| 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 |
| Main Entry: | saloon |
| 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: | tavern |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business establishment for serving drink, food |
Synonyms: |
alehouse, bar, barroom, beer joint, dive*, drinkery, gin mill, grog shop, honky tonk, hostelry, hotel, inn, joint*, lodge, lounge, night spot, nineteenth hole, pub, public house, roadhouse, saloon, speakeasy, suds, taphouse, taproom, watering hole |