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ALL meanings of well-placed

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  • idioms well-placed in place, in the correct or usual position or order: Dinner is ready and everything is in place. in the same spot, without advancing or retreating: Stand by your desk and jog in place for a few minutes of exercise. 1
  • idioms well-placed know / keep one's place, to recognize one's position or rank, especially if inferior, and behave or act accordingly: They treated their servants well but expected them always to know their place. 1
  • idioms well-placed out of place, not in the correct or usual position or order: The library books are all out of place. unsuitable to the circumstances or surroundings; inappropriate: He had always felt out of place in an academic environment. A green suit was out of place at the funeral. 1
  • idioms well-placed put someone in his / her place, to lower someone's self-esteem; humble, especially an arrogant person: She put me in my place by reminding me who was boss. 1
  • idioms well-placed take place, to happen; occur: The commencement exercises will take place outdoors unless it rains. 1
  • noun well-placed a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent. 1
  • noun well-placed space in general: time and place. 1
  • noun well-placed the specific portion of space normally occupied by anything: The vase is in its place. Every item on the shelf had its place. 1
  • noun well-placed a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: a place of worship; a place of entertainment. 1
  • noun well-placed any part or spot in a body or surface: a decayed place in a tree. 1
  • noun well-placed a particular passage in a book or writing: to find the place where one left off reading. 1
  • noun well-placed a space or seat for a person, as in a theater, train, etc.: Please save my place for me. 1
  • noun well-placed position, situation, or circumstances: I would complain if I were in your place. 1
  • noun well-placed a proper or appropriate location or position: A restaurant is not the place for an argument. 1
  • noun well-placed a job, post, or office: persons in high places. 1
  • noun well-placed a function or duty: It is not your place to offer criticism. 1
  • noun well-placed proper sequence or relationship, as of ideas, details, etc.: My thoughts began to fall into place. 1
  • noun well-placed high position or rank: aristocrats of power and place. 1
  • noun well-placed a region or area: to travel to distant places. 1
  • noun well-placed an open space, or square, as in a city or town. 1
  • noun well-placed a short street, a court, etc. 1
  • noun well-placed a portion of space used for habitation, as a city, town, or village: Trains rarely stop in that place anymore. 1
  • noun well-placed a building, location, etc., set aside for a specific purpose: He will soon need a larger place for his expanding business. 1
  • noun well-placed a part of a building: The kitchen is the sunniest place in the house. 1
  • noun well-placed a residence, dwelling, or house: Please come and have dinner at my place. 1
  • noun well-placed lieu; substitution (usually followed by of): Use yogurt in place of sour cream. 1
  • noun well-placed a step or point in order of proceeding: in the first place. 1
  • noun well-placed a fitting or promising opportunity: There's a place in this town for a man of his talents. 1
  • noun well-placed a reasonable ground or occasion: This is no place for such an outburst. 1
  • noun well-placed Arithmetic. the position of a figure in a series, as in decimal notation. Usually, places. the figures of the series. 1
  • noun well-placed Drama. one of the three unities. Compare unity (def 8). 1
  • noun well-placed Sports. a position among the leading competitors, usually the first, second, or third at the finish line. the position of the competitor who comes in second in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare show (def 27), win1 (def 17). 1
  • noun well-placed places, Theater. a call summoning performers for the beginning of a performance or an act. 1
  • noun well-placed room or space for entry or passage: to make place for the gentry. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to put in the proper position or order; arrange; dispose: Place the silverware on the table for dinner. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to put or set in a particular place, position, situation, or relation. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to put in a suitable place for some purpose: to place an advertisement in the newspaper. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to put into particular or proper hands: to place some incriminating evidence with the district attorney. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to give (an order or the like) to a supplier: She placed the order for the pizza an hour ago. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to appoint (a person) to a post or office: The president placed him in the Department of Agriculture. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to find a place, situation, etc., for (a person): The agency had no trouble placing him with a good firm. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to determine or indicate the place or value of: to place health among the greatest gifts in life. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to assign a certain position or rank to: The army placed him in the infantry. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to succeed in attaining a position for in an athletic or other contest: to place players on the all-American team; to place students in the finals of the interscholastic chess tournament. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to identify by connecting with the proper place, circumstances, etc.: to be unable to place a person; to place a face; to place an accent. 1
  • verb with object well-placed to employ (the voice) for singing or speaking with consciousness of the bodily point of emphasis of resonance of each tone or register. 1
  • verb without object well-placed Sports. to finish among the first three competitors in a race. to finish second in a horse race, harness race, etc. 1
  • verb without object well-placed to earn a specified standing with relation to others, as in an examination, competition, etc.: He placed fifth in a graduation class of 90. 1
  • idioms well-placed give place to, to give precedence or priority to: The old gives place to the new. to be succeeded or replaced by: Travel by trains has given place to travel by airplanes. 1
  • idioms well-placed go places, Informal. to succeed or advance in one's career: He'll never go places if he stays in his hometown. 1
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