- tavern as a noun:
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tavern
noun
1 tavern
A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks.
synonym: tap house.
Roget 189: abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance†, tabernacle, throne, ark. home, fatherland; country; homestead, homestall†; fireside; hearth, hearth stone; chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side; harem, seraglio, zenana†; household gods, lares et penates [Lat.], roof, household, housing, dulce domum [Lat.], paternal domicile; native soil, native land. habitat, range, stamping ground; haunt, hangout; biosphere; environment, ecological niche. nest, nidus, snuggery†; arbor, bower, etc. 191; lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum [Lat.], aerie, eyrie, eyry†, rookery, hive; covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost; nidification; kala jagah†. bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation†; barrack, casemate†, casern†. tent etc. (covering) 223; building etc. (construction) 161; chamber etc. (receptacle) 191; xenodochium†. tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft†. cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy†, shanty, dugout [U.S.], wigwam; pen etc. (inclosure) 232; barn, bawn†; kennel, sty, doghold†, cote, coop, hutch, byre; cow house, cow shed; stable, dovecote, columbary†, columbarium; shippen†; igloo, iglu†, jacal†; lacustrine dwelling†, lacuslake dwelling†, lacuspile dwelling†; log cabin, log house; shack, shebang [Slang], tepee, topek†. house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe [Lat.], folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace; kiosk, bungalow; casa [Sp.], country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house; temple etc. 1000. hamlet, village, thorp†, dorp†, ham, kraal; borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis; suburb; province, country; county town, county seat; courthouse [U.S.]; ghetto. street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda†, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd [Scot.], close [Scot.], yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews. square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister; gardens, grove, residences; block of buildings, market place, place, plaza. anchorage, roadstead, roads; dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor. quarter, parish etc. (region) 181. assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place; inn; hostel, hostelry; hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow†, khan, hospice; public house, pub, pot house, mug house; gin mill, gin palace; bar, bar room; barrel house [U.S.], cabaret, chophouse; club, clubhouse; cookshop†, dive [U.S.], exchange [Euph.]; grill room, saloon [U.S.], shebeen†; coffee house, eating house; canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet†, posada†; almshouse†, poorhouse, townhouse [U.S.]. garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance†, demesne. [quarters for animals] cage, terrarium, doghouse; pen, aviary; barn, stall; zoo. ... show more
is a specific kind of: building, edifice.
is a broader term that covers: beer garden | bucket shop | gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, saloon, taphouse | rathskeller | shebeen.
Dutch: taverne
Moby thesaurus: alehouse, amusement park, automat, ballroom, bar, barrel house, barroom, beanery, beer garden, beer parlor, bistro, blind tiger, boardinghouse, buffet, buvette, cabaret, cafe, cafe chantant, cafe dansant, cafeteria, canteen, cantina, casino, chophouse, chuck wagon, cocktail lounge, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, dance floor, dance hall, dancing pavilion, diner, dining hall, dining room, dive, dog wagon, dorm, dormitory, doss house, dramshop, drinkery, drinking saloon, drive-in, drive-in restaurant, eatery, eating house, entertainment industry, fast-food chain, fleabag, flophouse, fun-fair, gin mill, grill, grillroom, groggery, grogshop, guest house, hamburger stand, hash house, hashery, honky-tonk, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hot-dog stand, hotel, inn, juke joint, kitchen, local, lodge, lodging house, lunch counter, lunch wagon, luncheonette, lunchroom, mess hall, night spot, nightclub, nitery, ordinary, pension, pizzeria, posada, pothouse, pub, public, public house, quick-lunch counter, rathskeller, resort, restaurant, roadhouse, rooming house, rumshop, saloon, saloon bar, show biz, show business, smorgasbord, snack bar, speakeasy, taproom, tearoom, theater, trattoria, wine shop ... show more.
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