| 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" |
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