whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house
(noun) a building where prostitutes are available
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brothel (plural brothels)
A house of prostitution.
• academy
• bawdy-house
• bordello
• cathouse
• crib
• disorderly house (historical)
• house of ill fame
• house of ill reputation
• house of ill repute
• knocking shop
• leaping house
• lupanar
• massage parlour
• nunnery
• pushing school
• red house
• sauna
• sporting house
• vaulting school
• whorehouse
brothel (plural brothels)
(obsolete) A wretch; a depraved or lewd person.
• Holbert
Source: Wiktionary
Broth"el, n. Etym: [OE. brothel, brodel, brethel, a prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. beró to ruin, destroy; cf. AS. breótan to break, and E. brittle. The term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel. CF. Bordel.]
Definition: A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
