playhouse Definition
play·house (plā′ho̵us′)
noun
- a theater for live dramatic productions
- ☆ a small house for children to play in
- a child's toy house or doll house
Etymology: OE pleghus < plega, a play + hus, house
playhouse Usage Examples
Converse of object
- build: Daniel Bennett built the playhouse for his daughter Anna, 11, at the bottom of her gran Ann's garden.
- visit: Over 6500 people visited the Playhouse to enjoy some or all of the series.
- include: Present ideas include a playhouse, or a large trampoline, or a climbing frame.
- make: This beautifully made, traditional playhouse was a real hit with our testing team â especially the stable door!
- create: The 1932 Grade II* listed theater will be transformed to create the best modern playhouse for performing Shakespeare in the world.
- have: In the garden we have a two story timber playhouse for the children to play in.
Adjective modifier
- Elizabethan: Swan Theater: Opened in 1986 it is based on an Elizabethan playhouse.
- indoor: They were small indoor playhouses, and especially during the period when there was no Parliament, they became mini private cabinets.
- wooden: New for 2004 is a play village for younger children consisting of wooden playhouses in an outdoor setting.
- outdoor: Then there are the larger, outdoor playhouses which generally do not come to pieces for storage and cannot be used indoors.
- modern: Ms Heywood said the finished product would be " the best modern playhouse for Shakespeare in the world " .
- small: Boyle then invited his guests to take seats in what had been arranged like a small playhouse.
Noun used with modifier
- childrens: Mind you, there are also log cabins, storage sheds, metal sheds, summerhouses and childrens playhouses to knock around in.
- treetop: Treetops playhouses are manufactured to European safety standard EN71, using good quality Swedish timber.
- plastic: Our indoor play structures are made of beautiful, warm, maple wood - cardboard and plastic playhouses are just junk compared to ours.
- Elizabethan: Story continues ADVERTISEMENT Act 2 is set in a recreated Elizabethan playhouse.
- drama: Synopsis: Drama Playhouse presents The Befrienders - Drink A Toast To Dear Old Dad.
Possessives
child: This Christmas our nursery had donated a children's playhouse, some of the children asked " Where is the little garden " .
Preposition: in
venture: Mrs Henderson's Windmill Theater comes to Chapel en le Frith's Playhouse in an exciting venture brought to you by High Peak Cinema.
Preposition: for
child: In the garden we have a two story timber playhouse for the children to play in.
Browse dictionary entries near playhouse
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