tavern
Plural: taverns
Noun
- An establishment where alcoholic drinks are served and consumed.
- a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- A restaurant or bar.
- A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and offering sleeping accommodations for travelers.
Examples
- After a grueling Words With Friends match, I needed to visit a tavern.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (“wine shop”), from Latin taberna (“inn”). Doublet of taberna and taverna.
Synonyms
tap house, alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, groggery, inn, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, tavern, watering hole
Scrabble Score: 9
tavern: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtavern: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tavern: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary