plays (noun)
1market place — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑market, ↑marketplace • Derivationally related forms: ↑market ( …
2place — /pleɪs / (say plays) noun 1. a particular portion of space, of definite or indefinite extent. 2. space in general (chiefly in connection with time). 3. the portion of space occupied by anything. 4. a space or spot, set apart or used for a… …
3com´mon|place´ness — com|mon|place «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more… …
4com´mon|place´ly — com|mon|place «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more… …
5com|mon|place — «KOM uhn PLAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an everyday thing: »Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. b) anything lacking originality: »Be not content with the commonplace in character any more than with the… …
6another place — /ənʌðə ˈpleɪs/ (say uhnudhuh plays) noun 1. Also, the other place. (a term used in one chamber of a bicameral parliament to refer to the other chamber. In the House of Representatives it is understood to mean the Senate, and vice versa.) 2. (a… …
7cold place — /ˈkoʊld pleɪs/ (say kohld plays) noun a place of work (as a refrigeration plant) where conditions are unpleasant because of the lowness of temperature and where employees are paid a special rate in compensation …
8danger place — /ˈdeɪndʒə pleɪs/ (say daynjuh plays) noun Aboriginal English a site visited only for ceremonial purposes …
9decimal place — /dɛsəməl ˈpleɪs/ (say desuhmuhl plays) noun 1. the position of a digit to the right of a decimal point: in 9.623, 3 is in the third decimal place. 2. the number of digits to the right of a decimal point: 9.623 is a number in three decimal places …
10dwelling place — /ˈdwɛlɪŋ pleɪs/ (say dweling plays) noun a place of residence or abode …
