Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A theater.
- noun A small house for children to play in.
- noun A child's toy house; a dollhouse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A house appropriated to dramatic performances; a theater.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater.
- noun A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
theater ; a venue for performingplays . - noun A
toy house for children to play in; acubby house orWendy house .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
Etymologies
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Examples
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The playhouse is made from cedar or ship lapped pine siding.
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Iranis Beunaz Hossayoni and wife Behjat, with his mother Pejman, travel to Dubai regularly from Teheran, calling Dubai a 'playhouse' - a good shopping hub where they can find everything they need.
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Iranis Beunaz Hossayoni and wife Behjat, with his mother Pejman, travel to Dubai regularly from Teheran, calling Dubai a 'playhouse' - a good shopping hub where they can find everything they need.
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If your friends suck, and your local playhouse is full of idiots (as most are), you’re going to need to recruit your talent.
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Beside the playhouse was the "house in earnest," which has become a "belilaced cellar hole," and, behind it, a brook "Too lofty and original to rage."
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Their original house was then torn down by Vincent Astor's second wife, Minnie Cushing, and they moved into the guest house -- also sometimes called the playhouse, now called the Astor Courts -- on the property that White said had been inspired by the Grand Trianon at Versailles.
Patricia Zohn: Culture Zohn: Astor Courts: Three Wives Pave the Way for Chelsea
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Their original house was then torn down by Vincent Astor's second wife, Minnie Cushing, and they moved into the guest house -- also sometimes called the playhouse, now called the Astor Courts -- on the property that White said had been inspired by the Grand Trianon at Versailles.
Patricia Zohn: Culture Zohn: Astor Courts: Three Wives Pave the Way for Chelsea
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Beside the playhouse was the "house in earnest," which has become a "belilaced cellar hole," and, behind it, a brook "Too lofty and original to rage."
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Beside the playhouse was the "house in earnest," which has become a "belilaced cellar hole," and, behind it, a brook "Too lofty and original to rage."
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Next to the playhouse is a theater that shows independent films (admission, $8; 561-296-9382).
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