| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business establishment that primarily serves liquor |
| Synonyms: | alehouse, bar, barroom, beer joint, cocktail lounge, dive*, drinkery, gin mill, hangout, joint*, nightclub, pub, public house, speakeasy, taproom, tavern, watering hole |
| Notes: | a salon is a gallery where works of art can be displayed, a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work, or a large room used for receiving and entertaining guests; a saloon is a tavern or pub with a bar and public rooms |
| Main Entry: | casino |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gambling establishment |
| Synonyms: | Monte Carlo, bank, betting house, big store, club, clubhouse, dance hall, dice joint, dive, gambling den, hall, honky-tonk, house, joint, pool hall, roadhouse, rotunda, saloon, track |
| Main Entry: | diner |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | casual restaurant with varied menu |
| Synonyms: | Automat, bistro, booth, café, canteen, chuck wagon, coffee shop, concession, dump*, eatery, eating house, facility, fast-food outlet, greasy spoon, grill, hash house, ice-cream parlor, lunch counter, lunch wagon, lunchroom, mess hall, quick-lunch, saloon, sandwich shop, snack bar, tearoom |
| Main Entry: | dive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dirty, sleazy establishment |
| Synonyms: | bar, barroom, beer garden cabaret, dump, flea trap, flophouse, hangout, hole, honky-tonk, joint, lounge, night club, pool hall, pub, saloon, taproom, tavern |
| Main Entry: | gin mill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barroom |
| Synonyms: | alehouse, beer garden, cocktail lounge, drinkery, pub, public house, saloon, taproom, tavern, watering hole |
| Main Entry: | inn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accommodation for travellers |
| Synonyms: | auberge, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, lodge, motel, public house, resort, roadhouse, saloon, tavern |
| Main Entry: | lounge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | club, socializing place |
| Synonyms: | bar, barroom, club room, cocktail lounge, dive*, drinkery, hideaway, lobby, mezzanine, parlor, pub, reception, saloon, spot, tap, taproom, watering hole |
| Main Entry: | nightclub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for evening entertainment |
| Synonyms: | bar, bistro, cabaret, café, casino, disco, discotheque, dive*, hideaway, honky-tonk, joint*, night spot, nightery, nitery, restaurant, roadhouse, saloon, speakeasy, spot, supper club, tavern, theatre, watering hole |
| Main Entry: | pub |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business where liquor and food are served |
| Synonyms: | after-hours joint, ale house, bar, barroom, beer joint, drinkery, drinking establishment, gin mill, inn, joint*, lounge, public house, roadhouse, saloon, taproom, tavern |