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amulet
Part of Speech: noun
An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [ Also used figuratively.]
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place
Part of Speech: noun
Results: 17
            1.                                           The                                                           position                                                         of                                                         first,                                                         second,                                                         or                                                         third                                                         at                                                         the                                                         finish,                                                           esp.                                                         the                                                         second                                                           position.                                                         In                                                         betting,                                                         to                                                         win                                                           a                                                         bet                                                         on                                                           a                                                         horse                                                         for                                                           place                                                         it                                                         must,                                                         in                                                         the                                                         United                                                           States,                                                         finish                                                         first                                                         or                                                         second,                                                         in                                                           England,                                                           usually,                                                         first,                                                         second,                                                         or                                                         third.                                    

            2.                                           Any                                                           portion                                                         of                                                           space                                                         regarded                                                         as                                                         measured                                                         off                                                         or                                                         distinct                                                         from                                                         all                                                         other                                                           space,                                                         or                                                         appropriated                                                         to                                                           some                                                         definite                                                         object                                                         or                                                         use;                                                           position;                                                         ground;                                                         site;                                                         spot;                                                         rarely,                                                         unbounded                                                           space.                                    

            3.                                             A                                                         broad                                                         way                                                         in                                                           a                                                         city;                                                         an                                                         open                                                           space;                                                         an                                                         area;                                                           a                                                           court                                                         or                                                         short                                                         part                                                         of                                                           a                                                           street                                                         open                                                         only                                                         at                                                         one                                                         end.                                    

            4.                                             A                                                           position                                                         which                                                         is                                                         occupied                                                         and                                                         held;                                                           a                                                         dwelling;                                                           a                                                         mansion;                                                           a                                                         village,                                                         town,                                                         or                                                         city;                                                           a                                                         fortified                                                         town                                                         or                                                         post;                                                           a                                                           stronghold;                                                           a                                                         region                                                         or                                                           country.                                    

            5.                                           Rank;                                                         degree;                                                         grade;                                                         order                                                         of                                                           priority,                                                         advancement,                                                         dignity,                                                         or                                                         importance;                                                         especially,                                                           social                                                         rank                                                         or                                                           position;                                                           condition;                                                         also,                                                         official                                                         station;                                                         occupation;                                                         calling.                                    

            6.                                           Vacated                                                         or                                                         relinquished                                                           space;                                                         room;                                                           stead (                                                        the                                                         departure                                                         or                                                         removal                                                         of                                                         another                                                         being                                                         or                                                         thing                                                         being                                                         implied).                                    

            7.                                             A                                                         definite                                                           position                                                         or                                                         passage                                                         of                                                           a                                                         document.                                    

            8.                                           Ordinal                                                         relation;                                                           position                                                         in                                                         the                                                         order                                                         of                                                           proceeding;                                                         as,                                                         he                                                         said                                                         in                                                         the                                                         first                                                           place.                                    

            9.                                           To                                                         assign                                                           a                                                           place                                                         to;                                                         to                                                         put                                                         in                                                           a                                                         particular                                                         spot                                                         or                                                           place,                                                         or                                                         in                                                           a                                                         certain                                                         relative                                                           position;                                                         to                                                         direct                                                         to                                                           a                                                         particular                                                           place;                                                         to                                                         fix;                                                         to                                                         settle;                                                         to                                                         locate;                                                         as,                                                         to                                                           place                                                           a                                                         book                                                         on                                                           a                                                         shelf;                                                         to                                                           place                                                           balls                                                         in                                                         tennis.                                    

            10.                                           To                                                         put                                                         or                                                         set                                                         in                                                           a                                                         particular                                                         rank,                                                         office,                                                         or                                                           position;                                                         to                                                           surround                                                         with                                                         particular                                                           circumstances                                                         or                                                           relations                                                         in                                                         life;                                                         to                                                         appoint                                                         to                                                         certain                                                         station                                                         or                                                           condition                                                         of                                                         life;                                                         as,                                                         in                                                         whatever                                                           sphere                                                         one                                                         is                                                         placed.                                    

            11.                                           To                                                         put                                                         out                                                         at                                                         interest;                                                         to                                                         invest;                                                         to                                                         loan;                                                         as,                                                         to                                                           place                                                         money                                                         in                                                           a                                                         bank.                                    

            12.                                           To                                                         set;                                                         to                                                         fix;                                                         to                                                         repose;                                                         as,                                                         to                                                           place                                                           confidence                                                         in                                                           a                                                         friend.                                    

            13.                                           To                                                         attribute;                                                         to                                                         ascribe;                                                         to                                                         set                                                         down.                                    

            14.                                           Reception;                                                         effect; -                                                         implying                                                         the                                                         making                                                         room                                                         for.                                    

            15.                                             Position                                                         in                                                         the                                                           heavens,                                                         as                                                         of                                                           a                                                         heavenly                                                         body; -                                                           usually                                                         defined                                                         by                                                         its                                                         right                                                         ascension                                                         and                                                         declination,                                                         or                                                         by                                                         its                                                         latitude                                                         and                                                         longitude.                                    
Part of Speech: verb transitive

            1.                                           To                                                         determine                                                         or                                                         announce                                                         the                                                           place                                                         of                                                         at                                                         the                                                         finish.                                                           Usually,                                                         in                                                         horse                                                         racing                                                         only                                                         the                                                         first                                                         three                                                           horses                                                         are                                                         placed                                                         officially.                                    

            2.                                           To                                                           place-                                                        kick (                                                           a                                                         goal).
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