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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place |
| Synonyms: | location, locus, point, position, site, situation, spot, station |
| Notes: | ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place |
| 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: | situation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of activity |
| Synonyms: | bearings, direction, footing, latitude, locale, locality, location, locus, longitude, position, post, seat, setting, site, spot, stage, station, where, whereabouts |
| Main Entry: | wherein |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in what way |
| Synonyms: | at which point, how, in what respect, where |
| Main Entry: | wheresoever |
| Part of Speech: | conjunction/adverb |
| Definition: | wherever |
| Synonyms: | in whatever place, where |
| Main Entry: | whither |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in what direction |
| Synonyms: | to what place, where |
| Notes: | thither means 'there,' 'to that place' and whither is 'where,' 'to what place' whither is an adverb meaning 'to what place' or a conjunction meaning 'to which place or condition'; wither is a verb meaning 'to dry up or shrivel' |
| Main Entry: | locus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point |
| Synonyms: | locality, location, place, position, site, situation, spot, stage, station, where |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Situation. |
| Category: | 2. RELATIVE SPACE |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude; footing, standing, standpoint, post; stage; aspect, attitude, posture, pose., place, site, station, seat, venue, whereabouts; ground; bearings (direction); spot (limited space)., topography, geography, chorography; map.
-verbs
be situated, be situate; lie, have its seat in.
-adjectives
situate, situated; local, topical, topographical.
-adverbs
in situ, in loco; here and there, passim; here abouts, there abouts, where abouts; in place, here, there., in such and such surroundings, in such and such environs, in such and such entourage, amidst such and such surroundings, amidst such and such environs, amidst such and such entourage.
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