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area
A part of a house, lot, district, city, etc. having a specific use or character
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  1. A part of a house, lot, district, city, etc. having a specific use or character
  2. A distinct part or section, as of a building, set aside for a specific function:
  3. A surface, especially an open, unoccupied piece of ground:
locale
A place or locality, esp. with reference to events or circumstances connected with it, often as a setting for a story, play, etc.
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  1. A place or locality, esp. with reference to events or circumstances connected with it, often as a setting for a story, play, etc.
  2. The scene or setting, as of a novel.
  3. (Computing) The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, paper format, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.
locality
A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
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  1. A particular neighborhood, place, or district:
  2. Position with regard to surrounding objects, landmarks, etc.
  3. The fact or quality of having position in space.
station
A fixed point from which measurements are made in surveying
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  1. A fixed point from which measurements are made in surveying
  2. An input or output point along a communications system.
  3. An establishment equipped for observation and study:
point
(--- Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.
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  1. (--- Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.
  2. (--- Anthrop.) A stone, piece of flint, etc. worked manually to a sharp point, as for an arrowhead or spearhead
  3. (Linguistics) A vowel point.
spot
A position or an item in an ordered arrangement:
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  1. A position or an item in an ordered arrangement:
  2. The number of points, etc. assigned by gamblers to one side in a contest, in an attempt to equalize betting on both sides
  3. (Informal) A spot advertisement or announcement
room
The people present in such an area:
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  1. The people present in such an area:
  2. An area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located:
  3. Suitable opportunity or scope:
compass
An enclosing line or boundary; a circumference:
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  1. An enclosing line or boundary; a circumference:
  2. Range or scope, as of understanding, perception, or authority:
  3. An enclosed area
stead
Advantage; service; purpose:
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  1. Advantage; service; purpose:
  2. (Obs.) A place, site, or locality
  3. The place or position of a person or thing as filled by a replacement, substitute, or successor
void
Total emptiness; an empty space or vacuum
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  1. Total emptiness; an empty space or vacuum
  2. An empty space.
  3. A break or open space, as in a surface; gap
distance
(Horse Racing) A space that is a certain distance back from the finish line: in order to be qualified for future heats, a horse must have reached this space by the time the winner has completed the course
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  1. (Horse Racing) A space that is a certain distance back from the finish line: in order to be qualified for future heats, a horse must have reached this space by the time the winner has completed the course
  2. A point or area that is far away:
  3. A depiction of a such a point or area.
seat
The part on which one rests in sitting:
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  1. The part on which one rests in sitting:
  2. A home or residence; esp., a large house that is part of a country estate
  3. Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on:
volume
Amount; quantity:
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  1. Amount; quantity:
  2. Any of the separate books making up a matched set or a complete work
  3. The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space. Volumes are expressed in cubic units.
berth
Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
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  1. Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
  2. (Nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
  3. Sufficient space for a vessel to maneuver; sea room:
reservation
Public land set aside for some special use
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  1. Public land set aside for some special use
  2. A right held back or given to the grantor, such as some right, profit, or interest in the estate or property that is being granted; a delayed decision by a court or other body on a point of law; a preservation of the right to dispute a point of contract by a party nevertheless performing same (such as, performing under reservation). See also under protest. A right held back or given to the grantor, such as some right, profit, or interest in the estate or property that is being granted; a delayed decision by a court or other body on a point of law; a preservation of the right to dispute a point of contract by a party nevertheless performing same (such as, performing under reservation). See also under protest.
  3. An arrangement by which a hotel room, theater or airline ticket, etc. is set aside and held until called for
accommodation
A seat, compartment, or room on a public vehicle.
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  1. A seat, compartment, or room on a public vehicle.
  2. Traveling space, as in a railroad train or airplane; seat, berth, etc.
  3. Room and board; lodgings.
spot
(--- Football) The position of the ball for the line of scrimmage as determined by a referee after a play.
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  1. (--- Football) The position of the ball for the line of scrimmage as determined by a referee after a play.
