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pub¹
- /pʌb/ US, UK
- /pʊb/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌb, -ʊb
Where it comes from
Clipping of public house.
noun pubs
- A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television. Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
verb pubs · pubbing · pubbed
- To go to one or more public houses.
pub²
- /pʌb/ US, UK
- /pʊb/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌb, -ʊb
Where it comes from
Clipping of public server.
noun pubs
- A public server. Well there's private servers and then there's pubs that do their best to make sure everyone plays fair. The second option will be a lot easier to find.
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
pub³
- /pʌb/ US, UK
- /pʊb/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌb, -ʊb
Where it comes from
Clipping of publication.
noun pubs
- Clipping of publication registered pubs
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
pub⁴
- /pʌb/ US, UK
- /pʊb/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌb, -ʊb
Where it comes from
Clipping of publish.
verb pubs · pubbing · pubbed
- to publish
pub⁵
- /pʌb/ US, UK
- /pʊb/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌb, -ʊb
Where it comes from
Clipping of publisher.
noun pubs
- Clipping of publisher Pubs say it's out of print, but it was supposed to have been reissued.
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
PUB⁶
noun PUBs
- Initialism of public utility bus
proper noun
- Initialism of Public Utilities Board
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: public house, saloon, gin mill, taphouse, pothouse, alehouse, café, bistro, diner, drink, coffee, bar, crown, apartment, spot, shoot
noun
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
noun
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
noun
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
noun
Similar: alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
Translations
Every language
noun public house
| Español | pub, bar, taberna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 술집 suljip, 퍼브 peobeu, 바 ba |
| 日本語 | 居酒屋 izakaya, パブ pabu, バー bā |
| 中文 | 酒吧 jiǔbā, 酒館 /酒馆 jiǔguǎn |
| हिन्दी | सराय sarāy, पब pab, बार bār, मैख़ाना maixānā |
| Português | bar, taberna, cervejaria, boteco |
| Français | pub, bar, estaminet, taverne |
| Deutsch | Kneipe, Bar, Lokal, Pub, Schankwirtschaft, Wirtschaft |
| Italiano | pub, osteria |
| Ελληνικά | καπηλειό kapileió, παμπ pamp |
| Română | cârciumă, bar, local |
| Русский | бар bar, пивна́я pivnája, каба́к kabák, паб pab, тракти́р traktír, корчма́ korčmá |
| Tiếng Việt | quán rượu, tiệm rượu, tửu quán |
| العربية | حَانَة ḥāna, خَانَة ḵāna, خَمَارَة ḵamāra, مَشْرَب mašrab |
| עברית | פָּאבּ pab, בָּר bar |
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