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club

club

835 1.2
A place with music and dancing where people go at night
  • noun
  • /klʌb/
translation icon : discoteca
  • After a long week, I decided to unwind at my favorite club, where the music is always lively.
  • a night club
  • a dance club
  • bars and clubs

I would say the best club I've been to is Adonis.

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Examples

  • We are going out to this club, which I'm hosting a party.

  • There was a woman there at a dance club that was dancing with him.

  • So they all come to this club, private club for New Year's.

  • So we go into this club and it was really fun.

  • Yeah, we're thinking maybe he picked her up at a club or something.

  • She'll miss her show at the club tonight.

  • Let's go to the club.

  • And honestly, I love being at the club so I'm not disappointed.

  • The three of us ended up in a small club in old Jaffa.

    Academic text (2015)
  • After a night partying at the club, let's travel to Russia.

Synonyms

bar
vsclub
1.0

A place where people buy and drink alcoholic drinks

is focused on nightlife entertainment and dancing rather than simple drink service
joint
vsclub
  • Informal
314 5.1

An informal place like a bar or club

is the more formal entertainment venue for dancing and shows rather than casual spots
nightclub
vsclub
172 1.6

A place open late at night with music and dancing where people buy drinks

is the broader descriptive phrase rather than the single name
disco
vsclub
37 2.7

A public club where people go to dance to recorded music

is not limited to electronic music and includes varied nightlife entertainment
dive
vsclub
  • Slang
34 7.9

A cheap, shabby bar with low prices

is the neutral term without the negative quality judgement
cabaret
vsclub
23 6.3

A place like a nightclub where people eat while they watch live singers and dancers

is focused on social nightlife and dancing rather than staged table performances
watering hole
vsclub
  • Informal
16 3.4

A bar or pub where people meet to drink and talk

is used for venues offering formal entertainment and dancing rather than casual drinking
discotheque
vsclub
9 7.3

A nightclub where people dance to recorded popular music

is broader, covering many entertainment types beyond recorded music dancing
nightspot
vsclub
4 3.6

A place open late for music, dancing, food and drinks

is the general descriptive phrase for such venues rather than a name
supper club
vsclub
  • US
3 5.6

A small evening restaurant where people eat and watch live music

is about general nightlife and dancing rather than formal dining events
cocktail lounge
vsclub
  • US
3 3.3

A bar in a hotel or restaurant that serves mixed drinks in a relaxed, stylish place

is more about lively entertainment and dancing than quiet drink service

Idioms

9.9

Pregnant and expecting a baby

Compounds

81 3.6

A private club that offers golf, tennis, a pool, and dining for members

52 1.8

A group you join to buy chosen books at lower prices by mail or online

34 1.9

A long stick with a special head for hitting a golf ball

29 1.8

A fizzy water with added minerals used to drink or mix with alcohol

25 2.3

A place where people go to exercise and join fitness classes

16 1.4

A person who belongs to a club or group

15 3.1

A group where people meet to enjoy events and make friends

14 4.1

A group at school or college that sings together for fun and events

12 1.9

A group of people who meet regularly to play chess

9 1.6

A place with a golf course and clubhouse for members to play

9 3.7

A club where people who sail or own boats meet and take part in events

A private club for men with places to eat, read, and play games

7 2.5

A professional baseball team that plays and travels together

7 3.1

A group of local people who meet to help their community and the world

A sandwich with three slices of toasted bread and layers of cooked chicken or turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise

5 6.7

A short thick stick police carry to hit or defend themselves

5 1.2

A place where people meet to play tennis together

3 5.6

A small evening restaurant where people eat and watch live music

3 4.9

A train carriage with a bar and seats for people to relax and talk

nuclear club
  • Literature
2 5.2

A group of countries that have nuclear weapons

2 9.3

People who have had sex on an airplane during a flight

2 6.0

A group that promotes and sets rules for horse racing

A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together for competitions

club drug
  • NSFW
1 6.5

A drug often used in nightclubs and dance parties, for example ecstasy

farm club
  • Jargon
1 5.4

A small sports team owned by a big team to train players

1 3.0

A club where people meet to practice moving boats with oars for sport

A team that plays in the top professional sports league, like baseball

1 5.0

A group of people who meet to hunt for sport

1 3.5

The part of a golf club that strikes the ball

1 3.4

An international volunteer group that helps communities and raises money

1 2.1

A group of people who meet regularly to walk together in nature

1 7.4

A wooden club shaped like a bottle used for arm and shoulder exercise

2.6

A club where members keep and use boats and sail together

club fungus
  • Specialized
9.4

A fungus with a club-shaped top that makes spores, often on dead wood

club moss
  • Specialized
8.2

An evergreen plant that looks like moss and makes tiny spores in club-shaped cones

club steak
  • Specialized
3.8

A small tender steak cut from the front of the short loin, like a small T-bone

6.0

The part at the end of a golf club that hits the ball

club-moss
  • Specialized
8.9

An evergreen plant that looks like moss and has small cones that contain spores

A small plant that looks like moss and grows on the ground

A sports team that plays in a lower league below the top teams

8.8

A marsh plant that has blue-green leaves and a club-shaped yellow flower spike

The part of a golf club that hits the ball

grainy club mushroom
  • Specialized
9.3

A small fungus with a grainy surface and a club shape

A spiny tree or bush with sharp thorns often planted in gardens

A group of people who put money together to buy shares and share any profit or loss

investors club
  • Texting
3.5

A group of people who meet online or in person to share ideas about buying shares without putting money together

A club where members play sports like tennis, squash or badminton

A club that competes with another, often in sports

Books chosen and discussed by Oprah Winfrey that often sell more

A group of business people who help the local community and do charity work

A place on a base where soldiers relax and enjoy games or movies

A group of people who regularly put money into a shared fund and get it before Christmas

How Lively

club
835 1.2
bar
1.0
pub
  • UK
155 1.0
cafe
206 1.0

Surface Forms

club singular
clubs plural

Etymology

Club The noun club for a place to dance or drink comes from the same sense of a meeting place for a club (a group), so a club is a venue where people gather for music, dancing and social life.