playhouse
noun
play·house ˈplā-ˌhau̇s 
1
: theater
2
: a small house for children to play in
Synonyms
- cinema
- theater
- theatre
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Example Sentences
they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
Recent Examples on the Web Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday-next Saturday, 7:45 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30 and 7:45 p.m.; Wednesday, 1 and 7:45 p.m., at the playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville. 
The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2022 The name Rocks + Acid on a storefront might suggest a sommelier’s playhouse, referring to terroir and acidity, two main attributes of fine wines. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Theater backers say the playhouse’s destruction would represent an incalculable cultural and historical loss for the city and have been fighting since late 2019 for it to be saved and restored as a downtown film venue. The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022 The location was once a playhouse built in 1927 — until it was remodeled to a movie theater in the 1980s. Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2022 Outside of the cottage, the garden holds a number of unique amenities such as the playhouse, barbecue, pond and an outhouse. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Carter said one of his priorities will be to try to draw more audiences of color into the playhouse, and another will be to address the desire of many actors to be given contracts of shorter duration, to maximize their scheduling flexibility. Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022 Doing the show has been a longtime dream for playhouse co-founder Darlene Zoller, who directed and choreographed it. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2022 At the playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville, Indiana. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2022 See More
The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2022 The name Rocks + Acid on a storefront might suggest a sommelier’s playhouse, referring to terroir and acidity, two main attributes of fine wines. Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 Theater backers say the playhouse’s destruction would represent an incalculable cultural and historical loss for the city and have been fighting since late 2019 for it to be saved and restored as a downtown film venue. The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Apr. 2022 The location was once a playhouse built in 1927 — until it was remodeled to a movie theater in the 1980s. Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2022 Outside of the cottage, the garden holds a number of unique amenities such as the playhouse, barbecue, pond and an outhouse. Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2022 Carter said one of his priorities will be to try to draw more audiences of color into the playhouse, and another will be to address the desire of many actors to be given contracts of shorter duration, to maximize their scheduling flexibility. Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2022 Doing the show has been a longtime dream for playhouse co-founder Darlene Zoller, who directed and choreographed it. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2022 At the playhouse, 525 Marriott Drive, Clarksville, Indiana. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
playhouse
noun
play·house ˈplā-ˌhau̇s
1
: a small house for children to play in
2
: theater sense 1
playhouses
noun
as in theaters
a building or part of a building where movies are shown they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens Synonyms & Similar Words
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