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“Place” or “Plaice”

place / plaice are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

place p·l·EY·s

  • nounany area set aside for a particular purpose.
  • nounan abstract mental location.
  • nouna general vicinity.
  • nouna particular situation.
  • nounproper or designated social situation.
  • nounthe passage that is being read.
  • nounproper or appropriate position or location.
  • nounan item on a list or in a sequence.
  • verbplace somebody in a particular situation or location.
  • verbto arrange for.
  • verbtake a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal.
  • verbassign to (a job or a home).
  • verbestimate.
  • verbidentify the location or place of.
  • verbfinish second or better in a horse or dog race.
  • verbsing a note with the correct pitch.

plaice

  • nounflesh of large European flatfish.
  • nounlarge European food fish.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“place”

  • …used on Schrader valves in place of caps in order to…
  • …get him to take Shekar's place.
  • No vote ever took place in the southern third of…
  • Our Home, Our Place
  • …in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored…
  • Rebuilding took place in the later part of…
  • …after a run from ninth place into fourth, along with the…
  • …events of the story took place.
  • …to gather in the market place with no more than a…
  • While the topping varies from place to place, they are almost…

“plaice”

  • The ecology of 0–group plaice and common dabs at Loch…

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