play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate |
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it |
a building in which something is sheltered or located | a trap in the form of a concealed hole |
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers |
aristocratic family line | (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled |
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on |
an official assembly having legislative powers | an enclosure in which animals are made to fight |
the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment |
the members of a religious community living together | a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) |
a social unit living together | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed |
the management of a gambling house or casino | a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | |