Synonyms

put set lay deposit situate position posit pose fix

Examples

"Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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put move install settle arrange lay park seat insert plant replace misplace throw set_down lean sow superimpose bury space deposit stick stand recess clap position cock throw juxtapose glycerolize marshal misplace butt ensconce rest poise docket set_down pillow ground plant stratify nestle bottle emplace barrel bucket recline middle sign repose intersperse parallelize postpose pile reposition superpose tee prepose load perch cram trench coffin rack_up upend pigeonhole ladle underlay appose bed siphon set emplace ship step jar shelve imbricate raise assemble arrange postpone lay put_on communicate replace range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark topographic_point position space set setting

Synonyms

put set lay position pose

Examples

"Put your things here" "Set the tray down" "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children" "Place emphasis on a certain point"

Used in print

`` Failure to do this will continue to place a disproportionate burden '' on Fulton taxpayers .

Five per_cent of the voters in each county must sign petitions requesting that the Republicans be allowed to place names of candidates on the general_election ballot , or The Republicans must hold a primary under the county unit system - a system which the party opposes in its platform .

Heels place emphasis on the long_legged silhouette .

The speed is controlled by pressing on the two brake buttons located where the index_finger and thumb are placed when holding the motor .

You will need a stereo music system , with speakers preferably placed at_least seven or eight feet apart , and one or more of the new London `` Phase 4 '' records .

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move situate install settle arrange park lay seat plant replace misplace throw lean set_down sow superimpose space cock recess stand clap position stick throw juxtapose marshal set_down ground butt pillow docket ensconce poise rest misplace glycerolize stow pitch middle sign prepose postpose parallelize reposition barrel pile tee superpose bucket bottle coffin rack_up perch load bed cram trench appose jar shelve upend set ladle pigeonhole siphon repose intersperse raise assemble assemble arrange postpone postpone lay put_on communicate replace range range land post drop imprison ensnare rig set_back disembark set_back

Synonyms

spot topographic_point

Examples

"this is a nice place for a picnic"

Used in print

The sets are remarkably elaborate for a road-show that does n't pause long in any one place , and they are devised so_that they shift with a minimum of interruption or obtrusiveness .

The historical sign tells its story , but nothing gets interest across as well as some of the original historical items or places themselves which still have the character of the period covered .

An old shipwreck , a high dam , an old covered bridge , a place to find agates or other semi-precious stones or a place to pan gold , etcetera may be of interest .

An old shipwreck , a high dam , an old covered bridge , a place to find agates or other semi-precious stones or a place to pan gold , etcetera may be of interest .

Life is further characterized , in antithesis to Piepsam , as animal : the image of a dog , which appears at several places , is first given as the criterion of amiable , irrelevant interest aroused by life considered simply as a spectacle : a dog in a wagon is `` admirable '' , `` a pleasure to contemplate '' ; another wagon has no dog , and therefore is `` devoid_of interest '' .

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point crown peak tomb hiding_place target high junction stop confluence nesting_place end birthplace rendezvous service_area solitude showplace scour pool mecca holy_place parhelion hole-in-the-wall facula sunspot facula overlook polling_place set

Synonyms

property

Examples

"who owns this place?" "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

Used in print

They want to own a junior-grade castle , or a manor_house , or some modest little place where Shakespeare might once have staged a pageant for Great_Elizabeth and all her bearded courtiers .

Today , refrigerated carriers have made the shipping of avocados possible to any place in the world .

First_of_all there was the parsonage , an utterly impossible place for civilized people to live_in , originally poorly conceived , apparently not repaired for years , with no plumbing or sewage , with rat-holes and rot .

And yet Wilson knew that this place must go or he must go .

A river , wide as the Missouri , where it ran_by his place .

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geographical_area center sanctuary hatchery locate

Examples

"he has a special place in my thoughts" "a place in my heart" "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

Used in print

In the second place , a large_number of writers , making a more direct claim than Frost to being `` folk_writers '' of one sort or another , clearly make no distinctions between genuine and bogus material .

The place of religion in the simple , preliterate societies is quite definite ; as a complex it fits into the whole social_organization and functions dominantly in every part of_it .

In societies like ours , however , its place is less clear and more complex .

Related_to this is the fact that most_of the higher religions define for the individual his place in the universe and give him a feeling that he is relatively secure in an ordered , dependable universe .

In the absence of a reservoir of political consensus each organized political group hopes that the elections will give them new prominence , but in a system where there is as_yet no place for the less prominent .

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cognition

Examples

"He comes from a place near Chicago"

Used in print

Rep._James_Cotten of Weatherford insisted that a water_development bill passed by the Texas House_of_Representatives was an effort by big cities like Dallas and Fort_Worth to cover_up places like Paradise , a Wise_County hamlet of 250 people .

Statements by other legislators that Dallas is paying for all its water_program by local bonds , and that less populous places would benefit most by the pending bill , did not sway Cotten 's attack .

