Thesaurus results for TAVERN

tavern

noun

ˈta-vərn

as in pub

a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises a seedy section of the city's waterfront that was rife with cheap taverns, tattoo parlors, and run-down flophouses

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as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests a colonial-era tavern that has been serving weary travelers for two and a half centuries

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Recent Examples of tavern Jones recognizes that some gaming groups want to befriend these beasts instead of mounting one on the wall of the tavern as a trophy. —

Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 The massacre, considered one of Montenegro’s deadliest mass shootings, began at a tavern in the city of Cetinje in southern Montenegro, according to RTCG, the country’s national broadcast station. —

Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 Lower-level tavern with arched stones and a beamed ceiling. —

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024 Feigin said Moxy would be an investment of more than $70 million, adding to Milwaukee's property tax base while providing more patrons for nearby restaurants, taverns and other businesses. —

Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tavern

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Noun

And then there’s the Gedling Inn, a pub in a town near Nottingham who promised a free beer for their patrons for every goal Forest scored yesterday afternoon.

— Nick Miller, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Not far from Pete’s is Parasol’s, an Irish pub in the Irish Channel.

— David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2025