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RESTAURANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A building where people go to eat
Synonyms:
eatery; eating house; eating place; restaurant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("restaurant" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restaurant"):
bistro (a small informal restaurant; serves wine)
brasserie (a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap)
brewpub (a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food)
cafe; coffee bar; coffee shop; coffeehouse (a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold)
cafeteria (a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier)
canteen (restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat)
canteen; mobile canteen (a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen)
diner (a restaurant that resembles a dining car)
greasy spoon (a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods)
grill; grillroom (a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill)
hash house (an inexpensive restaurant)
lunchroom (a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased)
rotisserie (a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats)
chophouse; steakhouse (a restaurant that specializes in steaks)
tea parlor; tea parlour; teahouse; tearoom; teashop (a restaurant where tea and light meals are available)
Holonyms ("restaurant" is a member of...):
restaurant chain (a chain of restaurants)
Context examples:
"A" is often used to denote something or someone of a better or more prestigious quality or status: A, A+ or A*, the best grade that can be assigned by teachers for students' schoolwork; A grade for clean restaurants; A-List celebrities, etc. The number 1 is used in a similar way.
(A, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
If you are already wed, this is a day that will glow brightly, so at the very least, you might want to go to a restaurant after work to celebrate your love.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Though now, while waiting for more checks, he ate in the Japanese restaurants where meals were served for ten cents, his wasted body filled out, as did the hollows in his cheeks.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Items from restaurants with in-store menu labelling had on average 45% less fat and 60% less salt than items from other restaurants.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
Some communities — most notably New York City — have eliminated the use of trans fats in restaurants and eateries in recent years.
(Trans Fat Bans Lessen Health Risks, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
If you are attached, you will want privacy, so make it a dinner in a fine restaurant that offers a special menu for the day for lovers.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Brissenden half rose from his chair as he spoke, as if with the intention of departing to the restaurant forthwith.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Some health campaigners have called for restaurants to improve the nutritional information available to customers.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
The moon will be in Pisces, conjunct Neptune, so if you do go to a restaurant or attend a party, it will have a heavenly, other-worldly setting, quite beautiful and romantic.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
His first consciousness of the immediate world about him was when Bernard Higginbotham jerked open the door and demanded to know if he thought they were running a restaurant.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
