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whore·house

 (hôr′hous′)
n.
A house of prostitution.
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whorehouse

(ˈhɔːˌhaʊs)
n
another word for brothel
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whore•house

(ˈhɔrˌhaʊs, ˈhoʊr-; often ˈhʊər-)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz)
an establishment where prostitutes are available for hire; brothel.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.whorehouse - a building where prostitutes are availablewhorehouse - a building where prostitutes are available
bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
massage parlor - a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage
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whorehouse

noun brothel, bordello, cathouse (U.S. slang), knocking-shop (Brit. slang), house of prostitution, bagnio (rare), disorderly house, house of ill fame or repute the madam of a high-class whorehouse in New Hampshire
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Translations
BordellPuff
burdelcasa de citascasa de putaslenociniolupanar
bordelmaison de passe

whorehouse

[ˈhɔːhaʊs] N (whorehouses (pl)) [ˈhɔːhaʊzɪz] (US) → casa f de putas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

whorehouse

[ˈhɔːrhaʊs] n → maison f close
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

whorehouse

[ˈhɔːˌhaʊs] n (old) → bordello
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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