In most places , there are two generations a year , a second brood of adults appearing late in the summer .

That 'll put the place back to normal .

Clean the place up .

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vicinity

Examples

: "he was placed on probation"

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In_any_event , it is an irreversible step , and if we are at_all honest with ourselves , we will know we have no other alternative than to live in the world in which God has seen_fit to place us .

The monk Savonarola , brought over from the Renaissance and placed against the background of Munich at the turn_of_the_century , protests against the luxurious works displayed in the art shop of M._Bluthenzweig ; in particular against a Madonna portrayed in a voluptuous style and modeled , according_to gossip , upon the painter 's mistress .

Cattle stealing and killing , again serious during the spring of 1891 , placed the land_grant company officers in a perplexing position .

The medieval was the most important to Chambers because he sought to place Thomas_More , the author of Utopia , in some intelligible relation with St._Thomas_More , the martyr .

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delegate

Synonyms

stead lieu position

Examples

: "can you go in my stead?" "took his place" "in lieu of"

Used in print

In their place came local variations within the common style - tentative , as_it_were , in Protogeometric products but truly distinct and sharply defined as the Geometric spirit developed .

The actual surface becomes both ground and background , and it turns_out - suddenly and paradoxically - that the only place left for a three-dimensional illusion is in_front of , upon , the surface .

Yet the violent immediacy of the wallpaper strips pasted to the paper , and the only lesser immediacy of block_capitals that simulate window lettering , manage somehow to push the grape cluster back into place on the picture_plane so that it does not `` jump '' .

And he took_heart ; the final word came_forth `` place '' .

Now he heard it , fully : `` bout takin his place '' .

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function behalf

Synonyms

rate grade rank order range

Examples

"how would you rank these students?" "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

Used in print

The modern student , who knows what was to come next , is likely to place first the factors of change which are visible in the eighth century .

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judge downgrade upgrade subordinate reorder sequence shortlist superordinate prioritize seed order rank order gradation grader gradation

Synonyms

shoes

Examples

: "If you were in my place what would you do?"

Used in print

Who will take Stalin 's place beside Lenin ?

Just put yourself in Felix 's place for a moment .

`` What are my chances for taking Joe 's place '' ? he asked .

A bee 's place is in the hive '' .

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situation

Synonyms

home

Examples

"deliver the package to my home" "he doesn't have a home to go to" "your place or mine?"

Used in print

Juanita drooped about the place , wearing a haunted , brooding look , which Kate attributed to the baby 's death , until the day a letter came for her addressed to `` Miss_Juanita_Fitzroy '' , bearing a Grafton postmark .

Whenever the place was cleaned or a meal served it was Precious who did the work .

He flew about the place making these adjustments and it was obvious that what he was doing was the fruit of long experience .

Starting with the room completely blacked_out , as it was when we came_in , he unerringly fixed things so that the whole place was bathed in the maximum of light without at any point admitting even so much as a crack of glare .

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residence home_away_from_home

Synonyms

position post berth spot billet office situation slot

Examples

"he occupied a post in the treasury"

Used in print

Place_kicking is largely a matter of timing , Moritz declared .

Russia knows this , and that is why there were over 800000 competing for places as candidates for the Olympic gymnastic team .

`` Monsieur_Favre indicated that if I would co-operate , after you and William are banished , following the debate , I will be given a place of influence '' .

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occupation job legation professorship apprenticeship academicianship bishopry chairmanship chaplaincy attorneyship clerkship comptrollership bailiffship admiralty discipleship chancellorship foremanship chieftaincy headship commandership internship consulship legislatorship controllership cadetship ambassadorship curacy accountantship counselorship messiahship prelacy editorship eldership emirate protectorship generalship governorship headship solicitorship incumbency inspectorship instructorship tribuneship judgship lectureship fatherhood khanate librarianship lieutenancy councillorship caliphate marshalship mastership mayoralty moderatorship curatorship overlordship pastorship custodianship captainship praetorship precentorship deanship premiership presidency primateship principalship priorship proconsulship proctorship preceptorship prefecture receivership regency rulership secretaryship senatorship sinecure directorship speakership stewardship studentship teachership thaneship throne treasurership cardinalship viceroyship viziership wardenship wardership hot_seat apostleship fatherhood managership manhood peasanthood public_office residency sainthood womanhood magistracy station officiate post

Examples

"place a phone call", "place a bet"

Used in print

Makes necessary purchases , places contracts , supervises construction , installation , finishing and placement of furniture , fixtures and other correlated furnishings , and follows_through to completion of project `` .

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order

Synonyms

locate site

Examples

"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

Used in print

Legislators who last year opposed placing aged-care under the social_security system criticized the President 's plan .

Here , too , must be placed Unitarianism and , less obviously from Christian inspiration , Emerson , Transcendentalism , and the idealism of Walt_Whitman .

