarian. |
| ~ lieutenancy | the position of a lieutenant. |
| ~ magistracy, magistrature | the position of magistrate. |
| ~ managership | the position of manager. |
| ~ manhood | the status of being a man. |
| ~ marshalship | the post of marshall. |
| ~ mastership | the position of master. |
| ~ mayoralty | the position of mayor. |
| ~ messiahship | the position of messiah. |
| ~ moderatorship | the position of moderator. |
| ~ overlordship | the position of overlord. |
| ~ pastorship, pastorate | the position of pastor. |
| ~ peasanthood | the state of being a peasant.; "the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood" |
| ~ plum | a highly desirable position or assignment.; "a political plum" |
| ~ praetorship | the office of praetor. |
| ~ precentorship | the position of precentor. |
| ~ preceptorship | the position of preceptor. |
| ~ prefecture | the office of prefect. |
| ~ prelacy, prelature | the office or station of a prelate. |
| ~ premiership | the office of premier. |
| ~ presidentship, presidency | the office and function of president.; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" |
| ~ primateship | the office of primate. |
| ~ principalship | the post of principal. |
| ~ priorship | the office of prior. |
| ~ proconsulate, proconsulship | the position of proconsul. |
| ~ proctorship | the position of proctor. |
| ~ professorship, chair | the position of professor.; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" |
| ~ protectorship | the position of protector. |
| ~ public office | a position concerning the people as a whole. |
| ~ rabbinate | the office or function of a rabbi. |
| ~ receivership | the office of a receiver. |
| ~ rectorate, rectorship | the office or station of a rector. |
| ~ regency | the office of a regent. |
| ~ residency | the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship). |
| ~ rulership | the position of ruler. |
| ~ sainthood | the status and dignity of a saint. |
| ~ secretaryship | the position of secretary. |
| ~ feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory | the position and authority of a feudal lord. |
| ~ senatorship | the office of senator. |
| ~ sinecure | an office that involves minimal duties. |
| ~ solicitorship | the position of solicitor. |
| ~ speakership | the position of Speaker. |
| ~ stewardship | the position of steward. |
| ~ studentship | the position of student. |
| ~ teachership | the position of teacher. |
| ~ thaneship | the position of thane. |
| ~ throne | the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions. |
| ~ treasurership | the position of treasurer. |
| ~ tribuneship | the position of tribune. |
| ~ trusteeship | the position of trustee. |
| ~ vice-presidency | the office and function of a vice president. |
| ~ viceroyship | the position of viceroy. |
| ~ viziership | the position of vizier. |
| ~ wardenship | the position of warden. |
| ~ wardership | the position of warder. |
| ~ womanhood | the status of a woman. |
| n. (location) | 9. place, position | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| ~ wing | (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft. |
| ~ half-mast, half-staff | a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress. |
| ~ lead | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base.; "he took a long lead off first" |
| ~ point | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
| ~ pole position | the most favorable position at the start of a race. |
| ~ polls | the place where people vote. |
| ~ pride of place | the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place. |
| ~ anomaly | (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun). |
| ~ site, situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings.; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" |
| ~ setting | the physical position of something.; "he changed the setting on the thermostat" |
| ~ juxtaposition | a side-by-side position. |
| ~ lie | position or manner in which something is situated. |
| ~ post, station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand.; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" |
| ~ pitch | a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk).; "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors" |
| ~ landmark | the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape.; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark" |
| ~ right | location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east.; "he stood on the right" |
| ~ left | location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east.; "she stood on the left" |
| ~ back, rear | the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer.; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store" |
| ~ front | the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer.; "he walked to the front of the stage" |
| ~ stand | the position where a thing or person stands. |
| ~ station | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty. |
| ~ vantage | place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective). |
| n. (state) | 10. place, station | proper or designated social situation.; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station" |
| ~ niche | a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it.; "he found his niche in the academic world" |
| ~ social rank, social station, social status, rank | position in a social hierarchy.; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" |
| n. (location) | 11. place, seat | 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" |
| ~ aeroplane, airplane, plane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| ~ perch | an elevated place serving as a seat. |
| ~ space | an area reserved for some particular purpose.; "the laboratory's floor space" |
| n. (communication) | 12. place | the passage that is being read.; "he lost his place on the page" |
| ~ passage | a section of text; particularly a section of medium length. |
| n. (state) | 13. place | proper or appropriate position or location.; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| n. (location) | 14. piazza, place, plaza | a public square with room for pedestrians.; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" |
| ~ public square, square | an open area at the meeting of two or more streets. |
| n. (communication) | 15. place, position | an item on a list or in a sequence.; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" |
