place of amusement
1place of amusement — A place to which people resort for diversion or pleasure, some being exhibitive and others participative, the former being represented by theaters, stadiums, and so forth and the latter by skating rinks, bowling alleys, and so forth. 4 Am J2d… …
2place — [plās] n. [OFr < L platea, a broad street (in LL, an open space) < Gr plateia, a street < platys, broad: see PLATY ] 1. a square or court in a city 2. a short street, often closed at one end 3. space; room 4. a particular area or… …
3Amusement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Amusement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 amusement amusement entertainment Sgm: N 1 diversion diversion divertissement Sgm: N 1 reaction reaction solace Sgm: N 1 pastime pastime passetemps …
4amusement — Pleasure or diversion. See place of amusement …
5amusement arcade — amusement arcades N COUNT An amusement arcade is a place where you can play games on machines which work when you put money in them …
6place — n Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing. Place, the most general of these terms, carries as its basic implication the idea of… …
7Amusement park — Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, usually… …
8amusement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pleasurable interest Nouns 1. amusement, entertainment; diversion, divertissement, distraction; recreation, hobby, avocation, relaxation, pastime, sport; labor of love, pleasure; night life; time of one… …
9amusement — [[t]əmju͟ːzmənt[/t]] amusements 1) N UNCOUNT Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing. He stopped and watched with amusement to see the child so absorbed... Steamers tooted at us as sailors on deck… …
10amusement arcade — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms amusement arcade : singular amusement arcade plural amusement arcades British a place where you can play video games, play on slot machines etc …