1055
place of worship
'Pizza ,Hut trademark a chain of popular PIZZA restaurants
which also delivers pizzas to people's homes
'pizza ,parlour n a restaurant whose speciality is pizza
piz·zazz /pə'zæz/ n [U] slang apprec especially AmE an excitingly
forceful quality; DASH: This song and dance show needs more
pizzazz.
piz·ze·ri·a /ˌpiːtsə'riːə/ n a restaurant which specializes in
pizzas
piz·zi·ca·to /ˌpɪtsɪ'kɑːtə/ adj, adv played by picking the
strings of a VIOLIN, CELLO, etc with one's finger instead of
using a BOW
pj's, PJ's /ˌpiː'dʒeɪz/ n [P] AmE infml PYJAMAS - —pj adj: pj
bottoms
Pk written abbrev. for PARK
pkg. AmE written abbrev. for package
pl. written abbrev. for plural
Pl written abbrev. for PLACE
plac·ard¹ /'plækɑːd–ərd/ n a large notice or advertisement
put up or carried in a public place: The demonstrators
carried placards attacking the government.
placard² v [T] to stick placards on or all over
pla·cate /plə'keɪt||'pleɪkeɪt/ v [T] to cause to stop feeling
angry; APPEASE: I tried to placate her by offering to pay for the
repairs. —catory /plə'keɪtəri, 'plækətəri||'pleɪkətɔːri/ adj:
placatory words
place¹ /pleɪs/ n 1 [C] a particular area or position in space in
relation to others: This is the place where the accident
happened. | Where would be the best place to put this new
clock? | Put it back in its place. (=the position where it usually
is) | I've got a sore place (=area) on my lip. | (fig.) I dropped the
book and lost my place. (=could not find the point I had
reached in reading it) | (fig.) Could you keep my place in the
queue (=make sure no one comes and stands where I have
been standing) while I go and get a paper? | (fig.) People with
racist views have no place in our union. (=we will not accept
them) 2 [C] a particular part of the Earth's surface, such as a
stretch of land, a town, a building etc: Moscow is a very cold
place in winter. | What a desolate place the moon must be. | Is
London a nice place to live? | a place of worship (=a church,
temple etc) | This restaurant is one of the best places to eat in
London. | They've bought a little place (=house) in the
country. | Come over to my place (=home) tomorrow. 3 [C
usually sing.] a position that can be used by someone for a
particular purpose: There were still some empty places (=seats)
on the coach. | He's been offered a place at university. (=as a
student) | They laid a place for him at the table. (=put a
knife, fork, spoon etc in position) 4 [C] a proper or suitable
occasion or moment: A business meeting isn't the place at
which to talk about one's private life. 5 [C usually sing.] a
(numbered) position in the result of a competition, race etc:
John took first place in the history exam. | I finished in third
place. | (fig.) Our personal wishes take second place to (=are
less important than) the needs of the children. 6 [C] social
position; rank: This has been talked about in high places.
(=by people of high rank and influence) | He thought he was
being very clever, but she soon put him in his place.
