establishment (noun)

  • 41closed shop — noun a company that hires only union members • Hypernyms: ↑company * * * I. noun : an establishment in which the employer by agreement hires and retains in employment only union members in good standing except that by some agreements when union… …

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  • 42rest home — noun an institution where people are cared for a home for the elderly • Syn: ↑home, ↑nursing home • Derivationally related forms: ↑home (for: ↑home) • …

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  • 43juke joint — noun a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox • Syn: ↑juke, ↑jook, ↑jook joint, ↑juke house, ↑jook house • Hypernyms: ↑joint * * * noun …

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  • 44car wash — noun : an establishment equipped to wash automobiles * * * 1. a place or structure having special equipment for washing automobiles. 2. the washing of an automobile: The service station is offering free car washes to draw customers. Also, carwash …

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  • 45health club — noun a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness • Syn: ↑health spa, ↑spa • Hypernyms: ↑place of business, ↑business establishment • Hyponyms: ↑fat farm * * * …

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  • 46organisation — noun 1. the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something he claims that the present administration is corrupt the governance of an association is responsible to its members he quickly… …

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  • 47strip mall — noun a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot • Hypernyms: ↑mercantile establishment, ↑retail store, ↑sales outlet, ↑outlet * * *… …

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  • 48guesthouse — noun a house separate from the main house; for housing guests • Hypernyms: ↑house * * * n boarding house, hostel, hostelry, inn, hotel, pension, rooming house, B & B FORMAL xenodochium * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun …

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  • 49gyp joint — noun Etymology: gyp (II) 1. : a crooked gambling establishment 2. : an establishment (as a store, restaurant, or bar) that cheats customers by charging excessive prices for shoddy goods or inferior service * * * Informal. 1. any business… …

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  • 50betting shop — noun a licensed bookmaker s shop that is not at the race track • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑shop …

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