Definition

1. Noun:
   • A commercial establishment where motion pictures are shown to the public for entertainment: A "movie house" is a building or venue containing a screen, projector, and seating for an audience to watch films.

Usage

• The term "movie house" is a somewhat informal, traditional synonym for "cinema" or "movie theater." It emphasizes the building itself as a place dedicated to showing films.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The old movie house on Main Street was built in the 1930s.
  • We decided to meet at the movie house before the 7 PM showing.

Advanced Usage

• The term can evoke a sense of nostalgia or a classic, standalone theater, as opposed to a modern multiplex.
  • That single-screen movie house has a charm that modern cinemas lack.

Variants and Related Words

• Movie theater (n): The more common modern term for a place where films are shown.
• Cinema (n): A standard term for a movie theater; also used to refer to the art or industry of filmmaking.
• Picture palace (n, chiefly British, dated): A grand or elaborate cinema.
• Multiplex (n): A modern cinema complex containing multiple screens within one building.

Synonyms

• Cinema
• Movie theater
• Film theater
• Picture house (dated)

Related Phrases

• To go to the movies: To go to a movie house/cinema to see a film.
  • Let's go to the movies this weekend.

Noun

1. a theater where films are shown