Definition of PUB

pub

Meanings

Plural: pubs

Noun

  • tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
  • A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.
  • A public server.
  • Clipping of publication.
  • Clipping of publisher.

Verb

  • To go to one or more public houses.
  • to publish

Origin / Etymology

Clipping of public house

Synonyms

alehouse, boozer, boozing ken, bousing ken, drinker, drinkery, gargle-factory, gin joint, gin mill, groggery, local, nineteenth hole, pot-house, pothouse, pub, public house, rummery, saloon, taphouse, tavern, watering hole

Scrabble Score: 7

pub is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pub is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pub is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

pub is a valid Words With Friends word