…(in the UK) a bet on a horse to win a place in a race, usually first, second, or third…
…a place revered as holy, typically one to which religious pilgrimage is made…
…a brick which has been imperfectly fired due to being on the outward side of the kiln…
…a card bearing a person’s name and used to mark their place at a dining or meeting table…
…the name of a geographical location, such as a town, lake, or range of hills…
…the other House of Parliament (used in the Commons to refer to the Lords, and vice versa)…
…a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school…
…(in the UK) a place in an independent school for a pupil whose fees are wholly or partially subsidized by the state…
…(in a professional kitchen) the preparation of dishes and ingredients before the beginning of service…
…take up the physical position or status in society that is correct or due for one…
…the most prominent or important position among a group of things…
…(of an object, especially part of a mechanism) fall smoothly into its allotted position…
…regard or treat as particularly valuable or important…
…deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous…
…consider a situation from someone’s point of view…
…in a situation where one is faced with two equally difficult alternatives…
