establishment (noun)

  • 101locker plant — noun : a refrigeration and storage establishment consisting of quick freezing equipment and storage lockers rentable for food storage * * * an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users …

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  • 102milk fever — noun 1. : any of various febrile disorders (as puerperal fever) that follow parturition and are popularly associated with the establishment of lactation 2. a. : a disease of recently calved cows or occasionally sheep or goats that is closely… …

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  • 103nonunion shop — noun 1. : an establishment in which the employer recognizes no labor union and excludes from employment anyone affiliated with a labor union 2. : a shop in which a labor union forbids its members to accept employment * * * a shop or business in… …

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  • 104tourist trap — noun : a place that exploits tourists * * * a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging. * * * tourist trap UK US noun [countable] [singular tourist trap plural tourist traps] …

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  • 105stadtholder — noun Etymology: part translation of Dutch stadhouder, from stad place + houder holder Date: 1668 1. a viceroy in a province of the Netherlands 2. a chief executive officer of the provinces that formed a union leading to establishment of the… …

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  • 106foundation — noun 1 organization that provides money for sth ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable, private ▪ research VERB + FOUNDATION ▪ establish, set up, start …

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  • 107training — noun 1 learning skills ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, initial, preliminary ▪ New recruits undergo six weeks basic training at the base. ▪ advanced, high level ▪ …

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  • 108bed-and-breakfast — noun an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast • Syn: ↑bed and breakfast • Hypernyms: ↑boarding house, ↑boardinghouse * * * noun : an establishment (as an inn or guesthouse) offering lodging and breakfast * * * /bed n brek feuhst/, n …

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  • 109closing time — noun the regular time of day when an establishment closes to the public • Hypernyms: ↑hour, ↑time of day * * * noun [noncount] : the time when businesses (such as banks and bars) close for the day * * * ˈclosing time [closing time closing times] …

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  • 110company union — noun a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union • Hypernyms: ↑union, ↑labor union, ↑trade union, ↑trades union, ↑brotherhood * * * noun : a labor union consisting of the employees of a single firm, having… …

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