playhousenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpleɪ.haʊs/us/ˈpleɪ.haʊs/playhouse noun [ C ] (THEATRE)
a theatre. This is now only used in the names of theatres:
the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego
the Edinburgh Playhouse
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Public entertainment venues
- amphitheatre
- auditorium
- bandstand
- bar
- boozer
- brewpub
- drive-in
- fleshpot
- flick
- free house
- gastropub
- honky-tonk
- nineteenth
- opera house
- palace
- pavilion
- picture
- pub
- public bar
- saloon
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Theatres, cinemas & their parts
playhouse noun [ C ] (TOY HOUSE)
UK also Wendy house a small structure that looks like a house, for children to play in
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Play areas for children
- adventure playground
- amusement arcade
- ball pool
- climbing frame
- den
- flume
- jungle gym
- paddling pool
- playground
- playpen
- roundabout
- sandbox
- sandpit
- schoolyard
- slide
- swing
- teeter-totter
- tree house
- wading pool
- Wendy house
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