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public house

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Synonyms and Antonyms of public house

1 a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests

took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated

Synonyms of public house

auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, inn, lodge, tavern

Words Related to public house

B and B, bed-and-breakfast, guesthouse

apartment hotel

accommodations, lodgings, rest

court, motel, motor court, motor inn, motor lodge, resort, spa, tourist court, youth hostel

camp, campground

bunkhouse, dorm, dormitory

boardinghouse, lodging house, rooming house

doss-house [chiefly British], fleabag, flophouse

2 chiefly British a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises

visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens

Synonyms of public house

bar, barroom, café (also cafe), cantina [Southwest], dramshop, gin mill, grogshop [chiefly British], pub, saloon, taproom, tavern, watering hole, watering place

Words Related to public house

alehouse, barrelhouse, bistro, bottle club, brewpub, cabaret, dive, joint, nightclub, roadhouse, speakeasy, sports bar, wineshop

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