| ~ item, point | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" |
| ~ postposition | (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached). |
| ~ preposition | (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached). |
| n. (communication) | 16. blank space, place, space | a blank area.; "write your name in the space provided" |
| ~ surface area, expanse, area | the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary.; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" |
| ~ margin | the blank space that surrounds the text on a page.; "he jotted a note in the margin" |
| ~ indention, indent, indentation, indenture | the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line. |
| ~ form | a printed document with spaces in which to write.; "he filled out his tax form" |
| v. (contact) | 17. lay, place, pose, position, put, set | put 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" |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| ~ docket | place on the docket for legal action.; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried" |
| ~ cock | set the trigger of a firearm back for firing. |
| ~ postpose | place after another constituent in the sentence.; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them" |
| ~ prepose | place before another constituent in the sentence.; "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them" |
| ~ step | place (a ship's mast) in its step. |
| ~ put back, replace | put something back where it belongs.; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" |
| ~ stratify | form, arrange, or deposit in layers.; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses" |
| ~ plant | place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive.; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment" |
| ~ intersperse | place at intervals in or among.; "intersperse exclamation marks in the text" |
| ~ snuggle, nestle | position comfortably.; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" |
| ~ pile | place or lay as if in a pile.; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ superimpose, lay over, superpose | place on top of.; "can you superimpose the two images?" |
| ~ superpose | place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide. |
| ~ park | place temporarily.; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" |
| ~ ensconce, settle | fix firmly.; "He ensconced himself in the chair" |
| ~ dispose | place or put in a particular order.; "the dots are unevenly disposed" |
| ~ emplace | put into place or position.; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" |
| ~ emplace | provide a new emplacement for guns. |
| ~ ship | place on board a ship.; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" |
| ~ underlay | put (something) under or beneath.; "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper" |
| ~ trench | set, plant, or bury in a trench.; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" |
| ~ pigeonhole | place into a small compartment. |
| ~ shelve | place on a shelf.; "shelve books" |
| ~ jar | place in a cylindrical vessel.; "jar the jam" |
| ~ repose | to put something (eg trust) in something.; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King" |
| ~ sign | place signs, as along a road.; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" |
| ~ middle | put in the middle. |
| ~ parallelize | place parallel to one another. |
| ~ butt | place end to end without overlapping.; "The frames must be butted at the joints" |
| ~ recess | put into a recess.; "recess lights" |
| ~ reposition | place into another position. |
| ~ throw, thrust | place or put with great energy.; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" |
| ~ tee, tee up | place on a tee.; "tee golf balls" |
| ~ rack up | place in a rack.; "rack pool balls" |
| ~ coffin | place into a coffin.; "her body was coffined" |
| ~ bed | put to bed.; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" |
| ~ appose | place side by side or in close proximity. |
| ~ place down, put down, set down | cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place.; "set down your bags here" |
| ~ sow, seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.; "She sowed sunflower seeds" |
| ~ misplace | place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position.; "misplaced modifiers" |
| ~ juxtapose | place side by side.; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" |
| ~ set down | put or settle into a position.; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley" |
| ~ bottle | put into bottles.; "bottle the mineral water" |
| ~ bucket | put into a bucket. |
| ~ barrel | put in barrels. |
| ~ ground | place or put on the ground. |
| ~ pillow, rest | rest on or as if on a pillow.; "pillow your head" |
| ~ mislay, misplace, lose | place (something) where one cannot find it again.; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" |
| ~ upend | set, turn, or stand on end.; "upend the box and empty the contents" |
| ~ seat, sit down, sit | show to a seat; assign a seat for.; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" |
| ~ seat | place in or on a seat.; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair" |
| ~ lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| ~ place upright, stand up, stand | put into an upright position.; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" |
| ~ recline | cause to recline.; "She reclined her head on the pillow" |
| ~ plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" |
| ~ instal, install, put in, set up | set up for use.; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" |
| ~ posit, situate, deposit, fix | put (something somewhere) firmly.; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" |
| ~ ladle | put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle.; "ladle soup into the bowl" |
| ~ poise | cause to be balanced or suspended. |
| ~ lean | cause to lean or incline.; "He leaned his rifle against the wall" |
| ~ clap | put quickly or forcibly.; "The judge clapped him in jail" |
| ~ rest | put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying.; "Rest your head on my shoulder" |
| ~ perch | cause to perch or sit.; "She perched her hat on her head" |
| ~ load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance.; "load the bags onto the trucks" |
