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GAMBLING DEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gambling den mean?
• GAMBLING DEN (noun)
The noun GAMBLING DEN has 1 sense:
1. a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
Familiarity information: GAMBLING DEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
gambling den; gambling hell; gambling house; gaming house
Hypernyms ("gambling den" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
business establishment; place of business (an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered)
Domain category:
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gambling den"):
casino; gambling casino (a public building for gambling and entertainment)
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