establishment (noun)

  • 111department store — noun a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain (Freq. 8) • Syn: ↑emporium • Hypernyms: ↑mercantile establishment, ↑retail store, ↑sales outlet, ↑outlet …

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  • 112establishmentarianism — noun the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment • Syn: ↑establishmentism • Hypernyms: ↑doctrine, ↑philosophy, ↑philosophical system, ↑school of thought, ↑ism * * * ēəˌnizəm …

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  • 113gaming house — noun a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) • Syn: ↑gambling house, ↑gambling den, ↑gambling hell • Topics: ↑commercial enterprise, ↑business enterprise, ↑business …

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  • 114Jehovah's Witnesses — noun Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884 • Hypernyms: ↑Protestant denomination • Member Meronyms: ↑Jehovah s Witness * * * noun plural Usage: capitalized J & usually capitalized W : members of a… …

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  • 115living room — noun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑living room, ↑sitting room, ↑front room, ↑parlor, ↑parlour • Hypernyms: ↑room …

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  • 116preventive medicine — noun the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease (Freq. 1) the medical establishment doesn t profit from preventive medicine • Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑practice of medicine * * * noun : a branch of medical science dealing with methods… …

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  • 117private school — noun a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑school • Hyponyms: ↑seminary, ↑day school, ↑boarding school * * * noun, pl ⋯ schools [count] : a school that does …

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  • 118Royal Academy — noun an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain • Syn: ↑Royal Academy of Arts • Hypernyms: ↑academy, ↑honorary society * * * a society founded in 1768 by George III of… …

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  • 119sitting room — noun a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑living room, ↑living room, ↑front room, ↑parlor, ↑parlour • Hypernyms: ↑room …

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  • 120sporting house — noun a building where prostitutes are available • Syn: ↑whorehouse, ↑brothel, ↑bordello, ↑bagnio, ↑house of prostitution, ↑house of ill repute, ↑bawdyhouse, ↑cathouse …

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