club
Exclusive social group
A club is a heavy stick used as a weapon, thick at one end for striking.
From this come specialized clubs—the golf club, the billy club.
Playing cards have a suit marked with a three-lobed symbol called clubs.
A club is also a group organized around shared interests: a book club, a chess club.
The place where such groups meet is also a club, which extends to venues for drinking, dancing, or entertainment: nightclub, strip club, comedy club.
To club is to strike with a club, or to combine resources: We clubbed together to buy her a gift.
Heavy blunt weapon
- cudgelThick wooden club
- batonSlender rod for leading
- maceBludgeon with flanged head
- truncheonShort thick stick
shillelagh · nightstick · blackjack · beating · blunt · wooden · strike · swing
Music mixer performer
- dancefloorSurface for rhythmic movement
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- VIPNotable, for short
- cocktailMixed alcoholic beverage
bass · neon · party · techno · house · rave · velvet rope · cover charge
State of belonging
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- sororityWomen's collegiate social organization
fellowship · league · association · union · consortium · chapter · lodge · alumni
Vehicle operator
Shared space for dressing
- barDrinking establishment
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- poolCollective fund or basin
- fitnessGood physical shape
amenities · greens · pro shop · caddy · nineteenth hole · dining room · function room
bludgeon
Heavy blunt weapon
truncheon · shillelagh · nightstick · blackjack · beating · blunt · wooden · strike · swing · caveman
DJ
Music mixer performer
- dancefloorSurface for rhythmic movement
- bouncerVenue entrance enforcer
- VIPNotable, for short
cocktail · bass · neon · party · techno · house · rave · velvet rope · cover charge · bottle service
membership
State of belonging
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- societyOrganized communal human existence
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
sorority · fellowship · league · association · union · consortium · chapter · lodge · alumni · dues
driver
Vehicle operator
wood · shaft · grip · swing · tee · fairway · caddy · bag · set · head
locker room
Shared space for dressing
- barDrinking establishment
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- poolCollective fund or basin
fitness · amenities · greens · pro shop · caddy · nineteenth hole · dining room · function room
suit
Matched formal garments
- spadesFlat-bladed digging implements
- heartsCirculatory system engines
- diamondsPrecious crystallized carbon
trick · deck · ace · king · queen · jack · trump · bridge · poker · hand
- groupsteam, teams, group, gang, gangs
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- social lifefriend, family, group, relationship, community
- human groupstribe, clan, class, caste, crowd
- institucionesescuela, universidad, academia, hospital, biblioteca
- organizationsorganization, organizations, company, companies, association
clubpublic
Available to all
open forum · public space · commons · open meeting · all-comers
clubisolation
Complete separation from others
solitude · aloneness · seclusion · separation · alienation
- golf clubCourse membership organization
- Sam's ClubMembership-based wholesale retailer
- book clubGroup discussing shared literature
- fan clubOrganized group of devotees
- country clubPrivate recreational membership facility
- join the clubShared-misfortune acknowledgment
clubs, nightclub, clubbing, clubhouse, clubbed, health club, clubber, clubless, golf club