place

nouncountable and uncountableA1US /ˈpleɪ̯s/

An area; somewhere within an area.

An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.physical
A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.often, physical
An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.physical
Any area of the earth: a region.physical
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.physical
The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.physical
An area of the body, especially the skin.physical
An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.colloquial, dated, euphemistic, physical

A location or position in space.
Proper or usual position.
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader
A state of mind.

A responsibility or position in an organization.

The position of a contestant at the close of a competition.
The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
Reception; effect, implying the making room for.

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Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.

This place has a mysterious atmosphere.