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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tavern or restaurant at which the primary drink served is wine.
2. 2
   The building on a vineyard in which the winepress is located.
3. 3
   A communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.

   "The wine house and the guest house were hung with curtains shining bright against the wooden walls."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

mead hallmead housewinehallwineshop

Example

More examples

"Older LPs, such as Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” were also in the top 10."

Etymology

From Old English wīnhūs, equivalent to wine + house.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.