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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | position |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, attitude, ballgame, bearing, carriage, circumstances, condition, deportment, disposition, emplacement, form, habit, how things stack up, like it is, location, manner, mien, pass, placement, plight, port, pose, predicament, site, situation, spot, stand, state, status, strait, the size of it |
| Main Entry: | focus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | center of attraction |
| Synonyms: | bull's eye, center, core, cynosure, focal point, headquarters*, heart, hub, limelight, locus, meeting place, nerve center, point of convergence, polestar, seat, spotlight, target |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | locale/locality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical setting |
| Synonyms: | area, bailiwick, belt, district, domain, haunt, hole, home, location, locus, neck of the woods, neighborhood, place, position, region, scene, sector, site, sphere, spot, stage, stomping ground, territory, theater, tract, turf, venue, vicinity, zone |
| Main Entry: | location |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of residence or activity |
| Synonyms: | area, bearings, district, fix*, hole, locale, locality, locus, neck of the woods, neighborhood, part, point, position, post, region, scene, section, site, situation, spot, station, tract, turf, venue, whereabouts |
| Notes: | a location is a place, a locality is an area within a place, and a locale is a place regarded as an environment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | orbit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | circuit, revolution |
| Synonyms: | apogee, circle, circumgyration, course, curve, cycle, ellipse, lap, locus, path, pattern, perigee, rotation, round, track, trajectory |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | location with purpose, function |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodation, apartment, area, berth, city, community, compass, corner, country, distance, district, domicile, dwelling, field, habitat, hamlet, hangout, hole*, home, house, joint, latitude, lay, locale, locality, locus, longitude, neighborhood, niche, nook, pad, part, plant, point, position, property, quarter, region, reservation, residence, room, seat, section, site, situation, spot, station, stead, suburb, town, venue, vicinity, village, volume, whereabouts, zone |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | specific location |
| Synonyms: | locality, locus, place, position, site, situation, spot, stage, station, where |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
| Main Entry: | position |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical place |
| Synonyms: | area, bearings, district, environment, fix, geography, ground, locale, locality, location, locus, point, post, reference, region, scene, seat, setting, site, situation, space, spot, stand, station, surroundings, topography, tract, whereabouts |
| Main Entry: | post |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lookout, station |
| Synonyms: | beat, locus, place, position, whereabouts |
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