  2. A point of interest:
  3. A small area of different color or texture from the main area of which it is a part; often, a mark made by some foreign matter; stain, blot, speck, patch, etc.
locus
(Genetics) The position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene
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  1. (Genetics) The position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene
  2. (Math.) Any system of points, lines, etc. which satisfies one or more given conditions
  3. A line, plane, etc. every point of which satisfies a given condition and which contains no point that does not satisfy this condition
site
The place where a structure or group of structures was, is, or is to be located:
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  1. The place where a structure or group of structures was, is, or is to be located:
  2. (Comput.) A location on the Internet that is accessible at a single address; often, specif., a website
  3. The place or setting of something:
community
The district or locality in which such a group lives.
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  1. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
  2. All the people living in a particular district, city, etc.
  3. A group of people forming a smaller social unit within a larger one, and sharing common interests, work, identity, location, etc.
district
A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
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  1. A region or locality marked by a distinguishing feature:
  2. Any region; part of a country, city, etc.
  3. A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station). A geographical subdivision of a county, municipality, or similar entity, for political, judicial, or administrative ends; for example, a court district (in which a particular court has jurisdiction over certain matters arising within the borders or pertaining to people who live there) or a voting district (where all the franchised inhabitants are required to vote at a particular polling station).
suburb
A region made up of such districts
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  1. A region made up of such districts
  2. The usually residential region around a major city; the environs.
country
Land with farms and small towns; rural region, as distinguished from a city or town
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  1. Land with farms and small towns; rural region, as distinguished from a city or town
  2. The land of a person's birth or citizenship:
  3. A region, territory, or large tract of land distinguishable by features of topography, biology, or culture:
section
A distinct area of a town, county, or country:
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  1. A distinct area of a town, county, or country:
  2. A part of a city, country, etc.; district or region
  3. (Law) A distinct portion or provision of a legal code or set of laws, often establishing a particular legal requirement:
habitat
An artificial environment created for an animal to live in:
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  1. An artificial environment created for an animal to live in:
  2. The region where a plant or animal naturally grows or lives; native environment
  3. The area or natural environment in which an organism or population normally lives. A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil, moisture, range of temperature, and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators. A habitat is not necessarily a geographic area—for a parasitic organism it is the body of its host or even a cell within the host's body.
home
(Computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
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  1. (Computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
  2. The place where one was born or reared; one's own city, state, or country
  3. A headquarters; a home base.
residence
The act or fact of residing
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  1. The act or fact of residing
  2. A place of abode with some permanence; residence requires bodily presence and is distinct from domicile, which requires both bodily presence and intent to make it one’s home. A person may have many places of residence, but only one domicile; a house or apartment; the place where a corporation does business, or is registered to do business. See also domicile. A place of abode with some permanence; residence requires bodily presence and is distinct from domicile, which requires both bodily presence and intent to make it one’s home. A person may have many places of residence, but only one domicile; a house or apartment; the place where a corporation does business, or is registered to do business. See also domicile.
  3. The official home or location of a corporation.
abode
(Formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
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  1. (Formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, The Celebrity:
  3. A place where one lives or stays; home; residence
house
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
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  1. A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
  2. A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
  3. A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
quarters
A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
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  1. A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
  2. Plural form of quarter
  3. (Plural only, military) Housing, barracks or other habitation or living space. Compare cuarto.
status
The state of affairs; the situation:
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  1. The state of affairs; the situation:
  2. High standing; prestige:
  3. Position relative to that of others; standing:
position
A point of view or attitude on a certain question:
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  1. A point of view or attitude on a certain question:
  2. The arrangement of body parts; posture:
  3. A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances:
station
A place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post:
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  1. A place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post:
  2. Social standing, position, or rank
  3. An establishment equipped for observation and study:
position
A point of view or attitude on a certain question:
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  1. A point of view or attitude on a certain question:
  2. The arrangement of body parts; posture:
  3. A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances:
situation
Manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
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  1. Manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
  2. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances:
  3. A position of employment
occupation
The act or process of holding or possessing a place.
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  1. The act or process of holding or possessing a place.