Placing missiles in submarines , on barges , railroads , highways , surface vessels and in_the_air provides them with passive protection by taking_advantage of the gravest weakness of long-range ballistic_missiles today - the extreme difficulty of destroying a mobile or moving target with such weapons .

The objective behind this action was to place in one agency the responsibility for the management , assignment , and replacement of all vehicles .

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station location site placement location

Synonyms

come_out come_in

Examples

"Jerry came in third in the Marathon"

Used in print

Finalists from the county 's east end failed to place .

Last year Susan also placed 3 rd in the Finals at Westminster .

From the records we keep - Susan is the only Junior who has placed in the Junior_Classes in both United_States and Canada .

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rank

Synonyms

position

Examples

: "he put the lamp back in its place"

Used in print

These my grandmother left in their places ( they are still there , more persistent and longer-lived than the generations of man ) and planted others like them , that flourished without careful tending .

The first one or two roof boards ( marked `` E '' in fig. 6 ) are slipped into place across the roof beams , from outside the shelter .

Then at_least he would have a place to hang his tools and something to work on .

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point site right left front back post polls stand landmark site pitch setting lead station pride_of_place pole_position lie juxtaposition vantage half-mast anomaly situate left right

Synonyms

station

Examples

: "he overstepped his place" "the responsibilities of a man in his station" "married above her station"

Used in print

And knowing its humble place in the scale of things , why did he , at this time_of_life , seem almost ready to sell his soul for plumpness ?

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social_station niche

Synonyms

identify

Examples

"She identified the man on the "wanted" poster"

Used in print

Those familiar_with his work will remember that he placed the incipience of the democratic faith at around 1850 .

It seemed to him that if the Ferraros felt sure of them , could place them , it would help him to feel more sure of himself with Carla .

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determine distinguish identity identification

Examples

"he lost his place on the page"

Used in print

Search as he might , he could find no place where the Bible spoke of a moment when Mary could have been alone with Jesus .

There was only one place where Jake_Carwood 's description had gone badly awry : the peace and quiet .

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passage

Synonyms

direct aim point target

Examples

"He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face" "criticism directed at her superior" "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

Used in print

Most_of the emphasis has been placed on a `` wild party '' at a seaside villa .

Never given to mincing words , he places heavy blame upon the faulty , uncourageous leadership of Britain and particularly America .

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aim address range_in topographic_point prey

Synonyms

seat

Examples

"he booked their seats in advance" "he sat in someone else's place"

Used in print

An electric_toothbrush ( Broxodent ) may soon take its place next to the electric_razor in the American bathroom .

Even before the benches had dried , the Civil_War veterans were straggling back to their places .

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space perch airplane dramaturgy seat seat seat

Examples

"a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

Used in print

After the recommendation of the Department is forwarded to the appeal_board , that is the appropriate place for a registrant to lodge his denial .

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condition

Synonyms

space blank_space

Examples

"write your name in the space provided"

Used in print

If you file a Form_1040 , you should indicate in the place provided that there is an overpayment of tax and the amount you want refunded and the amount you want credited against your estimated tax .

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area margin indentation form

Synonyms

put set

Examples

: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

Used in print

Within about an hour with the help of reports from seismic stations in Alaska , Arizona and California , the quake 's epicenter was placed at 51 degrees North latitude and 158 degrees East longitude .

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estimate

Synonyms

piazza plaza

Examples

"they met at Elm Plaza" "Grosvenor Place"

Used in print

For it is such a distinguished place , with such fine works_of_art and such a big library , that there can be little doubt but that the owner has become depraved by all this culture .

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public_square

Synonyms

set localise localize

Examples

"The film is set in Africa"

Used in print

If his dancers are sometimes made to look as if they might be creatures from Mars , this is consistent_with his intention of placing them in the orbit of another world , a world in_which they are freed of their pedestrian identities .

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stage topographic_point venue set

Synonyms

position

Examples

"in the second place" "moved from third to fifth position"

Used in print

In the first place , it 's static ; in the second place , it does n't look authentic ; and in the third place , it would cost a fortune to reproduce in_the_first_place - you 've got six colors there including gold '' .

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item preposition postposition

Examples

"he has a special place in my thoughts" "a place in my heart" "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

Used in print

Richard_M._Forbes 's Paget , which had what seemed to be a substantial lead in the early stages , tired rapidly nearing the wire and was able to save place money only a head in_front of Glen_T._Hallowell 's Milties_Miss .

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cognition finish layer

Used in print

One vocational instructor in a city vocational_school , speaking of his course in a certain field , said he had no difficulty placing all students in jobs outside of the city .

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delegate displace position

Examples

"he bet $2 on number six to place"

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race

Synonyms

localise localize

Examples

"We localized the source of the infection"

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situate placement localization

Synonyms

put invest commit

Examples

"Put money into bonds"

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divest spend fund speculate tie_up roll_over shelter buy_into investing investor commitment

Synonyms

send station post base

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move locate garrison fort position post station

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sing