Societynoun
(countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
âThis society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.â;
Clubnoun
A heavy stick intended for use as a weapon or playthingWp.
Societynoun
(countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
âIt was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.â;
Clubnoun
An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.
Societynoun
(countable) The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
âThe gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.â;
Clubnoun
An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
Societynoun
(uncountable) The people of oneâs country or community taken as a whole.
âOur global society develops in fits and starts.â;
Clubnoun
(archaic) The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
Societynoun
(uncountable) High society.
âSmith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party.â;
Clubnoun
A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
Societynoun
A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.
Clubnoun
An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.
âShe was sitting in a jazz club, sipping wine and listening to a bass player's solo.â;
Societynoun
The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company.
âThere is society where none intrudesBy the deep sea, and music in its roar.â;
Clubnoun
A black clover shape (âŁ), one of the four symbols used to mark the suits of playing cards.
Societynoun
Connection; participation; partnership.
âThe meanest of the people and such as have the least society with the acts and crimes of kings.â;
Clubnoun
A playing card marked with such a symbol.
âI've got only one club in my hand.â;
Societynoun
A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society.
Clubnoun
(humorous) Any set of people with a shared characteristic.
âYou also hate Night Court?â; âJoin the club.â; âMichael stood you up?â; âWelcome to the club.â;
Societynoun
The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances.
Clubnoun
A club sandwich.
Societynoun
Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.
Clubnoun
The slice of bread in the middle of a club sandwich.
Societynoun
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
Clubverb
(transitive) to hit with a club.
âHe clubbed the poor dog.â;
Societynoun
a formal association of people with similar interests;
âhe joined a golf clubâ; âthey formed a small lunch societyâ; âmen from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen todayâ;
Clubverb
(intransitive) To join together to form a group.
Societynoun
the state of being with someone;
âhe missed their companyâ; âhe enjoyed the society of his friendsâ;
Clubverb
To combine into a club-shaped mass.
âa medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toesâ;
Societynoun
the fashionable elite
Clubverb
(intransitive) To go to nightclubs.
âWe went clubbing in Ibiza.â; âWhen I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.â;
Societynoun
the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community
âdrugs, crime, and other dangers to societyâ;
Clubverb
(intransitive) To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
Societynoun
the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations
âmodern industrial societiesâ; âthe ethnic diversity of British societyâ;
Clubverb
(transitive) To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
âto club the expenseâ;
Societynoun
a specified section of society
âno one in polite society uttered the wordâ;
Clubverb
(nautical) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
Societynoun
the aggregate of people who are fashionable, wealthy, and influential, regarded as forming a distinct group in a community
âa society weddingâ;
Clubverb
(military) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
Societynoun
a plant or animal community
âthe analogy between insect society and human city is not newâ;
Clubverb
(transitive) To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.
âto club exertionsâ;
Societynoun
an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity
âthe Royal Society for the Protection of Birdsâ;
Clubverb
To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
Societynoun
the situation of being in the company of other people
âshe shunned the society of othersâ;
Clubnoun
A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded with the hand; a weapon; a cudgel.
âBut make you ready your stiff bats and clubs;Rome and her rats are at the point of battle.â;
Society
A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent of members.
Clubnoun
Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having such figure.
Clubnoun
An association of persons for the promotion of some common object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments or contributions of the members.
âThey talkedAt wine, in clubs, of art, of politics.â; âHe [Goldsmith] was one of the nine original members of that celebrated fraternity which has sometimes been called the Literary Club, but which has always disclaimed that epithet, and still glories in the simple name of the Club.â;
Clubnoun
A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a contribution to a common fund.
âThey laid down the club.â; âWe dined at a French house, but paid ten shillings for our part of the club.â;
Clubverb
To beat with a club.
Clubverb
To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
âTo club a battalion implies a temporary inability in the commanding officer to restore any given body of men to their natural front in line or column.â;
Clubverb
To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end; as, to club exertions.
Clubverb
To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to club the expense.
Clubverb
To form a club; to combine for the promotion of some common object; to unite.
âTill grosser atoms, tumbling in the streamOf fancy, madly met, and clubbed into a dream.â;
Clubverb
To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense; to pay for something by contribution.
âThe owl, the raven, and the bat,Clubbed for a feather to his hat.â;
Clubverb
To drift in a current with an anchor out.
Clubnoun
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together;
âeach club played six home games with teams in its own divisionâ;
Clubnoun
a formal association of people with similar interests;
âhe joined a golf clubâ; âthey formed a small lunch societyâ; âmen from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen todayâ;
Clubnoun
stout stick that is larger at one end;
âhe carried a club in self defenseâ; âhe felt as if he had been hit with a clubâ;
Clubnoun
a building occupied by a club;
âthe clubhouse needed a new roofâ;
Clubnoun
golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
Clubnoun
a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it);
âhe led a small clubâ; âclubs were trumpsâ;
Clubnoun
a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink;
âdon't expect a good meal at a cabaretâ; âthe gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every nightâ; âhe played the drums at a jazz clubâ;
Clubverb
unite with a common purpose;
âThe two men clubbed togetherâ;
Clubverb
gather and spend time together;
âThey always club togetherâ;
Clubverb
strike with a club or a bludgeon
Clubnoun
an association dedicated to a particular interest or activity
âI belong to a photographic clubâ; âthe club secretaryâ;
Clubnoun
the premises used by a particular club
âa social clubâ; âa jazz clubâ;
Clubnoun
an organization offering members social amenities, meals, and temporary residence
âwe had dinner at his clubâ;
Clubnoun
a commercial organization offering members special benefits
âa shopping clubâ;
Clubnoun
a group of people or nations having something in common
âthe wild man of the movies refused to join the teetotal clubâ;
Clubnoun
an organization constituted to play matches in a particular sport
âa football clubâ;
Clubnoun
a nightclub playing fashionable dance music
âthe club sceneâ;
Clubnoun
a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon
âthey beat him with a wooden clubâ;
Clubnoun
short for golf club
Clubnoun
one of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards, denoted by a black trefoil.
Clubnoun
a card of such a suit.
Clubverb
combine with others so as to collect a sum of money for a particular purpose
âfriends and colleagues clubbed together to buy him a presentâ;
Clubverb
go out to nightclubs
âshe enjoys going clubbing in Oxfordâ;
Clubverb
beat (a person or animal) with a club or similar implement
âthe islanders clubbed whales to deathâ;