| ~ cram | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled.; "cram books into the suitcase" |
| ~ set | put into a position that will restore a normal state.; "set a broken bone" |
| ~ siphon | move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action.; "siphon gas into the tank" |
| ~ seat | place or attach firmly in or on a base.; "seat the camera on the tripod" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| ~ glycerolise, glycerolize | place in glycerol. |
| ~ space | place at intervals.; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates" |
| ~ marshal | place in proper rank.; "marshal the troops" |
| ~ settle, settle down | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.; "dust settled on the roofs" |
| ~ throw | to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly.; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse" |
| ~ imbricate | place so as to overlap.; "imbricate the roof tiles" |
| v. (social) | 18. place | place somebody in a particular situation or location.; "he was placed on probation" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| v. (cognition) | 19. grade, order, place, range, rank, rate | assign a rank or rating to.; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" |
| ~ superordinate | place in a superior order or rank.; "These two notions are superordinated to a third" |
| ~ shortlist | put someone or something on a short list. |
| ~ seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. |
| ~ reorder | assign a new order to. |
| ~ subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value.; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" |
| ~ prioritise, prioritize | assign a priority to.; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize" |
| ~ sequence | arrange in a sequence. |
| ~ downgrade | rate lower; lower in value or esteem. |
| ~ upgrade | rate higher; raise in value or esteem. |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| v. (possession) | 20. locate, place, site | assign a location to.; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" |
| ~ station, post, send, place | assign to a station. |
| v. (communication) | 21. place | to arrange for.; "place a phone call"; "place a bet" |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| v. (cognition) | 22. come in, come out, place | take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal.; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" |
| ~ rank | take or have a position relative to others.; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" |
| v. (competition) | 23. aim, direct, place, point, target | intend (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" |
| ~ address | direct a question at someone. |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| ~ home in, range in, zero in | direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids. |
| v. (cognition) | 24. identify, place | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
| ~ differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell | mark as different.; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" |
| ~ set, determine | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| v. (social) | 25. place | assign to (a job or a home). |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| v. (creation) | 26. localise, localize, place, set | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
| ~ stage, present, represent | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| v. (cognition) | 27. place, put, set | estimate.; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." |
| ~ estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).; "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| v. (stative) | 28. localise, localize, place | identify the location or place of.; "We localized the source of the infection" |
| ~ situate, locate | determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey.; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" |
| v. (possession) | 29. commit, invest, place, put | make an investment.; "Put money into bonds" |
| ~ fund | invest money in government securities. |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| ~ roll over | re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security.; "She rolled over her IRA" |
| ~ shelter | invest (money) so that it is not taxable. |
| ~ tie up | invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes.; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" |
| ~ job, speculate | invest at a risk.; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" |
| ~ buy into | buy stocks or shares of a company. |
| v. (competition) | 30. place, post, send, station | assign to a station. |
| ~ garrison | station (troops) in a fort or garrison. |
| ~ fort | station (troops) in a fort. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ site, locate, place | assign a location to.; "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles" |
| v. (competition) | 31. place | finish second or better in a horse or dog race.; "he bet $2 on number six to place" |
| ~ race, run | compete in a race.; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" |
| v. (communication) | 32. place | sing a note with the correct pitch. |
| ~ sing | produce tones with the voice.; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| site | | |
| n. (location) | 1. land site, site | the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located).; "a good site for the school" |
| ~ summer camp, camp | a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months.; "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp" |
| ~ apron | (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green. |
| ~ bomb site | an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs.; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site" |
| ~ campground, camping area, camping ground, camping site, campsite, encampment, bivouac | a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent. |
| ~ burial ground, burial site, burying ground, cemetery, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis | a tract of land used for burials. |
| ~ archeological site, dig, excavation | the site of an archeological exploration.; "they set up camp next to the dig" |
| ~ dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard, dump | a piece of land where waste materials are dumped. |
