conservatory

conservatory
Synonyms and related words:
academy of music, acting school, alcove, arbor, archives, armory, arsenal, art school, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, bower, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, choir school, cloche, closet, cold frame, college of architecture, coolhouse, crate, crib, cupboard, dancing school, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, forcing bed, forcing house, forcing pit, gazebo, glasshouse, glory hole, godown, greenhouse, hold, hotbed, hothouse, hutch, kiosk, lathhouse, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, music school, nursery, orangery, pergola, pinery, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, retreat, rick, salle de danse, schola cantorum, school of art, school of design, school of drama, seedbed, shelf, singing school, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, summerhouse, supply base, supply depot, tank, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vat, vault, warehouse, wine cellar

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Conservatory — may refer to the following: Conservatory (greenhouse), a large, highly detailed residential solarium or a greenhouse where plants are cultivated Music school or a school devoted to other arts such as dance Sunroom, a smaller glass enclosure… …   Wikipedia

  • Conservatory — Con*serv a*to*ry, n. [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorium.] 1. That which preserves from injury. [Obs.] A conservatory of life. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste, or injury; particulary, a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conservatory — [kən sʉr′və tôr΄ē] adj. [< ModL & It: ModL conservatorium, a greenhouse < ML, a preserver < LL, neut. of conservatorius, preserving < conservatus, pp. of conservare; It conservatorio, a refuge, academy, conservatory < conservare… …   English World dictionary

  • Conservatory — Con*serv a*to*ry, a. [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorius.] Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conservatory — index protective, repository, store (depository), treasury Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • conservatory — 1560s, preservative; 1660s, greenhouse, from stem of CONSERVATION (Cf. conservation) + ORY (Cf. ory). In sense school for performing arts it is recorded from 1842, from It. conservatorio or Fr. conservatoire, originally hospital for foundlings in …   Etymology dictionary

  • conservatory — [n] greenhouse cold frame, glasshouse, hot house, nursery; concept 439 …   New thesaurus

  • conservatory — ► NOUN (pl. conservatories) 1) Brit. a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house and used as a sun lounge or a greenhouse. 2) chiefly N. Amer. a conservatoire …   English terms dictionary

  • conservatory — /keuhn serr veuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. conservatories, adj. n. 1. a school giving instruction in one or more of the fine or dramatic arts; specifically, a school of music. 2. a greenhouse, usually attached to a dwelling, for growing and… …   Universalium

  • conservatory — [[t]kənsɜ͟ː(r)vətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] conservatories 1) N COUNT A conservatory is a room with glass walls and a glass roof, which is attached to a house. People often grow plants in a conservatory. 2) N COUNT: oft in names A conservatory is an… …   English dictionary

  • conservatory — n. a music conservatory * * * [kən sɜːvət(ə)rɪ] a music conservatory …   Combinatory dictionary

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