  2. The military government exercising control over an occupied nation or territory.
  3. An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.
square
(Informal) A person who is square
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  1. (Informal) A person who is square
  2. An open area bounded by, or at the intersection of, several streets, usually used as a park, plaza, etc.
  3. (Mathematics) The product obtained when a number or quantity is multiplied by itself:
park
A position in an automatic transmission that disengages the gears and sets the brake so the vehicle cannot move:
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  1. A position in an automatic transmission that disengages the gears and sets the brake so the vehicle cannot move:
  2. An area in or near a town designed and usually zoned for a certain purpose:
  3. (Sports) A stadium or an enclosed playing field:
plaza
A service area along a superhighway, with a restaurant, gas station, etc.
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  1. A service area along a superhighway, with a restaurant, gas station, etc.
  2. An open area, usually paved, between a building and the street or another building, often having statues, shrubs, etc.
  3. A public square or similar open area in a town or city.
locate
To determine or specify the position or limits of:
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  1. To determine or specify the position or limits of:
  2. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting:
  3. To discover the position of after a search
dispose
To deal out; to assign to a use.
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  1. To deal out; to assign to a use.
  2. To place or set in a particular order; arrange:
  3. (Intransitive, used with "of") To eliminate or to get rid of something.
allot
To give or assign as one's share
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  1. To give or assign as one's share
  2. To distribute by lot or in arbitrary shares; apportion
  3. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose
allocate
To fix the location of; locate
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  1. To fix the location of; locate
  2. To set apart for a special purpose; designate:
  3. To set apart for a specific purpose
settle
To establish in business, office, work, marriage, etc.
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  1. To establish in business, office, work, marriage, etc.
  2. To cause to sink, become compact, or come to rest:
  3. To discontinue moving and come to rest in one place:
assign
(Law) To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another.
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  1. (Law) To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another.
  2. To give out as a task; allot:
  3. To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
deposit
To put or set down; place.
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  1. To put or set down; place.
  2. An accumulation or layer of solid material, either consolidated or unconsolidated, left or laid down by a natural process. Deposits include sediments left by water, wind, ice, gravity, volcanic activity, or other agents. A layer of coal formed over many years through the decomposition of plant material is also a deposit.
  3. To put, lay, or set down
distribute
To place in separate pieces or examples over an area; scatter:
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  1. To place in separate pieces or examples over an area; scatter:
  2. To apportion so as to be evenly spread throughout a given area:
  3. (Logic) To use (a term) so as to include all individuals or entities of a given class.
put
To place in a specified location; set:
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  1. To place in a specified location; set:
  2. To render in a specified language or literary form:
  3. To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
plant
To put into soil, esp. into the ground, to grow
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  1. To put into soil, esp. into the ground, to grow
  2. To set plants in (a piece of ground)
  3. To station (a person) for the purpose of functioning in secret, as by observing, spying, or influencing behavior:
lodge
To come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed
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  1. To come to rest or be placed and remain firmly fixed
  2. To live (with another or in another's home) as a paying guest
  3. To bring (an accusation, complaint, etc.) before legal authorities
quarter
To locate and adjust (one machine part) at right angles to its connecting part within the machine.
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  1. To locate and adjust (one machine part) at right angles to its connecting part within the machine.
  2. To cover (an area) by passing back and forth over it in many directions like hounds in hunting; search intensively
  3. To defile (the body of a person put to death) by dismembering it or cutting it into quarters
store
(Comput.) To put or keep (information) on a disk, tape, etc.
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  1. (Comput.) To put or keep (information) on a disk, tape, etc.
  2. To put, as in a warehouse, for safekeeping
  3. To put aside, or accumulate, for use when needed
set
To cause to be in working or proper condition; put in order; arrange; fix; adjust
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  1. To cause to be in working or proper condition; put in order; arrange; fix; adjust
  2. To put (a piece of writing) into print
  3. To put in a mounting; mount:
lay
(Nautical) To put oneself into the position indicated.
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  1. (Nautical) To put oneself into the position indicated.
  2. (Dial.) To get ready; plan
  3. To put or set in order or readiness for use:
fix
To put into a stable or unalterable form:
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  1. To put into a stable or unalterable form:
  2. To restore to proper condition or working order; repair:
  3. To convert a substance, especially a gas, into solid or liquid form by chemical reactions.
arrange
(Music) To adapt or rework (a composition) for other instruments or voices or as another style of performance.
