| 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" |
| occur | | |
| v. (change) | 1. come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ recrudesce, develop, break | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come up, arise | result or issue.; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" |
| ~ result | come about or follow as a consequence.; "nothing will result from this meeting" |
| ~ intervene | occur between other event or between certain points of time.; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" |
| ~ transpire | come about, happen, or occur.; "Several important events transpired last week" |
| ~ give | occur.; "what gives?" |
| ~ operate | happen.; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" |
| ~ supervene | take place as an additional or unexpected development. |
| ~ proceed, go | follow a certain course.; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" |
| ~ come | come to pass; arrive, as in due course.; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" |
| ~ fall | occur at a specified time or place.; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" |
| ~ anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than.; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ recur, repeat | happen or occur again.; "This is a recurring story" |
| ~ come off, go over, go off | happen in a particular manner.; "how did your talk go over?" |
| ~ roll around, come around | happen regularly.; "Christmas rolled around again" |
| ~ materialise, materialize, happen | come into being; become reality.; "Her dream really materialized" |
| ~ bechance, befall, happen | happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance.; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" |
| ~ bechance, befall, betide | become of; happen to.; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" |
| ~ coincide, concur | happen simultaneously.; "The two events coincided" |
| ~ backfire, backlash, recoil | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" |
| ~ chance | be the case by chance.; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" |
| ~ break | happen or take place.; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" |
| ~ fall, shine, strike | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" |
| ~ turn out | prove to be in the result or end.; "It turns out that he was right" |
| ~ contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize | happen at the same time. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. come, occur | come to one's mind; suggest itself.; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| v. (stative) | 3. occur | to be found to exist.; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" |
| ~ come along, appear | come into being or existence, or appear on the scene.; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" |
| ~ geminate, pair | occur in pairs. |
| ~ run | occur persistently.; "Musical talent runs in the family" |
| ~ collocate | have a strong tendency to occur side by side.; "The words 'new' and 'world' collocate" |
| ~ abound in, pullulate with, teem in | exist in large quantity. |
| transpire | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. transpirate, transpire | pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas. |
| ~ flow, flux | move or progress freely as if in a stream.; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" |
| v. (change) | 2. transpire | exude water vapor.; "plants transpire" |
| ~ evaporate, vaporize, vaporise | lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue.; "evaporate milk" |
| v. (change) | 3. transpire | come to light; become known.; "It transpired that she had worked as spy in East Germany" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (change) | 4. transpire | come about, happen, or occur.; "Several important events transpired last week" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| v. (body) | 5. transpire | give off (water) through the skin. |
| ~ exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze | release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.; "exude sweat through the pores" |
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