| ~ fairway | the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short. |
| ~ putting green, putting surface, green | an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course.; "the ball rolled across the green and into the bunker" |
| ~ ground zero | the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed. |
| ~ launching site | a place for launching pads. |
| ~ monument | an important site that is marked and preserved as public property. |
| ~ premises | land and the buildings on it.; "bread is baked on the premises"; "the were evicted from the premises" |
| ~ rough | the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short. |
| ~ tee, teeing ground | the starting place for each hole on a golf course.; "they were waiting on the first tee" |
| ~ superfund site, toxic site, toxic waste area | a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| ~ lateran | the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace. |
| n. (location) | 2. site, situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings.; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| ~ active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs. |
| ~ close quarters | a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something. |
| ~ locus | the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome. |
| ~ locus of infection | the specific site in the body where an infection originates. |
| ~ restriction site | the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA. |
| ~ antigenic determinant, epitope, determinant | the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself. |
| n. (communication) | 3. internet site, site, web site, website | a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web.; "the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers" |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ chat room, chatroom | a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic). |
| ~ portal site, portal | a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet.; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc." |
| spot | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. spot | a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. point, spot | an outstanding characteristic.; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" |
| ~ characteristic | a distinguishing quality. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot | a blemish made by dirt.; "he had a smudge on his cheek" |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ blotch, splodge, splotch | an irregularly shaped spot. |
| ~ fingermark, fingerprint | a smudge made by a (dirty) finger. |
| ~ inkblot | a blot made with ink. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot | a small contrasting part of something.; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red" |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| ~ speck, pinpoint | a very small spot.; "the plane was just a speck in the sky" |
| ~ nebula | (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea. |
| ~ splash | a patch of bright color.; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" |
| ~ worn spot, fret | a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion. |
| ~ plaque | (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body. |
| ~ macule, macula | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. |
| ~ mock sun, parhelion, sundog | a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals.; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" |
| ~ macula, sunspot | a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field. |
| ~ facula | a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots. |
| ~ facula | a bright spot on a planet. |
| n. (communication) | 5. spot | a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance.; "they changed his spot on the program" |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. spot | a business establishment for entertainment.; "night spot" |
| ~ cabaret, night club, nightclub, nightspot, club | a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink.; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club" |
| ~ clip joint | a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment. |
| ~ hot spot, hotspot | a lively entertainment spot. |
| ~ joint | a disreputable place of entertainment. |
| ~ business establishment, place of business | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered. |
| n. (state) | 7. spot, touch | a slight attack of illness.; "he has a touch of rheumatism" |
| ~ attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.; "an attack of diarrhea" |
| n. (quantity) | 8. bit, spot | a small piece or quantity of something.; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper"; "a bit of lint"; "I gave him a bit of my mind" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| n. (communication) | 9. pip, spot | a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit). |
| ~ playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
| ~ marking, mark, marker | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| n. (artifact) | 10. spot, spotlight | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer. |
| ~ lamp | an artificial source of visible illumination. |
| ~ theater light | any of various lights used in a theater. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. spot | a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value.; "an eight-spot" |
| ~ eight-spot, eight | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face. |
| ~ five, five-spot | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips. |
| ~ four-spot, four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips. |
| ~ nine-spot, nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face. |
| ~ playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
| ~ seven-spot, seven | one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face. |
| ~ six-spot, six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips. |
| ~ ten-spot, ten | one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face. |
| n. (act) | 12. blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it.; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| ~ error, fault, mistake | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
| v. (perception) | 13. descry, espy, spot, spy | catch sight of. |
| ~ sight, spy | catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes.; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" |
