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