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   club

   /kləb/

   noun

   • 1. an association or organization dedicated to a particular interest or activity: "a photography club" Similar societyassociationorganizationinstitutiongroupcirclesetcliquecoteriebandbodyringcrewtroupeaffiliationallianceleagueunionfederationcompanycoalitionconsortiumcombineguildlodgeorderfraternitybrotherhoodsororityfellowshiprare:sodality
   • ▪ the building or facilities used by a club.
   • ▪ an organization or facility offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence: "we had dinner at his club"
   • ▪ a nightclub, especially one playing fashionable dance music. Similar nightclubnight spotdiscodiscothequecabaret clubsupper clubbarinformal:hotspotnite clubniterie
   • ▪ an organization constituted to play games in a particular sport: "a football club" Similar teamsquadsidegrouplineup
   • ▪ a commercial organization offering subscribers special benefits: "a shopping club"
   • ▪ a group of people, organizations, or nations having something in common: "in cocktail lounges all over town convenes the daily meeting of the ain't-it-awful club" Similar societyassociationorganizationinstitutiongroupcirclesetcliquecoteriebandbodyringcrewtroupeaffiliationallianceleagueunionfederationcompanycoalitionconsortiumcombineguildlodgeorderfraternitybrotherhoodsororityfellowshiprare:sodality

   verb

   • 1. go out to nightclubs: informal "she enjoys going clubbing in Orlando"

   Word Origin early 17th century (as a verb): formed obscurely from club2.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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