place
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
A physical environment, point, or position; portion of space; location.
Framework senses
- §1
- A physical environment, point, or position; portion of space; location.
- §1
- a job in an organization
- §2
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- §3
- an abstract mental location
- §4
- a blank area
- §5
- the passage that is being read
- §6
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- §7
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- §8
- where you live at a particular time
- §9
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- §10
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- §11
- a general vicinity
- §12
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- §13
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- §14
- a particular situation
- §15
- proper or designated social situation
- §16
- proper or appropriate position or location