Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) topographic point, place, spot (a point located with respect to surface features of some region) "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet"
S: (n) place, property (any area set aside for a particular purpose) "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
S: (n) place (an abstract mental location) "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
S: (n) place (a general vicinity) "He comes from a place near Chicago"
S: (n) stead, position, place, lieu (the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another) "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
S: (n) place, shoes (a particular situation) "If you were in my place what would you do?"
S: (n) home, place (where you live at a particular time) "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?"
S: (n) presidency, presidentship (the office and function of president) "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time"
S: (n) bully pulpit (a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter) "the American presidency is a bully pulpit"
S: (n) Secretary of Health and Human Services (the position of the head of the Department of Health and Human Services) "the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services was created by Congress in 1979"
S: (n) Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the position of the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development) "the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development was created in 1966"
S: (n) Secretary of Veterans Affairs (the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs) "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989"
S: (n) Secretary of War, War Secretary (head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947)
W: (v) post [Related to: post] (assign to a post; put into a post) "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
W: (v) officiate [Related to: office] (perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function) "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
W: (v) place [Related to: place] (assign a location to) "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
S: (n) position, place (the particular portion of space occupied by something) "he put the lamp back in its place"
S: (n) place, station (proper or designated social situation) "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
S: (n) seat, place (a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)) "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place"
S: (n) place (the passage that is being read) "he lost his place on the page"
S: (n) place (proper or appropriate position or location) "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
S: (n) plaza, place, piazza (a public square with room for pedestrians) "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
S: (n) place, position (an item on a list or in a sequence) "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
S: (v) put, set, place, pose, position, lay (put into a certain place or abstract location) "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
S: (v) place (place somebody in a particular situation or location) "he was placed on probation"
S: (v) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place (assign a rank or rating to) "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
S: (v) locate, place, site (assign a location to) "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
S: (v) place (to arrange for) "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
S: (v) place, come in, come out (take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal) "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
S: (v) target, aim, place, direct, point (intend (something) to move towards a certain goal) "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
S: (v) identify, place (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something) "She identified the man on the `wanted' poster"