One entry found for theater.

Entry Word: theater
Function: noun
Text: or theatre
1 a building or part of a building where movies are shown <there's still one theater in town that shows movies for two dollars>
Synonyms cinema, playhouse
Related Words nickelodeon; multiplex; drive-in
2 the public performance of plays <have been fascinated by the theater ever since I was a child> -- see DRAMA 1
3 a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings <the lecturer waited until the theater was full before beginning> -- see HALL 3