" place "

1: the area or space occupied by or intended for something;

  * e.g., " ... the place chosen for the picnic "

•  Synonyms : 

•  emplacement,

•  locale,

•  locality,

•  location,

•  locus,

•  point,

•  position,

•  site,

•  spot,

•  venue,

•  where

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business;

  * e.g., " ... we're going to our favorite place to eat "

•  Synonyms : 

•  establishment,

•  joint,

•  parlor,

•  salon

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: an assignment at which one regularly works for pay;

  * e.g., " ... a friend got her a place in a department store's clothing department "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appointment,

•  berth,

•  billet,

•  capacity,

•  connection,

•  function,

•  job,

•  position,

•  post,

•  situation

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in setting, setup;

•  Synonyms : 

•  setting,

•  setup,

•  flatware,

•  silver,

•  silverware,

•  tableware,

•  silver plate,

•  cutlery,

•  chopstick,

•  fork,

•  knife,

•  spoon,

•  tablespoon,

•  teaspoon

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in settings, setups;

•  Synonyms : 

•  settings,

•  setups,

•  flatware,

•  silvers,

•  silverwares,

•  tablewares,

•  silver plates,

•  cutleries,

•  chopsticks,

•  forks,

•  knives,

•  spoons,

•  tablespoons,

•  teaspoons

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises;

  * e.g., " ... die-hard fans gathered at the local watering place to watch the Super Bowl "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bar,

•  barroom,

•  café,

•  cantina,

•  dramshop,

•  gin mill,

•  grogshop,

•  pub,

•  public house,

•  saloon,

•  taproom,

•  tavern,

•  watering hole

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament;

  * e.g., " ... a trophy wife with enough rocks to open her own jewelry store "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brilliant,

•  gem,

•  gemstone,

•  jewel

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to arrange something in a certain spot or position;

  * e.g., " ... he carefully placed the flowers in a vase "

•  Synonyms : 

•  depose,

•  deposit,

•  dispose,

•  emplace,

•  fix,

•  lay,

•  position,

•  put,

•  set,

•  set up,

•  situate,

•  stick

•  Antonyms : 

•  discharge,

•  dismiss,

•  expel,

•  fire

2: to arrange or assign according to type;

  * e.g., " ... I'd place those cyclists in the advanced group for the training ride "

•  Synonyms : 

•  assort,

•  break down,

•  categorize,

•  class,

•  classify,

•  codify,

•  compartment,

•  compartmentalize,

•  digest,

•  distinguish,

•  distribute,

•  grade,

•  group,

•  peg,

•  range,

•  rank,

•  relegate,

•  separate,

•  sort,

•  type

•  Antonyms : 

•  ax,

•  can,

•  discharge,

•  dismiss,

•  fire,

•  sack

3: to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement;

  * e.g., " ... I'd place that as roughly the third largest house in the neighborhood "

•  Synonyms : 

•  calculate,

•  call,

•  conjecture,

•  estimate,

•  figure,

•  gauge,

•  guess,

•  judge,

•  make,

•  put,

•  reckon,

•  suppose

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a present of;

  * e.g., " ... thanked all the tutors who generously gave their time to help students after school "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bestow,

•  contribute,

•  donate,

•  give away,

•  present,

•  volunteer

•  Antonyms : 

•  hold,

•  keep,

•  retain

2: to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another;

  * e.g., " ... gave my camera to my father to hold while I went swimming "

•  Synonyms : 

•  commend,

•  commit,

•  confide,

•  consign,

•  delegate,

•  deliver,

•  entrust,

•  give over,

•  hand,

•  hand over,

•  leave,

•  pass,

•  recommend,

•  repose,

•  transfer,

•  transmit,

•  trust,

•  turn over,

•  vest

•  Antonyms : 

•  stifle,

•  suppress

3: to bring before the public in performance or exhibition;

  * e.g., " ... the author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  carry,

•  mount,

•  offer,

•  present,

•  stage

•  Antonyms : 

•  hold (back),

•  keep (back),

•  reserve,

•  retain,

•  withhold

1: in every place or in all places;

  * e.g., " ... No one covered the garbage and there are flies all over the place. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all over,

•  everyplace,

•  everywhere,

•  far and wide,

•  high and low,

•  throughout

•  Antonyms : 

•  nowhere

1: fixed in a place or position;

  * e.g., " ... To test heart function, the patient was asked to jog in place for one minute. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  immobile,

•  nonmoving,

•  standing,

•  static,

•  stationary

•  Antonyms : 

•  mobile,

•  movable,

•  moving,

•  nonstationary

1: not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation;

  * e.g., " ... The string quartet seemed out of place for a toddler's birthday party. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  amiss,

•  graceless,

•  improper,

•  inapposite,

•  inappropriate,

•  inapt,

•  incongruous,

•  incorrect,

•  indecorous,

•  inept,

•  infelicitous,

•  malapropos,

•  perverse,

•  unapt,

•  unbecoming,

•  unfit,

•  unhappy,

•  unseemly,

•  unsuitable,

•  untoward,

•  wrong

•  Antonyms : 

•  appropriate,

•  becoming,

•  befitting,

•  correct,

•  decorous,

•  felicitous,

•  fit,

•  fitting,

•  genteel,

•  happy,

•  meet,

•  proper,

•  right,

•  seemly,

•  suitable