Bordello

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bordel \Bor"del\, Bordello \Bor*del"lo\, n. [F. bordel, orig. a
     little hut, OF. borde hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin
     to E. board,n.See. {Board}, n.]
     A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution.
     [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bordello \Bor"del*lo\, n.
     a building where prostitutes are available for hire; a
     brothel.
  
     Syn: whorehouse, whore house, brothel, bagnio, house of
          prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, bawdy
          house, cathouse, sporting house.
          [PJC + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bordello
       n : a building where prostitutes are available [syn: {whorehouse},
            {brothel}, {bagnio}, {house of prostitution}, {house of
           ill repute}, {bawdyhouse}, {cathouse}, {sporting house}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "bordello":
     bagnio, bawdy house, bawdyhouse, brothel, cathouse, clip joint,
     crib, den, den of thieves, den of vice, disorderly house, dive,
     dump, fleshpots, gyp joint, hole, house of assignation,
     house of joy, house of prostitution, joint, lair, panel den,
     panel house, red-light district, sink of iniquity, sporting house,
     stew, stews, tenderloin, whorehouse