found his place — discovered where he was happy or felt a sense of belonging; found his designated place … English contemporary dictionary
place — [[t]ple͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ places, placing, placed 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A place is any point, building, area, town, or country. ...Temple Mount, the place where the Temple actually stood. ...a list of museums and places of interest... We re going to… … English dictionary
Place name origins — The study of place names is called toponymy and is distinct from (but often confused with) etymology, the study of the origins of words. Rather than describing toponymy (as an academic discipline) itself, this article examines the origins of… … Wikipedia
place in the sun — phrasal : favorable position or status : advantage, eminence the laborer … toiling for a place in the sun A.R.Williams Italian fiction has found its place in the sun T.G.Bergin * * * place in the sun, a favorable position; as favorable a position … Useful english dictionary
place in the sun — If you have your place in the sun, you find wealth, happiness or whatever you are looking for in life. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you find a place in the sun, you reach a position which provides you with wealth and happiness,… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
place — n Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing. Place, the most general of these terms, carries as its basic implication the idea of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Found — Found, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Founding}.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See 1st {Bottom}, and cf. {Founder}, v. i., {Fund}.] 1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something solid, for support; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
found|ry — «FOWN dree», noun, plural ries. 1. a place where metal is melted and molded; place where things are made of molten metal. 2. the process of melting and molding metal; making things of molten metal. 3. things made of molten metal; castings. ╂[< … Useful english dictionary
Place of articulation — In articulatory phonetics, the place of articulation (also point of articulation) of a consonant is the point of contact, where an obstruction occurs in the vocal tract between an active (moving) articulator (typically some part of the tongue)… … Wikipedia
Place cell — Infobox neuron neuron name = Place cell image neuron = Hippocampal pyramidal cell.png caption neuron = A hippocampal pyramidal cell location = Hippocampus function = Spatial memory: fires when animal is in a particular location neurotransmitter … Wikipedia