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  1. (Music) To adapt or rework (a composition) for other instruments or voices or as another style of performance.
  2. To come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
  3. (Music) To adapt (a composition) to other instruments or voices than those for which it was written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra
group
To place or arrange in a group:
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  1. To place or arrange in a group:
  2. In the Periodic Table, a vertical column that contains elements having the same number of electrons in the outermost shell of their atoms. Elements in the same group have similar chemical properties.
  3. To belong to or form a group:
conquer
To gain control of or subdue by military force:
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  1. To gain control of or subdue by military force:
  2. To be victorious; win.
  3. To overcome by physical, mental, or moral force; get the better of; defeat
overwhelm
To turn over; upset:
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  1. To turn over; upset:
  2. To overcome emotionally
  3. To present with an excessive amount:
location
The act or process of locating:
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  1. The act or process of locating:
  2. (Film) An outdoor set or setting, away from the studio, where scenes are filmed
  3. A place where something is or could be located; a site.
locus
(Genetics) The position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene
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  1. (Genetics) The position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene
  2. The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.
  3. A line, plane, etc. every point of which satisfies a given condition and which contains no point that does not satisfy this condition
point
(--- Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.
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  1. (--- Basketball) A position in the forecourt beyond the top of the key, usually taken by the point guard.
  2. (--- Anthrop.) A stone, piece of flint, etc. worked manually to a sharp point, as for an arrowhead or spearhead
  3. A decimal point.
spot
A position or an item in an ordered arrangement:
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  1. A position or an item in an ordered arrangement:
  2. The number of points, etc. assigned by gamblers to one side in a contest, in an attempt to equalize betting on both sides
  3. (Informal) A spot advertisement or announcement
abode
(Formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
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  1. (Formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, The Celebrity:
  3. A dwelling place; a home.
domicile
An individual or corporation’s permanent legal residence, of which there may only be one; for an individual or corporation with multiple residences, the primary one, determining the proper jurisdiction for matters such as taxation, voting, and so on. In the case of multiple residences, an individual’s domicile is that to which he always intends to return. An individual or corporation’s permanent legal residence, of which there may only be one; for an individual or corporation with multiple residences, the primary one, determining the proper jurisdiction for matters such as taxation, voting, and so on. In the case of multiple residences, an individual’s domicile is that to which he always intends to return.
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  1. An individual or corporation’s permanent legal residence, of which there may only be one; for an individual or corporation with multiple residences, the primary one, determining the proper jurisdiction for matters such as taxation, voting, and so on. In the case of multiple residences, an individual’s domicile is that to which he always intends to return. An individual or corporation’s permanent legal residence, of which there may only be one; for an individual or corporation with multiple residences, the primary one, determining the proper jurisdiction for matters such as taxation, voting, and so on. In the case of multiple residences, an individual’s domicile is that to which he always intends to return.
  2. A customary dwelling place; home; residence
  3. A residence; a home.
dwelling
A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
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  1. A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
  2. A place to live in; residence; house; abode
habitation
A residence.
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  1. A residence.
  2. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy.
  3. A place in which to live; dwelling; home
home
(Computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
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  1. (Computing) A key that when pressed causes the cursor to go to the first character of the current line, or on the Internet to the top of the web page.
  2. A place thought of as home
  3. A headquarters; a home base.
house
Something regarded as a house; place that provides shelter, living space, etc.
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  1. Something regarded as a house; place that provides shelter, living space, etc.
  2. A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
  3. A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
lodging
Sleeping accommodations:
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  1. Sleeping accommodations:
  2. Furnished rooms in another's house rented for accommodation.
  3. A room or rooms rented in a private home
residence
The place in which a person or thing resides; dwelling place; abode; esp., a house
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  1. The place in which a person or thing resides; dwelling place; abode; esp., a house
  2. A place of abode with some permanence; residence requires bodily presence and is distinct from domicile, which requires both bodily presence and intent to make it one’s home. A person may have many places of residence, but only one domicile; a house or apartment; the place where a corporation does business, or is registered to do business. See also domicile. A place of abode with some permanence; residence requires bodily presence and is distinct from domicile, which requires both bodily presence and intent to make it one’s home. A person may have many places of residence, but only one domicile; a house or apartment; the place where a corporation does business, or is registered to do business. See also domicile.
