place kick place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
pastime interest pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly), sailing is her favorite pastime, his main pastime is gambling, he counts reading among his interests, they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits |
place bet | a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
stead position place lieu | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another, can you go in my stead?, took his place, in lieu of |
topolatry place-worship | the worship of places |
market marketplace market place | the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold, without competition there would be no market, they were driven from the marketplace |
farmplace farm-place farmstead | a farm together with its buildings |
forum assembly meeting place | a public facility to meet for open discussion |
landing landing place | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods |
marketplace market place mart market | an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up |
place mat | a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting |
place of business business establishment | an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
place of worship house of prayer house of God house of worship | any building where congregations gather for prayer |
place setting setting | a table service for one person, a place setting of sterling flatware |
restaurant eating house eating place eatery | a building where people go to eat |
egoism egocentrism self-interest selfoncern selfenteredness | concern for your own interests and welfare |
opportunism self-interest self-seeking expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
sake interest | a reason for wanting something done, for your sake, died for the sake of his country, in the interest of safety, in the common interest |
interest interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.), they said nothing of great interest, primary colors can add interest to a room |
place | an abstract mental location, he has a special place in my thoughts, a place in my heart, a political system with no place for the less prominent groups |
imaginary place mythical place fictitious place | a place that exists only in imagination, a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
interest involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something, an interest in music |
place name toponym | the name by which a geographical place is known |
space blank space place | a blank area, write your name in the space provided |
place | the passage that is being read, he lost his place on the page |
place position | an item on a list or in a sequence, in the second place, moved from third to fifth position |
second-place finish runner-up finish | a finish in second place (as in a race) |
third-place finish | a finish in third place (as in a race) |
first-place finish | a finish in first place (as in a race) |
interest interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims, the iron interests stepped up production |
special interest | an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor |
vested interest | groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit |
jumping-off place point of departure | a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched, one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him, my point of departure was San Francisco |
birthplace place of birth | the place where someone was born |
birthplace cradle place of origin provenance provenience | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence, the birthplace of civilization |
place property | any area set aside for a particular purpose, who owns this place?, the president was concerned about the property across from the White House |
polling place polling station | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election |
home place | where you live at a particular time, deliver the package to my home, he doesn't have a home to go to, your place or mine? |
gathering place | a favorite haunt where people gather |
lurking place | a place suitable for lurking |
hiding place | a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself) |
holy place sanctum holy | a sacred place of pilgrimage |
nesting place | a place suitable for nesting |
plaza place piazza | a public square with room for pedestrians, they met at Elm Plaza, Grosvenor Place |
pride of place | the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place |
position place | the particular portion of space occupied by something, he put the lamp back in its place |
place | a general vicinity, He comes from a place near Chicago |
seat place | a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane), he booked their seats in advance, he sat in someone else's place |
topographic point place spot | a point located with respect to surface features of some region, this is a nice place for a picnic, a bright spot on a planet |