last vs last-place

last-place vs last

last is a noun but last-place is not a noun.

last and last-place both are adjectives.

last is a verb but last-place is not a verb.

last is an adverb but last-place is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
last	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
last-place	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, last and last-place are synonyms defined as:

last and last-place: lowest in rank or importance

Other synonyms of last include lowest.

last (noun)	last-place (noun)
a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do
holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
the last or lowest in an ordering or series
the temporal end; the concluding time
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

last (adjective)	last-place (adjective)
coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining	lowest in rank or importance
occurring at or forming an end or termination
occurring at the time of death
highest in extent or degree
immediately past
conclusive in a process or progression
not to be altered or undone
most unlikely or unsuitable
lowest in rank or importance

last (verb)	last-place (verb)
persist for a specified period of time
continue to live and avoid dying

last (adverb)	last-place (adverb)
most recently
the item at the end

Difference between last and last-place

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