Place vs. Land
Difference Between Place and Land
Placenoun
(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
Landnoun
The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
Most insects live on land.Placenoun
An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
Landnoun
Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
There are 50 acres of land in this estate.Placenoun
A group of houses.
They live at Westminster Place.Landnoun
A country or region.
They come from a faraway land.Placenoun
An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
Landnoun
A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
Placenoun
Any area of the earth: a region.
He is going back to his native place on vacation.Landnoun
The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
wet land; good or bad land for growing potatoesPlacenoun
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.Landnoun
A general country, state, or territory.
He moved from his home to settle in a faraway land.Placenoun
The area where one lives: one's home, formerly country estates and farms.
Do you want to come over to my place later?Landnoun
realm, domain.
I'm going to Disneyland.Maybe that's how it works in TV-land, but not in the real world.Placenoun
An area of the skin.
Landnoun
(agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
Placenoun
An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
Landnoun
A fright.
He got an awful land when the police arrived.Placenoun
An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
Landnoun
(electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
Placenoun
A location or position in space.
Landnoun
In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
Placenoun
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
Landnoun
(travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.
Our city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices.Placenoun
A passage or extract from a book or document.
Landnoun
(obsolete) The ground or floor.
Placenoun
A topic.
Landnoun
(nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
Placenoun
A frame of mind.
I'm in a strange place at the moment.Landnoun
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
Placenoun
A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
Landnoun
(ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
Placenoun
(social) A responsibility or position in an organization.
Landnoun
lant; urine
Placenoun
A role or purpose; a station.
It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.Landverb
(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
The plane is about to land.Placenoun
The position of a contestant in a competition.
We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.Landverb
(dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.
Placenoun
(horse-racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
to win a bet on a horse for placeLandverb
(intransitive) To come into rest.
Placenoun
The position as a member of a sports team.
He lost his place in the national team.Landverb
(intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
Placenoun
A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
Landverb
(transitive) To bring to land.
It can be tricky to land a helicopter.Use the net to land the fish.Placenoun
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
three decimal places;the hundreds placeLandverb
(transitive) To acquire; to secure.
Placenoun
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
That's what I said in the first place!Landverb
(transitive) To deliver.
Placenoun
Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
Landadjective
Of or relating to land.
Placeverb
(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
He placed the glass on the table.Landadjective
Residing or growing on land.
Placeverb
(intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.
The Cowboys placed third in the league.Landnoun
the land on which real estate is located;
he built the house on land leased from the cityPlaceverb
To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.Landnoun
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);
the land had never been plowedgood agricultural soilPlaceverb
(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.Landnoun
the solid part of the earth's surface;
the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over landthe earth shook for several minuteshe dropped the logs on the groundPlaceverb
To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.Landnoun
territory over which rule or control is exercised;
his domain extended into Europehe made it the law of the landPlaceverb
(transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
Landnoun
the territory occupied by a nation;
he returned to the land of his birthhe visited several European countriesPlaceverb
(transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet).
I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.Landnoun
a domain in which something is dominant;
the untroubled kingdom of reasona land of make-believethe rise of the realm of cotton in the southPlaceverb
(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.Landnoun
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;
the family owned a large estate on Long IslandPlaceverb
To place-kick (a goal).
Landnoun
the people who live in a nation or country;
a statement that sums up the nation's moodthe news was announced to the nationthe whole country worshipped himPlacenoun
a point located with respect to surface features of some region;
this is a nice place for a picnicLandnoun
a politically organized body of people under a single government;
the state has elected a new presidentAfrican nationsstudents who had come to the nation's capitolthe country's largest manufactureran industrialized landPlacenoun
any area set aside for a particular purpose;
who owns this place?the president was concerned about the property across from the White HouseLandnoun
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)
Placenoun
an abstract mental location;
he has a special place in my thoughtsa place in my hearta political system with no place for the less prominent groupsLandnoun
working the land as an occupation or way of life;
farming is a strenuous lifethere's no work on the land any morePlacenoun
a general vicinity;
He comes from a place near ChicagoLandverb
reach or come to rest;
The bird landed on the highest branchThe plane landed in IstanbulPlacenoun
the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
can you go in my stead?took his placein lieu ofLandverb
cause to come to the ground;
the pilot managed to land the airplane safelyPlacenoun
a particular situation;
If you were in my place what would you do?Landverb
bring into a different state;
this may land you in jailPlacenoun
where you live at a particular time;
deliver the package to my homehe doesn't have a home to go toyour place or mine?Landverb
bring ashore;
The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the islandPlacenoun
a job in an organization;
he occupied a post in the treasuryLandverb
deliver (a blow);
He landed several blows on his opponent's headPlacenoun
the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object;
he put the lamp back in its placeLandverb
arrive on shore;
The ship landed in Pearl HarborPlacenoun
proper or designated social situation;
he overstepped his placethe responsibilities of a man in his stationmarried above her stationLandverb
shoot at and force to come down;
the enemy landed several of our aircraftPlacenoun
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane);
he booked their seats in advancehe sat in someone else's placeLandadjective
relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land;
land vehiclessea storiessea smellssea trafficPlacenoun
the passage that is being read;
he lost his place on the pageLandadjective
operating or living or growing in water;
boats are aquatic vehicleswater lilies are aquatic plantsfish are aquatic animalsPlacenoun
proper or appropriate position or location;
a woman's place is no longer in the kitchenPlacenoun
a public square with room for pedestrians;
they met at Elm PlazaGrosvenor PlacePlacenoun
an item on a list or in a sequence;
in the second placemoved from third to fifth positionPlacenoun
a blank area;
write your name in the space providedPlaceverb
put into a certain place or abstract location;
Put your things hereSet the tray downSet the dogs on the scent of the missing childrenPlace emphasis on a certain pointPlaceverb
place somebody in a particular situation or location;
he was placed on probationPlaceverb
assign a rank or rating to;
how would you rank these students?The restaurant is rated highly in the food guidePlaceverb
assign a location to;
The company located some of their agents in Los AngelesPlaceverb
to arrange for;
place a phone callplace a betPlaceverb
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal;
Jerry came in third in the MarathonPlaceverb
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's facecriticism directed at her superiordirect your anger towards others, not towards yourselfPlaceverb
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something;
She identified the man on the 'wanted' posterPlaceverb
assign to (a job or a home)
Placeverb
locate;
The film is set in AfricaPlaceverb
estimate;
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.Placeverb
identify the location or place of;
We localized the source of the infectionPlaceverb
make an investment;
Put money into bondsPlaceverb
assign to a station
Placeverb
finish second or better in a horse or dog race;
he bet $2 on number six to placePlaceverb
sing a note with the correct pitch
