place
/ˈpleɪ̯s/
noun26
verb11
forms
plac'd · plac't · placed · placedst · yplaced · yplast · placing · places · placeth · placest
Phrases with place
- all over the placeIn multiple directions or locations, often haphazardly; everywhere.
- better placeHeaven; happiness after death.
- come from a good placeTo be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.
- fall into placeTo assume a clear and complete form when separate elements come together; to be fully realized at last.
- find one's placeTo locate where (in a work of print) (one) had most recently stopped reading, in order to resume reading.
- hair out of placeThe slightest sign of disorder or unkemptness.
- happy placeAny place (normally, one's home or some part thereof) regarded (by its owner or tenant) as a place of peace, love, fun, and enjoyment.
- in the first placeTo begin with; earlier; firstly; originally; at the start.
- know one's placeTo understand one's rank or status and behave accordingly; to act humbly.
- learn one's placeTo be made aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.
- like someone owns the placeIn a self-important and domineering manner; self-importantly, arrogantly.
- out of placeNot in the proper arrangement or situation.
- place of businessA place where business is conducted, such as an office or a single shop in a franchise.
- place to beA great, trendy, or perfectly suitable place
- put someone in their placeTo remind someone of their position.
- sticking-placeThe point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
- teach one's placeTo make aware, by experience, of one's inferior rank or status.