Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: ball_club, baseball_club, club, clubhouse, golf-club, golf_club, night_club, nightclub, social_club

'club'

[baseball_club.n.01] as in: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

Examples:
each club played six home games with teams in its own division

'club'

[club.n.02] as in: a formal association of people with similar interests

Examples:
he joined a golf club
they formed a small lunch society
men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today

'club'

[club.n.03] as in: stout stick that is larger at one end

Examples:
he carried a club in self defense
he felt as if he had been hit with a club

'club'

[clubhouse.n.01] as in: a building that is occupied by a social club

Examples:
the clubhouse needed a new roof

'club'

[golf_club.n.02] as in: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

'club'

[club.n.06] as in: a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it

Examples:
he led a small club
clubs were trumps

'club'

[cabaret.n.01] as in: a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

Examples:
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

'club'

[club.v.01] as in: unite with a common purpose

Examples:
The two men clubbed together

'club'

[club.v.02] as in: gather and spend time together

Examples:
They always club together

'club'

[club.v.03] as in: strike with a club or a bludgeon

'club'

[club.v.04] as in: gather into a club-like mass

Examples:
club hair

Origins

					club (English)
└── clubbe (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── klubba (Old Norse)