Synonyms for tavern
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Noun
1. Pub — A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for…
pub, inn, public house UK, ale house, bar, saloon US, bistro, hotel, guest house, local UK, cabaret, public, watering hole, drinkery informal, groggery dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.
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Forms
- Plural
- taverns → pubs, inns, bars, saloons…
Example sentences
- pub When you were at the cinema, we were down the pub.
- inn We put up at an inn at the foot of the mountain.
- bistro In this bistro, there's always a lot of students.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tavern | rising | |
| pub | rising | |
| inn | rising | |
| bistro | rising | |
| caravansary | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bar1, pub1, inn1
- 5 letters
- local2, hotel2
- 6 letters
- public2, saloon2, bistro2
- 7 letters
- cabaret3
- 8 letters
- drinkery, groggery
- 11 letters
- caravansary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (local2 = 2 syllables).