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 tap house tap house /ˈtæp haʊs/

noun

  1. [Archaic] A building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks  ( tap house [Archaic] , groggery [Archaic, American] , tavern )
    a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
     Travelers often stopped at the local tavern to rest and share stories.
    Travelers often stopped at the local tavern to rest and share stories.


 pueblo pueblo /pˈwɛbloʊ/

noun

  1. A communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States  ( pueblo )
    a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States

 Pueblo

  1. A city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs  ( Pueblo , Puebloan peoples )
    a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs
  2. A member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called 'Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)  ( Pueblo )
    a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called 'Pueblos' by the Spanish because they live in pueblos (villages built of adobe and rock)


 Barth Barth /ˈbɑːrθ/

noun

  1. United States novelist (born in 1930)  ( Barth , John Barth , John Simmons Barth )
    United States novelist (born in 1930)
  2. Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)  ( Barth , Karl Barth )
    Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968)


 travail travail /trəˈveɪl/

noun

  1. Use of physical or mental energy; hard work  ( elbow grease , sweat [Informal] , travail , effort , exertion )
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
     He got an A for effort
    he got an A for effort
     They managed only with great exertion
    they managed only with great exertion
  2. Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child  ( childbed [Archaic] , labor [American] , labour , confinement , lying-in , parturiency , travail )
    concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
     She was in labor for six hours
    she was in labor for six hours

verb

  1. Work hard  ( dig [Informal, American] , drudge , fag [Informal] , grind [Informal] , labor [American] , labour [Canadian, British] , moil [ N. American] , toil , travail )
    work hard
     She was digging away at her math homework
    She was digging away at her math homework
     Lexicographers drudge all day long
    Lexicographers drudge all day long