Tavern

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises.
  • n. An inn for travelers.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks; an inn.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A public house where wines and other liquors are sold, and where food is provided for travelers and other guests; a public house where both food and drink are supplied; an inn.
  • n. Synonyms Inn, Tavern, Hotel, House. In the United States inn and tavern are rarely now popularly applied to places of public entertainment, except sometimes as quaint or affected terms; but in law tavern is sometimes used for any place of public entertainment where liquor is sold under license. Hotel is the general word, or, often, house as the name of a particular hotel.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    building    edifice   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    public house    gin mill    shebeen    taphouse    beer garden    rathskeller    saloon    bucket shop    pothouse    pub   
    Form
    tavernous   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inn    hotel    saloon    pub   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    cavern   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    inn    saloon    restaurant    cafe    pub    cottage    warehouse    shop    lodge    dwelling