Place vs. Stead
Difference Between Place and Stead
Placenoun
(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.
Steadnoun
(obsolete) A place, or spot, in general. 16}}
Placenoun
An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
Steadnoun
(obsolete) A place where a person normally rests; a seat.
Placenoun
A group of houses.
They live at Westminster Place.Steadnoun
(obsolete) An inhabited place; a settlement, city, town etc.
Placenoun
An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
Steadnoun
(obsolete) An estate, a property with its grounds; a farm.
Placenoun
Any area of the earth: a region.
He is going back to his native place on vacation.Steadnoun
(obsolete) The frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead.
Placenoun
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.Steadnoun
The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
Placenoun
The area where one lives: one's home, formerly country estates and farms.
Do you want to come over to my place later?Steadnoun
(figurative) An emotional or circumstantial "place" having specified advantages, qualities etc. (now only in phrases).
Placenoun
An area of the skin.
Steadnoun
One's partner in a romantic relationship.
Placenoun
An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
Steadverb
To help, support, benefit or assist; to be helpful or noteful.
Placenoun
An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
Steadverb
To fill stead or place of.
Placenoun
A location or position in space.
Steadnoun
the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
can you go in my stead?took his placein lieu ofPlacenoun
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
Placenoun
A passage or extract from a book or document.
Placenoun
A topic.
Placenoun
A frame of mind.
I'm in a strange place at the moment.Placenoun
A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
Placenoun
(social) A responsibility or position in an organization.
Placenoun
A role or purpose; a station.
It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.Placenoun
The position of a contestant in a competition.
We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.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 placePlacenoun
The position as a member of a sports team.
He lost his place in the national team.Placenoun
A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
Placenoun
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
three decimal places;the hundreds placePlacenoun
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
That's what I said in the first place!Placenoun
Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
Placeverb
(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
He placed the glass on the table.Placeverb
(intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.
The Cowboys placed third in the league.Placeverb
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.Placeverb
(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.Placeverb
To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.Placeverb
(transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
Placeverb
(transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet).
I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.Placeverb
(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.Placeverb
To place-kick (a goal).
Placenoun
a point located with respect to surface features of some region;
this is a nice place for a picnicPlacenoun
any area set aside for a particular purpose;
who owns this place?the president was concerned about the property across from the White HousePlacenoun
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 groupsPlacenoun
a general vicinity;
He comes from a place near ChicagoPlacenoun
the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another;
can you go in my stead?took his placein lieu ofPlacenoun
a particular situation;
If you were in my place what would you do?Placenoun
where you live at a particular time;
deliver the package to my homehe doesn't have a home to go toyour place or mine?Placenoun
a job in an organization;
he occupied a post in the treasuryPlacenoun
the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object;
he put the lamp back in its placePlacenoun
proper or designated social situation;
he overstepped his placethe responsibilities of a man in his stationmarried above her stationPlacenoun
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 placePlacenoun
the passage that is being read;
he lost his place on the pagePlacenoun
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