  3. The official home or location of a corporation.
location
(Film) An outdoor set or setting, away from the studio, where scenes are filmed
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  1. (Film) An outdoor set or setting, away from the studio, where scenes are filmed
  2. An area marked off or designated for a specific purpose
  3. A place where something is or could be located; a site.
stead
(Obs.) A place, site, or locality
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  1. (Obs.) A place, site, or locality
  2. The place, position, or function properly or customarily occupied by another.
  3. Advantage; service; purpose:
lieu
Place; stead.
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  1. Place; stead.
niche
Any small, specialized business market
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  1. Any small, specialized business market
  2. A special area of demand for a product or service:
  3. The function or position of a species within an ecological community. A species's niche includes the physical environment to which it has become adapted as well as its role as producer and consumer of food resources.
appointment
(Law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
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  1. (Law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a power of appointment) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.
  2. The state of being appointed to a service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position.
  3. The appointment, designation, or placement of an individual in a job, office, or position, or to perform a duty.
berth
(Sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
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  1. (Sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
  2. A position, place, office, job, etc.
  3. A job or position, especially on a ship.
billet
A written order directing that such lodging be provided.
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  1. A written order directing that such lodging be provided.
  2. A short, thick piece of wood, especially one used as firewood.
  3. A position, job, or situation
job
A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession:
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  1. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession:
  2. An operation done to improve one's appearance, or the result of such an operation. Often used in combination:
  3. A position of employment; situation; work
office
The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place:
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  1. The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place:
  2. Public position:
  3. A duty or function assigned to or assumed by someone:
position
The right or appropriate place:
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  1. The right or appropriate place:
  2. A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances:
  3. A post of employment; office; job
situation
Manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
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  1. Manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
  2. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances:
  3. A position of employment
slot
An assigned place in a sequence or schedule:
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  1. An assigned place in a sequence or schedule:
  2. A position in a group, series, sequence, etc.
  3. A position of employment in an organization or hierarchy.
spot
A position or an item in an ordered arrangement:
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  1. A position or an item in an ordered arrangement:
  2. (--- Football) The position of the ball for the line of scrimmage as determined by a referee after a play.
  3. (Informal) Position; situation; job
gig
Any job
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  1. Any job
  2. (Nautical) A long light ship's boat, usually reserved for use by the ship's captain.
  3. A job, especially a booking for musicians.
footing
A surface or its condition with respect to its suitability for walking or running, especially the condition of a racetrack.
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  1. A surface or its condition with respect to its suitability for walking or running, especially the condition of a racetrack.
  2. A standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
  3. Position or rank in relation to others; standing:
position
A point of view or attitude on a certain question:
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  1. A point of view or attitude on a certain question:
  2. The arrangement of body parts; posture:
  3. A situation as it relates to the surrounding circumstances:
rank
High or eminent station or position:
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  1. High or eminent station or position:
  2. A relative position or degree of value in a graded group.
  3. An official position or grade:
situation
Manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
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  1. Manner in which a thing is situated in relation to its surroundings; location; position
  2. Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances:
  3. A position of employment
standing
A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question.
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  1. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question. A party’s legal right to challenge the conduct of another party in a legal proceeding. In order to have standing in a federal court, a litigant must show that 1) the conduct being challenged caused the party real injury, and 2) the concern the litigant is seeking to have protected is within the scope of interests intended to be regulated by the statute or other guarantee in question.
  2. Status with respect to rank, reputation, or position in society or a profession:
  3. The act, state, or position of a person or thing that stands
station
An establishment equipped for observation and study:
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  1. An establishment equipped for observation and study:
  2. A place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post:
  3. Social standing, position, or rank
status
The state of affairs; the situation:
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  1. The state of affairs; the situation:
  2. High standing; prestige:
  3. Position relative to that of others; standing:
lay
To place; put; set
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  1. To place; put; set
  2. To put or set in order or readiness for use:
  3. (Nautical) To put oneself into the position indicated.
put
To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
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  1. To force the purchase of (a stock or commodity) by exercising a put option.
