Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold and drunk.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A public house; a tavern.
- n. An abbreviation of public, publish, or publisher.
- n. An abbreviation of published
- n. of publication.
Wiktionary
- n. A publication.
- v. informal, transitive to publish
- n. A public house, where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and drunk. Many pubs also provide food and/or entertainment.
- v. intransitive To go to one or more public houses.
WordNet 3.0
- n. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
Etymologies
- Short form of public, from public house (Wiktionary)
- Short for public house. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“At that point he had more requests for newspaper interviews and TV appearances than he could conveniently handle, and he earned himself the title pub-philosophe, "publicity philosopher.”
“Going to the pub is always good at the end of a long day where your limbs hurt and your brain is full.”
“This opera house in a pub is a worthwhile venture, but has not yet hit its form.”
“I realized that if I really am embarking on a research career, this pub is the first of many.”
“And ... a pub is a pub is a pub, at least in my book (and, for that matter, in the books of most people at BA/MA institutions ... the Research I rat race is for the birds, IMHO).”
“Running towards the pub is the only thing Shaun has ever done, and even under zombie attack Shaun does not know how to climb out of his rut.”
“Lord Justice Brian Leveson said Thursday that there was a distinction between what he described as "pub chatter" between friends on such sites and organizations which publish material for public consumption.”
“I would like to know what he defines as pub culture.”
“(Soundbite of laughter) SAGAL: At these pub-based birthing classes in Australia, dads-to-be learn about birthing techniques, etiquette and where the pub is so they can flee to it.”
“Every student I met in class, and networking event, and just in local pub is a true professional and genuine person.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pub’.
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3-Letter Scrabble Words Which Do Not ...
A list of 3-letter words which cannot be formed by adding a letter to a 2-letter word (see Ken Clark's word lists found at http://www.seattlescrab...
fiz, fix, fir, fig, fie, fib, eve, eke, egg, eek, ecu, ebb and 225 more...
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Beer and Brewing
Words about beer and the making of it.
airlock, bung, carboy, diversol, hops, mashtun, beer, sparge, trub, wort, malt, malt liquor and 184 more...
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
abridgement (abri..., accoutrement, accoutre, acknowledgement (..., opposite, advert, adaptor, adapter, sticking plaster, advertise, adviser (advisor ..., adze, aesthete and 1196 more...
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3-letter Scrabble Words
aah, aal, aas, aba, abo, abs, aby, ace, act, add, ado, ads and 995 more...
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3 Letter Words
A list of English words that are three letters long.
ace, act, ade, ado, add, ads, age, ago, ail, air, aim, all and 397 more...
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dharma66's list
words that pique my interest either by meaning, pronunciation, or spelling, and words that otherwise tickle my fancy!!
pique, elusive, serendipity, nefarious, redundant, pseudoscientific, obsequious, flack, quandary, impervious, perchance, translucent and 168 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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Hampsteader's list
Just some words i like . . .
bilkirkegaard, frost, flaxen, snow, quoin, quern, westering, deer, antler, solstice, autumn, autumnal and 114 more...
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Jacqueline's Words
glittery, horny, amazing, wanderlust, forlorn, lustily, nonchalant, cool, passive, submissive, roundabout, carousel and 558 more...
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hober's Words
anglosphere, wiki, slither, cylon, satchel, faustian, ragamuffin, frak, salient, fervid, tartan, snowclone and 299 more...
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The Motherland! (God Bless the Queen)
Words that remind me of England, which I miss very much.
snog, nappy, wanker, telly, knickers, crumpet, pants, bum, loo, bollocks, stroppy, whinge and 108 more...
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faisal's list
induct, fed up, frustrate, prime minister, second-hand, wash away, sofa, finish up, consider, sort of, slim, lit and 18 more...
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Choppers
Words that have been cut down from their original glory, ie. apocopes, but are still 'understandable' in the chopped form. eg. doc for doctor. Most of them are horribilisms, I know :-( Let's keep t...
doc, rep, van, bus, fridge, pub, flu, hon, santa, diff, blog, exam and 49 more...
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stories
edge
mysterious
unwilling
sacrifice
hummingbirds
stingray
suit
spine
delighted
random
sighedge, mysterious, sacrifice, spine, random, stingray, hummingbirds, unwilling, suit, sigh, delighted, childish and 34 more...
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list for Christina
inspector, hold on, destiny, overturn, flake, pub, envelope, wine, glory, fiance, curious, fragile and 18 more...
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2. razred: Unit 7
leisure, worldwide, medieval, wildly, accustomed, common, pub, sticking point, whether, rickshaw, respond, poverty and 13 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for pub.

chained_bear Interesting article about English pubs here.
A sample: "Amid the low murmur of relaxed conversation you can feel the easy comfort, the happiness, of human beings at rest. And with the old plow tackle hanging from the ceiling, and the flagstone floor, and the bushy hops among the beams, there’s a sense of history’s being a friend, of this means of relaxation’s being sanctioned and endorsed through having been enjoyed for centuries."
Another: "I doubt you could walk in here and not feel better, no matter what you’re going through. The very air is thick with over 200 years of soul-soothing. It’s everything a pub should be: a fabric of mercy, a haven from the preoccupations of post-industrial life, a timeless space more connected with the fields and springs, the repeating cycle of generations, than with the particular troubles of our own times. It has been softened by the goodwill of different eras." Jul 20, 2009
bilby Apocope. Jun 18, 2008
johnmperry Contraction of "public house". Jun 18, 2008