n.
BE ; AE spelling : theater
building in which plays are performed or films shown
1) to crowd, jam, pack a ~
2) an art; dinner ( esp. AE ); movie ( AE ; BE has cinema ); open-air; repertory ~
3) at the ~ (we were at the ~ last night)
theatrical profession
4) the legitimate ~
5) in the ~ (she was well thought of in the ~)
room equipped for surgical operations
( BE )
6) an operating ~