(=showed that he was not) 7 [S] a usually numbered point
in an argument, explanation etc: In the first place I don't
want to go, and in the second place I can't afford to. 8 [C]
the position of a figure in a row of figures, to the right of a
decimal point: If you divide 11 by 9 and calculate the division
to four decimal places, the answer is 1.2222. 9 [S] duty; what
one should or must do: It's not your place to tell me what to
do. 10 [C usually sing.] tech any of the first three positions in
the result of a horse race, especially the second (BrE or third)
position: £5 on Not So Fast for a place, please. (=to come
second or third) 11 all over the place infml a) every-
where b) in disorder: She's left her books spread all over the
place. 12 a place for everything (and everything in its
place) (usually said to express the idea that things should be
returned to where they belong, so they can be easily
found) 13 click/fall/slot into place (of a set of events, facts
etc) to be seen in its proper order or position, especially so
that the whole thing can be understood: When the newspaper
published his photo, everything fell into place: he was the man
I'd seen at the scene of the crime. 14 go places infml (usually in
progressive forms or in future tenses) to be increasingly successful:
That girl's got a lot of talent; she's really going to go
places. 15 in place a) in the proper or usual position: As
soon as all the chairs are in place, we can let the people in. b)
in existence and ready to be used: The new regulations are
now in place. 16 in place of instead of: In place of our
advertised programme we will be showing a film. | Jane
couldn't go so I attended the conference in her place. 17 out of
place a) not in the proper or usual position b) unsuitable
(for the occasion or situation): The luxurious furnishings
would not have been out of place in a palace. 18 place in the
sun infml a position that is favourable to someone's future
development 19 take one's place a) to go to one's special
position for some activity: Take your places for the next
dance. b) to be considered as being: This new work will take
its place among the most important paintings of this cen-
tury. 20 take place to happen, especially by arrangement:
the peace talks currently taking place in Geneva → see HAP-
PEN (USAGE) 21 take the place of to act or be used instead of;
REPLACE: Electric trains have now taken the place of steam
trains in England. | I can't come to the meeting myself, so my
deputy will take my place. → see also PRIDE OF PLACE
Room [U] and place [C] can both mean free space
that can be used for a purpose; but place is used for a
single particular piece of space, while room means space
in general: 'Is there (any) room for me to sit down in
here?' 'Yes, there's a place in the corner.' | This is the
place where we keep the coal. | There's no room for any
more coal in here. → see also POSITION¹ (USAGE)
place² v [T] 1 [+obj+adv/prep] rather fml to put or arrange in the
stated position: He placed the book carefully on the shelf. | Her
request places me in a very difficult position. | Place the ten
wines in order of preference. | (fig.) A politician should place his
loyalty to the people above party interest. 2 to give to a
person, firm etc, who can do the needed action: We placed
an order with them for 500 pairs of shoes. (=we ordered these
shoes from them) 1 to place (=make) a bet 3 [+obj+adv/adv/prep;
usually pass.] to state the position of (a runner) at the end of a
race: He was placed second. 4 [usually in questions and negatives]
to remember fully the name or other details of (someone or
something), and where and when one last saw or heard
them or it: I'm sure I've met her before somewhere, but I can't
quite place her. 5 to find a suitable job for 6 (of a horse in a
race) a) BrE [pass] to come in second or third: Last season
Freda's Boy won once and was placed twice. b) AmE [I] to
come in second: Seadog placed in the last race. | $10 on
Bengal Lady to place, please.
pla·ce·bo /plə'siːbəʊ/ n pl. -bos or -boes a substance given
instead of real medicine, without the person who takes it
knowing that it is not real. Often a person will become well
simply because they know they've been given a medicine,
whether or not the medicine works. This is called the pla-
cebo effect.
'place card n a small card with someone's name on it, put
on a table to show where they are to sit at a formal dinner
placed /pleɪst/ adj especially BrE 1 [F(for)] in the stated situa-
tion: How are you placed for money? (=Have you got enough
money?) 2 be placed see PLACE
'place kick n a kick at a ball, especially in RUGBY, placed or
held in position on the ground
'place mat n a mat for a single PLACE SETTING at a table
place·ment /'pleɪsmənt/ n [C;U] the act or an example of
placing someone or something in position: The university
offers a placement service for its graduates. (=a service to find
jobs for them)
'place name n the name of a particular place, such as a
town, mountain etc: Many of the place names are Scottish in
origin.
pla·cen·ta /plə'sentə/ n pl. -tas or -tae /tiː/ a thick mass of
flesh containing many blood tubes, which forms inside the
WOMB to join an unborn child to its mother → compare
AFTERBIRTH
,place of 'work n pl. places of work tech the place where a
person goes to work
,place of 'worship n pl. places of worship a building
where people worship or practise their religion: mosques,
synagogues, and other places of worship