Definitions for places

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places place

Spelling: [pleys]

IPA: /pleɪs/

Places is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 165 anagrams from letters in places (acelps).

Definitions for places

noun

1. a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
2. space in general:
3. the specific portion of space normally occupied by anything:
4. a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose:
5. any part or spot in a body or surface:
6. a particular passage in a book or writing:
7. a space or seat for a person, as in a theater, train, etc.:
8. position, situation, or circumstances:
9. a proper or appropriate location or position:
10. a job, post, or office:
11. a function or duty:
12. proper sequence or relationship, as of ideas, details, etc.:
13. high position or rank:
14. a region or area:
15. an open space, or square, as in a city or town.
16. a short street, a court, etc.
17. a portion of space used for habitation, as a city, town, or village:
18. a building, location, etc., set aside for a specific purpose:
19. a part of a building:
20. a residence, dwelling, or house:
21. lieu; substitution (usually followed by of):
22. a step or point in order of proceeding:
23. a fitting or promising opportunity:
24. a reasonable ground or occasion:
25. Arithmetic. the position of a figure in a series, as in decimal notation. Usually, places. the figures of the series.
26. Drama. one of the three unities. Compare unity (def 8).
27. Sports. a position among the leading competitors, usually the first, second, or third at the finish line. the position of the competitor who comes in second in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare show (def 27), win1 (def 17).
28. places, Theater. a call summoning performers for the beginning of a performance or an act.
29. room or space for entry or passage:

Idioms

1. give place to, to give precedence or priority to: to be succeeded or replaced by:
2. go places, Informal. to succeed or advance in one's career:
3. in place, in the correct or usual position or order: in the same spot, without advancing or retreating:
4. know / keep one's place, to recognize one's position or rank, especially if inferior, and behave or act accordingly:
5. out of place, not in the correct or usual position or order: unsuitable to the circumstances or surroundings; inappropriate:
6. put someone in his / her place, to lower someone's self-esteem; humble, especially an arrogant person:
7. take place, to happen; occur:

verb (used with object)

1. to put in the proper position or order; arrange; dispose:
2. to put or set in a particular place, position, situation, or relation.
3. to put in a suitable place for some purpose:
4. to put into particular or proper hands:
5. to give (an order or the like) to a supplier:
6. to appoint (a person) to a post or office:
7. to find a place, situation, etc., for (a person):
8. to determine or indicate the place or value of:
9. to assign a certain position or rank to:
10. to succeed in attaining a position for in an athletic or other contest:
11. to identify by connecting with the proper place, circumstances, etc.:
12. to employ (the voice) for singing or speaking with consciousness of the bodily point of emphasis of resonance of each tone or register.

verb (used without object)

1. Sports. to finish among the first three competitors in a race. to finish second in a horse race, harness race, etc.
2. to earn a specified standing with relation to others, as in an examination, competition, etc.:

Origin of places

before 950; (noun) Middle English, conflation of Old English plæce and Middle French place, both Latin platea, variant of platēa street, courtyard, area Greek plateîa broad street, noun use o

Examples for places

Local life in these places is not defined by their sports team or by their natural beauty—by things only available locally.

There are places where no girl can get work unless she's pulchritudinous.

Many Americans move to places that de-emphasize the particularities of their local community.

I've knocked about in all sorts of places, and it won't be the first time I've served as cook.

Slowly and reluctantly, the sailors took their places, for Robert was a favorite with them.

In 2014, 170,000 people came to Italy from places like Eritrea and Syria.

It must not be supposed that this spring day in the spring places had reformed his manner of delivery.

This suggests that places combining—but also maintaining—place and possibility have a lot to offer people.

But there are a lot of women who go to these places and once they go to the inside, they find a lover.

The ablutionary fluid is most difficult to be had in places where water is abundant.