  2. To place in a specified location; set:
  3. (Sports) To hurl with an overhand pushing motion:
set
To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
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  1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
  2. To put or affix (one's signature, seal, etc.) to a document
  3. To put in a mounting; mount:
stick
(Informal) To place; put; set
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  1. (Informal) To place; put; set
  2. (Informal) To put blame or responsibility on; burden:
  3. To set with piercing objects
emplace
To place in position
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  1. To place in position
  2. To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place
install
To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish:
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  1. To settle in an indicated place or condition; establish:
  2. To connect or set in position and prepare for use:
locate
To discover the position of after a search
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  1. To discover the position of after a search
  2. To determine or specify the position or limits of:
  3. To mark off or designate the site of (a mining claim, etc.)
position
(Rare) To locate
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  1. (Rare) To locate
  2. To put into a particular position; place or station
  3. To determine the position of; locate.
set
To prescribe the unfolding of (a drama or narrative, for instance) in a specific place:
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  1. To prescribe the unfolding of (a drama or narrative, for instance) in a specific place:
  2. To adjust so as to be in a desired position for use; regulate
  3. To position or secure so as to be fixed or immobile:
site
To situate or locate on a site:
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  1. To situate or locate on a site:
  2. To locate or position on a site
situate
To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances:
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  1. To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances:
spot
(Sports) To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).
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  1. (Sports) To act as a spotter for (a gymnast, for example).
  2. To become marked with spots:
  3. (--- Football) To position (the ball) determining the line of scrimmage after a play has been completed.
categorize
To place in a category; classify
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  1. To place in a category; classify
  2. To put into a category or categories; classify.
  3. To assign a category; to divide into classes.
class
To put in a class; classify
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  1. To put in a class; classify
  2. A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above an order and below a phylum or division. In modern taxonomic schemes, the names of classes end in –phyceae for the various groups of algae, –mycetes for fungi, and –opsida for plants (as in Liliopsida, the class of plants also termed monocotyledons). The names of classes belonging to phyla of the animal kingdom, however, are formed in various ways, as Osteichthyes the bony fishes, Aves, the birds, and Mammalia, the mammals, all of which are classes belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata (the vertebrates) in the phylum Chordata.
  3. To arrange, group, or rate according to qualities or characteristics; assign to a class; classify.
classify
To designate (governmental documents, reports, etc.) to be secret or confidential and available only to authorized persons
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  1. To designate (governmental documents, reports, etc.) to be secret or confidential and available only to authorized persons
  2. To arrange or group in classes according to some system or principle
  3. To arrange or organize according to class or category.
distribute
To place in separate pieces or examples over an area; scatter:
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  1. To place in separate pieces or examples over an area; scatter:
  2. To apportion so as to be evenly spread throughout a given area:
  3. (Logic) To use (a term) so as to include all individuals or entities of a given class.
grade
To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate:
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  1. To determine the quality of (academic work, for example); evaluate:
  2. To assume an indicated rank or position in a series; be of a certain grade
  3. To arrange or classify by grades; rate according to quality, rank, worth, etc.; sort
group
To place or arrange in a group:
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  1. To place or arrange in a group:
  2. (Mathematics) A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.
  3. To belong to or form a group:
pigeonhole
To put in the pigeonhole of a desk, etc.
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  1. To put in the pigeonhole of a desk, etc.
  2. To place or file in a small compartment or recess.
  3. To assign to a category or categories; classify
range
To cover or have application to a number of things:
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  1. To cover or have application to a number of things:
  2. To wander freely; roam:
  3. The difference between the smallest and largest values in a set of data. If the lowest test score of a group of students is 54 and the highest is 94, the range is 40.
rank
To engage in carping criticism. Often used with on:
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  1. To engage in carping criticism. Often used with on:
  2. To hold a certain rank, or position
  3. (Archaic) To form a rank or move in ranks
rate
To put into a particular class or rank
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  1. To put into a particular class or rank
  2. To set a rate for (goods to be shipped).
  3. To be ranked in a particular class:
approximate
To come near or close, as in degree, nature, or quality.
