brothel
11brothel — UK [ˈbrɒθ(ə)l] / US [ˈbrɑθ(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms brothel : singular brothel plural brothels a place where men pay to have sex with prostitutes …
12brothel — broth•el [[t]ˈbrɒθ əl, ˈbrɒð , ˈbrɔ θəl, ðəl[/t]] n. a house of prostitution • Etymology: 1585–95; short for brothel house whorehouse; ME brothel harlot, orig. worthless person, der. of OE brēothan to decay broth′el•like , adj …
13brothel — /ˈbrɒθəl / (say brothuhl) noun 1. a house of prostitution. 2. Colloquial any room in a disorderly state: *It s a brothel, magazines everywhere, dishes all over the sink. –jean bedford, 1986. {Middle English, from Old English brothen ruined,… …
14brothel — n. a house etc. where prostitution takes place. Etymology: orig. brothel house f. ME brothel worthless man, prostitute, f. OE breothan go to ruin …
15brothel — broth|el [ˈbrɔθəl US ˈbra: , ˈbro: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: brothel worthless person, prostitute (14 17 centuries), from Old English brothen ruined ; influenced by bordello] a house where men pay to have sex with ↑prostitutes …
16brothel — [[t]brɒ̱θ(ə)l[/t]] brothels N COUNT A brothel is a building where men pay to have sex with prostitutes …
17brothel n — What do you call kids born in whorehouses? Brothel sprouts …
18brothel — noun a house where men visit prostitutes. Origin C16: from ME brothel worthless man, prostitute …
19brothel-keeping — it is an offence to keep or manage a brothel or knowingly to permit premises or part thereof to be used for such purposes, viz. habitual prostitution: Sexual Offences Act 1956. Similar provisions exist in Scotland under the Sexual Offences… …
20brothel creeper — noun (informal) A man s soft, usu suede, shoe with thick crêpe sole • • • Main Entry: ↑brothel …
