pool hall

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pool hawl]
- /pul hɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pool hawl]
- /pul hɔl/

Definitions of pool hall words

noun pool hall poolroom (def 1). 1
countable noun pool hall A pool hall is a building where you can pay to play pool. 0
noun pool hall a hall or establishment where pool, billiards, etc, are played 0

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Origin of pool hall

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Pool hall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pool hall

pool hall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for pool hall

noun pool hall

casino — A casino is a building or room where people play gambling games such as roulette.
clubhouse — A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
dance hall — Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening.
honky-tonk — a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
monte carlo — a town in Monaco principality, in SE France: gambling resort.

All 8 Synonyms of pool hall