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  1. To come near or close, as in degree, nature, or quality.
  2. To come close to; be nearly the same as:
  3. To bring together, as cut edges of tissue.
estimate
To form an opinion or judgment about
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  1. To form an opinion or judgment about
  2. To calculate approximately (the amount, extent, magnitude, position, or value of something).
  3. To judge or determine generally but carefully (size, value, cost, requirements, etc.); calculate approximately
put
To adapt:
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  1. To adapt:
  2. To place in a specified location; set:
  3. (Sports) To hurl with an overhand pushing motion:
reckon
To judge; consider; estimate
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  1. To judge; consider; estimate
  2. (Chiefly Southern & South Midland) To think or conclude:
  3. To consider as being; regard as:
set
To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
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  1. To put in a specified position or arrangement; place:
  2. To put or affix (one's signature, seal, etc.) to a document
  3. To put in a mounting; mount:
identify
To put oneself in another's place, so as to understand and share the other's thoughts, feelings, problems, etc.; sympathize or empathize (with)
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  1. To put oneself in another's place, so as to understand and share the other's thoughts, feelings, problems, etc.; sympathize or empathize (with)
  2. (--- Biology) To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism).
  3. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing:
pinpoint
To take precise aim at:
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  1. To take precise aim at:
  2. To locate or identify with precision:
  3. To locate, define, or focus on precisely
recognize
To accept as a fact; admit; accept
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  1. To accept as a fact; admit; accept
  2. To show awareness of; approve of or appreciate:
  3. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
finger
(Music) To play (an instrument, chord, etc.) by using the fingers in a certain way or sequence on strings, keys, etc.
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  1. (Music) To play (an instrument, chord, etc.) by using the fingers in a certain way or sequence on strings, keys, etc.
  2. (Slang) To point out; indicate or designate, specif. in senses of put the finger on (see phrase below)
  3. To touch or handle with the fingers; use the fingers on
affix
To permanently add to, attach, or fasten on. To permanently add to, attach, or fasten on.
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  1. To permanently add to, attach, or fasten on. To permanently add to, attach, or fasten on.
  2. To secure to something; attach:
  3. To impute; attribute:
assign
To give out as a task; allot:
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  1. To give out as a task; allot:
  2. To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
  3. To allot or give something as a task.
blame
To accuse of being at fault; condemn (for something); censure
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  1. To accuse of being at fault; condemn (for something); censure
  2. To place responsibility for (an error, fault, etc.) on someone or something
  3. To find fault with; criticize:
fasten
To cause to be connected or attributed; impute
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  1. To cause to be connected or attributed; impute
  2. To take a firm hold (on or upon); seize; cling
  3. To hold, fix, or direct (the attention, gaze, etc.) steadily on something
fix
(--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
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  1. (--- Informal) To take revenge upon (someone); get even with.
  2. To influence the outcome or actions of (something) by improper or unlawful means:
  3. To assign; attribute:
impute
To infer or attribute responsibility or causation. To infer or attribute responsibility or causation.
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  1. To infer or attribute responsibility or causation. To infer or attribute responsibility or causation.
  2. (Theol.) To ascribe (the goodness or guilt of one person) to another as well
  3. To relate (something, usually something bad) to a particular cause or source; place the fault or responsibility for:
come in
Used other than as an idiom: see come,"Ž in.
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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see come,"Ž in.
  2. To enter.
  3. (Of a broadcast, such as radio or television) To have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.
finish
To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship:
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  1. To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship:
  2. To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.
  3. To consume all of; use up:
run
To cause to function; operate:
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  1. To cause to function; operate:
  2. (--- Informal) To depart; leave:
  3. To publish in a periodical:
stow
To pack or store away; esp., to pack in an orderly, compact way
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  1. To pack or store away; esp., to pack in an orderly, compact way
  2. To hold or receive
  3. To store for future use:
situate
To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances:
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  1. To place in a given context, category, or set of circumstances:
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