| v. (perception) | 14. discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart | detect with the senses.; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ resolve | make clearly visible.; "can this image be resolved?" |
| ~ discriminate | distinguish.; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" |
| v. (contact) | 15. blemish, spot | mar or impair with a flaw.; "her face was blemished" |
| ~ begrime, bemire, colly, dirty, grime, soil | make soiled, filthy, or dirty.; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!" |
| v. (contact) | 16. blob, blot, fleck, spot | make a spot or mark onto.; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" |
| ~ stain | produce or leave stains.; "Red wine stains the table cloth" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ splotch | blotch or spot. |
| ~ maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically.; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" |
| ~ bespeckle, speckle | mark with small spots.; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" |
| ~ bespatter, spatter | spot, splash, or soil.; "The baby spattered the bib with food" |
| v. (change) | 17. spot | become spotted.; "This dress spots quickly" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ freckle | become freckled.; "I freckle easily" |
| ~ fox | become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots. |
| v. (change) | 18. spot | mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition.; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ freckle | mark with freckles. |
| ~ dapple, mottle, cloud | colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. |
| zone | | |
| n. (location) | 1. zone | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features. |
| ~ island | a zone or area resembling an island. |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | 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" |
| n. (location) | 2. geographical zone, zone | any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude. |
| ~ climatic zone | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude. |
| ~ geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | a demarcated area of the Earth. |
| ~ time zone | any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used. |
| ~ transit zone | a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers. |
| n. (location) | 3. zone | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic. |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ buffer zone, buffer | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict. |
| ~ combat area, combat zone | a military area where combat forces operate. |
| ~ danger zone | a dangerous area. |
| ~ demilitarized zone, dmz | a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited.; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea" |
| ~ drop zone, dropping zone | an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops. |
| ~ kill zone, killing zone | an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities. |
| ~ strike zone | (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike. |
| ~ tidal zone | an area subject to tidal action. |
| ~ canal zone, panama canal zone | a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal. |
| n. (body) | 4. zona, zone | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure. |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ zona pellucida | thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus. |
| ~ zonula, zonule | small beltlike zone. |
| ~ anatomy, general anatomy | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals. |
| v. (social) | 5. district, zone | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns. |
| ~ govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order | bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" |
| v. (change) | 6. partition, zone | separate or apportion into sections.; "partition a room off" |
| ~ screen off, separate off | partition by means of a divider, such as a screen.; "screen off this part of the room" |
| ~ divide, separate | make a division or separation. |
| invite | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. invite | a colloquial expression for invitation.; "he didn't get no invite to the party" |
| ~ invitation | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something.; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. ask for, invite | increase the likelihood of.; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| v. (social) | 3. ask over, ask round, invite | invite someone to one's house.; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ ask in, invite | ask to enter.; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. invite, tempt | give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting.; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bid, invite | ask someone in a friendly way to do something. |
| ~ request | ask (a person) to do something.; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript" |
| ~ allure, tempt | dispose or incline or entice to.; "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food" |
| ~ challenge | issue a challenge to.; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| v. (social) | 6. invite, pay for | have as a guest.; "I invited them to a restaurant" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| v. (contact) | 7. ask in, invite | ask to enter.; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ call in | summon to enter.; "The nurse called in the next patient" |
| ~ ask over, ask round, invite | invite someone to one's house.; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
| v. (communication) | 8. call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| v. (contact) | 9. invite, receive, take in | express willingness to have in one's home or environs.; "The community warmly received the refugees" |
| ~ welcome | receive someone, as into one's house. |
| ~ absorb | assimilate or take in.; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society" |
| ~ see | receive as a specified guest.; "the doctor will see you now"; "The minister doesn't see anybody before noon" |
| ~ assume | take up someone's soul into heaven.; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" |
| ~ induct | admit as a member.; "We were inducted into the honor society" |
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