haunt
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4.3
- noun
- /hɔnt/
:
lugar habitual
- Another of his favorite haunts near Oxford was the abbey and church at Abingdon.
- a favorite haunt
- an old haunt
Norm, thank you so much for being on this week's episode and get out there and enjoy some of the haunts and the pumpkin beer.
- Norm, thank you so much for being on this week's episode and get out there and enjoy some of the haunts and the pumpkin beer.
- So my main haunt is on Twitter or X, it's Laura Becker real.
- And I got a big fish tank and imported all sorts of little animals and plants from the tide pools in the haunt.
Examples
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"Does he have any usual haunts in the neighborhood where you could look for him?"
Fiction book (1993) -
His favourite haunt was this club in Taksim.
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My part of the haunt is over.
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Mitch, let's go down to the river, to our old haunt.
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All the favorite Franklin Street haunts were doing pretty good business.
Fiction book (1995) -
So lately I've been going back to some old food haunts and dishes, with mixed results.
Blog text (29) -
Since they returned to their old haunts, they have been peaceably inclined.
Academic text (1998) -
Many college students have a favorite haunt where they gather to study and socialize.
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After work, she likes to stop by her local coffee shop, a haunt for many writers in the area.
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The old bookstore was a beloved haunt of book lovers for decades.
Synonyms
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3.6
A place people often go to spend time with friends
A place someone often visits or spends time in
A bar or pub that people visit often and like
How Often
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haunt comes from an old Germanic root heim meaning 'home', so a haunt is a place people visit often or where they feel at home.