Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
place — [plās] n. [OFr < L platea, a broad street (in LL, an open space) < Gr plateia, a street < platys, broad: see PLATY ] 1. a square or court in a city 2. a short street, often closed at one end 3. space; room 4. a particular area or… … English World dictionary
Amusement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Amusement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 amusement amusement entertainment Sgm: N 1 diversion diversion divertissement Sgm: N 1 reaction reaction solace Sgm: N 1 pastime pastime passetemps … English dictionary for students
amusement — Pleasure or diversion. See place of amusement … Ballentine's law dictionary
amusement arcade — amusement arcades N COUNT An amusement arcade is a place where you can play games on machines which work when you put money in them … English dictionary
place — n Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing. Place, the most general of these terms, carries as its basic implication the idea of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Amusement park — Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, usually… … Wikipedia
amusement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Pleasurable interest Nouns 1. amusement, entertainment; diversion, divertissement, distraction; recreation, hobby, avocation, relaxation, pastime, sport; labor of love, pleasure; night life; time of one… … English dictionary for students
amusement — [[t]əmju͟ːzmənt[/t]] amusements 1) N UNCOUNT Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing. He stopped and watched with amusement to see the child so absorbed... Steamers tooted at us as sailors on deck… … English dictionary
amusement arcade — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms amusement arcade : singular amusement arcade plural amusement arcades British a place where you can play video games, play on slot machines etc … English dictionary
amusement park — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms amusement park : singular amusement park plural amusement parks a place where people pay money to go on rides (= large machines that you ride on for pleasure) and play games to win prizes … English dictionary
