club : Idioms & Phrases


ace of clubs

  • noun the ace in the club suit
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ball club

  • noun a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
    club; nine; ball club.
    • each club played six home games with teams in its own division
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baseball club

  • noun a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
    club; nine; ball club.
    • each club played six home games with teams in its own division
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billy club

  • noun a short stout club used primarily by policemen
    nightstick; billystick; baton; billy; truncheon.
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boat club

  • noun club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
    boat club.
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chess club

  • noun a club of people to play chess
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club car

  • noun railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
    lounge car.
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club drug

  • noun a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves
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club fungus

  • noun a club-shaped coral fungus
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club head

  • noun (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
    club-head; club head; clubhead.
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Club law

  • government by violence; lynch law; anarchy.
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club member

  • noun someone who is a member of a club
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Club moss

  • noun primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
    club moss; lycopod.
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  • (Bot.), an evergreen mosslike plant, much used in winter decoration. The best know species is Lycopodium clavatum, but other Lycopodia are often called by this name. The spores form a highly inflammable powder.
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Club root

  • (Bot.), a disease of cabbages, by which the roots become distorted and the heads spoiled.
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club sandwich

  • noun made with three slices of usually toasted bread
    triple-decker; three-decker.
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club soda

  • noun effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide
    seltzer; sparkling water; soda water; carbonated water.
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club steak

  • noun small steak from the front of the short loin of beef
    Delmonico steak.
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Club topsail

  • (Naut.), a kind of gaff topsail, used mostly by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short "club" or "jack yard" to increase its spread.
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club-head

  • noun (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
    club-head; club head; clubhead.
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club-moss

  • noun primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
    club moss; lycopod.
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club-rush

Club"-rush` noun
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  1. (Bot.) A rushlike plant, the reed mace or cat-tail, or some species of the genus Scirpus. See Bulrush.
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club-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the black trefoil or clover leaf on some playing cards
  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a club that is larger at one end
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Club"-shaped adjective
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  1. Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennæ of certain insects.
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country club

  • noun a suburban club for recreation and socializing
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Debating societyclub

  • a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking.
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farm club

  • noun a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
    farm team.
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glee club

  • noun a club organized to sing together
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Golden club

  • noun aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers
    Orontium aquaticum.
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  • (Bot.), an aquatic plant (Orontium aquaticum), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow flowers.
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golf club

  • noun a club of people to play golf
  • noun golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
    club; golf club.
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golf-club

  • noun golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
    club; golf club.
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golf-club head

  • noun (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball
    club-head; club head; clubhead.
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grainy club

  • noun a variety of grainy club mushrooms
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grainy club mushrooms

  • noun any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycetes
    Clavicipitaceae.
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health club

  • noun a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
    spa; health spa.
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Hercules' club

  • . (Bot.) (a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies (Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b) A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c) The Angelica tree. See under Angelica.
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hercules'-club

  • noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
    Zanthoxylum clava-herculis; Hercules'-club; Hercules'-clubs.
  • noun small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
    Aralia spinosa; Hercules'-club; devil's walking stick; American angelica tree.
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hercules'-clubs

  • noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
    Zanthoxylum clava-herculis; Hercules'-club; Hercules'-clubs.
  • noun small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
    Aralia spinosa; Hercules'-club; devil's walking stick; American angelica tree.
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hercules-club

  • noun densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies
    Zanthoxylum clava-herculis; Hercules'-club; Hercules'-clubs.
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hunt club

  • noun an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
    hunt.
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Indian club

  • noun a bottle-shaped club used in exercises
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  • a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for gymnastic exercise.
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international association of lions clubs

  • noun club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
    International Association of Lions clubs.
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investors club

  • noun a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly
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jockey club

  • noun a club to promote and regulate horse racing
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lions club

  • noun club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
    International Association of Lions clubs.
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little club moss

  • noun any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
    spikemoss; spike moss.
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major-league club

  • noun a team that plays in a major league
    major-league team.
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minor-league club

  • noun a team that plays in a minor league
    minor-league team.
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night club

  • noun a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
    club; cabaret; nightspot; nightclub.
    • don't expect a good meal at a cabaret
    • the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night
    • he played the drums at a jazz club
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nuclear club

  • noun the nations possessing nuclear weapons
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racket club

  • noun club for players of racket sports
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rotary club

  • noun a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace
    Rotary International.
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rowing club

  • noun a club for rowers
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service club

  • noun a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services
  • noun a recreational center for servicemen
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Shepherd's club

  • (Bot.), the common mullein. See Mullein.
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slate club

  • noun a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)
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social club

  • noun a formal association of people with similar interests
    guild; club; society; gild; lodge; order.
    • he joined a golf club
    • they formed a small lunch society
    • men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
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soldier grainy club

  • noun a variety of grainy club
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supper club

  • noun usually a small luxurious nightclub
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tennis club

  • noun a club of people to play tennis
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To club a musket

  • (Mil.), to turn the breach uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
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yacht club

  • noun club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
    boat club.
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