eatery
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈiːtəri/
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restaurante
- We found a cozy eatery that specializes in vegan dishes.
They have these like high end hotels, eateries.
- They have these like high end hotels, eateries.
- We go to the headquarters of your favorite eateries, food places.
Examples
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Listen, I have this restaurant, nice little eatery not too far from here.
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At an eatery, as long as the eating's good, it's fine.
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The restaurant opened in 2008; however, the eatery announced in March 2011 that it would close.
Blog text (12) -
As he walked into the eatery, all conversation stopped.
Fiction book (1998) -
This highly popular dish is served in eateries throughout Singapore.
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The group stopped at a nondescript eatery for one last decent meal before the long ride to Arabel.
Fiction book (1992) -
The original site, in Hillcrest, was among the first Thai eateries in the San Diego area.
Blog text (13) -
Eggs in the City is a quaint little eatery, tucked minutes away from Westminster's campus.
Blog text (9) -
Today, we've rounded up our favorite NYC eateries that offer a wide range of gluten-free dishes.
Blog text (6) -
The small eatery on the corner serves delicious homemade pasta.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people pay to eat meals prepared for them
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1.0
A place where people serve themselves from a counter and pay before they eat
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1.0
A small place that serves coffee, drinks, and light food
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1.0
A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food
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2.3
A meal where people serve themselves from many dishes laid out on a table
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1.6
A restaurant that serves meat and fish cooked on a grill
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1.0
A room in a school or workplace where people can buy and eat lunch
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2.4
A place in a school or workplace where people buy and eat food and talk to others
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5.7
A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter
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A place like a small restaurant that serves high-quality food and drinks
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A place where people go to eat, like a restaurant or cafe
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1.6
A place where people buy and eat meals, like a restaurant or café
How Fancy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word eatery is made from eat and the ending -ery, which makes a 'place for' something — think of bakery as a 'place for baking'. So an eatery is simply a place where people go to 'eat', like a restaurant or café.