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    TAPROOM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counterplay

    Example:

    he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar

    Synonyms:

    bar; barroom; ginmill; saloon; taproom

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("taproom" is a kind of...):

    room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taproom"):

    barrelhouse; honky-tonk (a cheap drinking and dancing establishment)

    cocktail lounge (a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served)

    sawdust saloon (a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust)

    speakeasy ((during prohibition) an illegal barroom)

    Holonyms ("taproom" is a part of...):

    gin mill; pothouse; pub; public house; saloon; taphouse (tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals)

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