clubhouse C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/ UK /ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a building used by the members of a club or team The players celebrated the win back in the clubhouse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a building used by the... lodgepavilionclubroom Word family Related forms clubhouse Etymology AI details A compound of club (in the sense 'association of people', of Scandinavian origin) + house. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # clubhouse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklʌbˌhaʊs/ ## Meanings 1. a building used by the members of a club or team ## Examples - The players celebrated the win back in the clubhouse. ## Synonyms - lodge - pavilion - clubroom ## Related Forms - club - house ## Etymology A compound of club (in the sense 'association of people', of Scandinavian origin) + house. ## AI Etymology Clubhouse is a compound of club (in the sense 'association of people', of Scandinavian origin) + house. Morphologically, clubhouse is transparent: it is a compound of club (in the sense 'association of people', of Scandinavian origin) + house. Used as a noun, clubhouse now means "a building used by the members of a club or team", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as club and house. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown