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Taphouse

A house where liquors are retailed.

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Narrower term 1

Alehouse 76% connected

A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 1

Tavern 76% connected

A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a publi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Bar 70% connected

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Barroom 70% connected

A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are sold.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Saloon 70% connected

A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amus…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Taproom 70% connected

A room where liquors are kept on tap; a barroom.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Pothouse 92% connected

An alehouse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Saloon 92% connected

A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a hall for public entertainments or amus…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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