public house en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A bar or tavern, often selling food and sometimes lodging; an inn.
Those of us who care for the nation's defence have been astonished to hear that confidential documents have been left in a public house.
1990, House of Cards, season 1, episode 1:Near-synonyms: bar, taphouse, roadhouse (not always different); see also Thesaurus:pub
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| public houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
establishment · house · place · site
Relateds
Synonyms
roadhouse · boozer · gargle-factory · rummery · taphouse · drinkery · groggery · pub · alehouse · watering hole · gin joint · boozing ken · local · bar · nineteenth hole · public house · pot-house · bousing ken · drinker · tavern · saloon