speakeasy

noun

Definition of speakeasynext
as in cabaret

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Recent Examples of speakeasy Elizabeth Short — played here and in seasons one and eight by Mena Suvari — to a speakeasy that might also be a portal to hell. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026 After Constance’s party, Winter, Kai, Tate and Adelaide take Elizabeth to a speakeasy called Club Hell. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 The project will introduce enhanced dining experiences, a speakeasy, elevated spaces for weddings and social events, and additional areas designed around everyday member use. — Trident Ventures Content Studio, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Inside, a speakeasy-style bar room, pool table, and grand piano invite long evenings of conversation, while the deck, sauna, and BBQ beg for one last breath of time spent outside. — Madeline Weinfield, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speakeasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speakeasy
  1. cabaret
  2. nightclub
  3. roadhouse
  4. bistro
  5. alehouse
  6. saloon
  7. brewpub
  8. pub
Noun
  • The inaugural event brings together ballroom, film, drag, cabaret, wellness activities, panel discussions, visual and performing arts and nightlife under one umbrella.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Upstairs in the Maison Michel workshop, which caters to clients ranging from fashion houses to the Lido cabaret and film productions, the hats are literally baked in a large oven.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of cabaret
Noun
  • In Miami, Daniela Fuentes styled hair for clients and performed in drag at a nightclub called Azúcar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • People under 21 are not allowed to enter or stay inside bars or nightclubs in California that only sell alcohol, according to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of nightclub
Noun
  • Texas native blends roadhouse rock, bluesy R&B and country-friend funky-tonk.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Hackney on Harms is actually the original Hackney’s, a tavern and roadhouse that opened after the end of Prohibition in the 1930s.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roadhouse
Noun
  • While the world’s grand dining rooms served Champagne and Bordeaux in elegant crystal stemware, corner bistros and local trattorias poured even their best wines into clunky glass goblets.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • According to city records first reported by the Santa Monica Daily Press, the Victorian will be converted into a members club including a pool, spa, fitness center and coffee bistro.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bistro
Noun
  • At the airport, a group of cadets loitered by a lactation pod, and people at the terminal alehouse seemed to be having a genuinely good time.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Carrying news, satire and story into places where expensive books had seldom reached, they were sold for pennies, tacked to alehouse walls and sung aloud for the illiterate.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of alehouse
Noun
  • With its white wooden façade and old-school saloon feel, stepping inside can feel a little like traveling back in time, but Gruene Hall is still very much part of the present.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The stunning saloon offers up a number of bespoke details inspired by its pint-sized namesake, some of which were made from abalone shells.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of saloon
Noun
  • Tamara Wallace’s legal woes came to a head on the same day her successor, Cody Bass, was ordered to spend 10 days in a Douglas County, Nevada, jail for a harassment conviction stemming from an altercation at a brewpub.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Foothills Brewing is downtown’s largest and oldest brewpub and offers a full menu of pub grub.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026
Definition of brewpub
Noun
  • And this little Piggy also has its own pub, just a short walk down the road to ensure some exercise before that first pint of Stroud Brewery ale.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Together and apart, Saville and Boty worked and played at the acme of a hip London artistic scene very different from the folk music pubs.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pub

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