Place
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A location or position. An open space, courtyard, market square. A group of houses. A region of a land. Somewhere for a person to sit. A frame of mind. A house or home. A role or purpose; a station. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity. The position of a contestant in a competition. The position as a member of a sports team.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To put (an object or person) in a specific location. To earn a given spot in a competition. To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered. To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race. To sing (a note) with the correct pitch. To arrange for or to make (a bet). To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
Example sentence: In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.
Put
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A right to sell something at a predetermined price.A contract to sell a security at a set price on or before a certain date.An idiot; a foolish person.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To place something somewhereTo bring or set into a certain relation, state or conditionTo exercise a put optionTo express something in a certain mannerTo throw a heavy iron ball as a sport. See shot put.
Example sentence: The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.