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restaurant definition

☆ res·tau·rant (res′tə ränt′, -rənt; res′tränt′)

noun

a place where meals can be bought and eaten

Etymology: Fr, substantive use of prp. of restaurer: see restore

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restaurant Synonyms

restaurant

n.

eating place, eating house, dining room, establishment, eatery*, greasy spoon*, hash house*, beanery*. *

Types of restaurants include: café, hotel, dining room, inn, coffee shop, sandwich shop, tavern, pub, steakhouse, coffee house, chophouse, tearoom, luncheon, luncheonette, lunch-wagon, hamburger stand, fast-food outlet, fast-food joint, fast-food place, trattoria, ristorante (both Italian), estaminet, bistro, brasserie (all French), creamery, dining car, dining coach, dining saloon, diner, lunch bar, soda fountain, milk bar, hot-dog stand, snack bar, raw bar, sushi bar, automat, rathskeller, rotisserie, cabaret, night club, cafeteria, grill, grillroom, oyster house, barbecue, spaghetti house, deli, pizzeria, canteen.


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restaurant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • them: Nelsons offers a perfect alternative to the continuing popularity of Ciro's Brasserie, our very own Mediterranean themed restaurant.

Modifies a noun

  • critic: Are British restaurant critics better than their American counterparts?

Adjective modifier

  • Indian: Heh, I know the Indian restaurants within a three mile radius of Finchley better than I know the pubs.

Preposition: with

  • ambiance: The Definition of Love I saw real love while working at a cozy, candle-lit Italian restaurant with great ambiance and really delicious food.

Noun used with modifier

  • seafood: We could almost have been in a French seafood restaurant in Brittany, what with the wonderful array of fresh shellfish on display.
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restaurant quotes

I have known what it was like to be hungry, but I always went right to a restaurant.

-Lardner, Ring(old Wilmer)

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