nightclub

[ nahyt-kluhb ]

/ ˈnaɪtˌklʌb /

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noun

Also night club. an establishment for evening entertainment, generally open until the early morning, that serves liquor and usually food and offers patrons music, comedy acts, a floor show, or dancing; nightspot.

verb (used without object), night·clubbed, night·club·bing.

to visit nightclubs.

Words nearby nightclub

night-night, night-sky light, night-time, nightcap, nightclothes, nightclub, nightdress, nightfall, nightglow, nightgown, nighthawk

Origin of nightclub

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; night + club

OTHER WORDS FROM nightclub

night·club·ber, noun

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In 1999 he pleaded guilty to stabbing a record producer outside a Manhattan nightclub.
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There had been no hint of any sort that he was acquainted with nightclub people?
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To your knowledge, did he have any friends in this circle, the nightclub circle?
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Avis is to be assigned her mate next year, but she wants to go to Earth and become a nightclub singer.
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British Dictionary definitions for nightclub

nightclub

/ (ˈnaɪtˌklʌb) /

noun

a place of entertainment open until late at night, formerly offering food, drink, a floor show, dancing, etc, but now usually featuring loud amplified music for dancing

Derived forms of nightclub

nightclubber, noun

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nightclub

noun

verb (used without object), night·clubbed, night·club·bing.

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noun

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