parlor

noun

ˈpär-lər How to pronounce parlor (audio)
Definition of parlornext
as in place
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme

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Recent Examples of parlor Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025 Mizner Park is home to 30 acres of Mediterranean Revival architecture, including high-end shops, restaurants, ice cream parlors, and a 4,200-seat amphitheater. — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025 On the parlor level, sumptuous textiles and refined forms set the tone. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025 Matt Stolzenberg, a tattoo artist whose parlor had been located in the same building as the mural, has been outspoken about his distaste for it. — Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parlor
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  1. place
  2. facility
  3. establishment
Noun
  • Public officials must understand where people need to walk and make those places safer.
    — Megha Satyanarayana, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday morning that Putin's order not to strike energy infrastructure remains in place despite Ukraine's actions, Russian state media reported.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of place
Noun
  • Khalil is currently being detained at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • There are other products made at Hendrick’s manufacturing facility with GM Defense and other military partners.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of facility
Noun
  • Wrote the court: The State’s establishment of a religious charter school violates Oklahoma statutes Oklahoma Constitution, and the Establishment Clause.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The latest blow came Friday, when the White House issued a fact sheet implying Trump signed an order undoing Biden’s establishment of Chuckwalla National Monument in the California desert, and Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in Northern California.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of establishment

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