Bar
Bar noun - A place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises.
Usage example: a bar that serves meals as well as drinks
Pub is a synonym for bar (British) in place topic. In some cases you can use "Pub" instead a noun "Bar", when it comes to topics like saloon, tavern, public house, bistro. popular alternative
Nearby Word: barroom
Pub
Pub noun - A place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises.
Usage example: coworkers enjoying the convivial atmosphere of the Irish pub
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Synonyms for Pub
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How words are described
| favourite | favourite bar | favourite pub |
| full | full bar | full pub |
| particular | particular bar | particular pub |
| typical | typical bar | typical pub |
| Other adjectives: complete, regular, popular, actual, entire, real, crowded, little, dingy, seedy, private, new, traditional, final, local, nearby, aforementioned, favorite, nearest, unnamed. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- It is legal to consume alcohol in a pub/bar/restaurent with a meal at 16, but it must be bought by someone at least 18.
Source: Useful Notes / British Laws - In the The Book of Eli post-apocalyptic world, this seems to happen in the town bar/pub on a regular basis.
Source: Powder Keg Crowd -
It's weird that kids in their early teens (season 2 is the main cast's freshman year of high school) hang out at Chubbie's, which seems to be a bar/pub.
Source: Local Hangout
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