noun

neighbor

neighbor [noun]
US /ˈneɪ·bər/ 
Example: 

My neighbor has bought a new car.

neighbour British English,  neighbor American Englishs omeone who lives next to you or near you

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

My neighbor has bought a new car.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

neighbor

 American English for neighbour

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

neighbor

neighbour S2 W2 BrE AmE British English, neighbor American English /ˈneɪbə $ -bər/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: neahgebur]
1. someone who lives next to you or near you:
One of the neighbors complained about the noise from the party.
FBI agents were interviewing all their friends and neighbors.
Our next-door neighbours (=the people who live in the house next to us) say they’ll look after our cat for us while we’re away.
2. a country that is next to another one ⇨ bordering:
Israel and its Arab neighbours
3. someone or something that is next to another person or thing of the same type:
The teacher saw Phil passing a note to his neighbour.
The garden was divided from its neighbour by a high wall.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

neighbour

neigh·bour [neighbour neighbours neighboured neighbouring] (especially US neigh·bor)  [ˈneɪbə(r)]    [ˈneɪbər]  noun
1. a person who lives next to you or near you
We've had a lot of support from all our friends and neighbours.

Our next-door neighbours are very noisy.

2. a country that is next to or near another country

Britain's nearest neighbour is France.

3. a person or thing that is standing or located next to another person or thing
Stand quietly, children, and try not to talk to your neighbour.

The tree fell slowly, its branches caught in those of its neighbours.

4. (literary) any other human
We should all love our neighbours.  
Word Origin:
Old English nēahgebūr, from nēah ‘nigh, near’ + gebūr ‘inhabitant, peasant, farmer’ (compare with boor).  
Example Bank:
He's having a barbecue and he's inviting all the neighbours.
I've just met our new neighbours.
My nearest neighbour lives a few miles away.
Our new neighbours moved in today.
She could hear her downstairs neighbour moving around.
She leaned over to her nearest neighbour and whispered something.
She's been a very good neighbour to me.
Shh! You'll wake the neighbours.
The country is vulnerable to attack from hostile neighbours.
The neighbours complained about his loud music.
The two men became neighbours.

They are near neighbours of ours.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

neighbour ( US neighbor ) / ˈneɪ.bə r /   / -bɚ / noun [ C ]

A2 UK someone who lives very near to you:

Some of the neighbours have complained about the noise from our party.

Have you met Pat, my next-door neighbour?

B1 A country's neighbour is one that is next to it:

The relationship between Scotland and its southern neighbour has not always been peaceful.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

neighbour

/neɪbə(r)/
(neighbours)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

Note: in AM, use 'neighbor'

1.
Your neighbour is someone who lives near you.
I got chatting with my neighbour in the garden.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

2.
You can refer to the person who is standing or sitting next to you as your neighbour.
The woman prodded her neighbour and whispered urgently in his ear.
N-COUNT: oft poss N

3.
You can refer to something which stands next to something else of the same kind as its neighbour.
Each house was packed close behind its neighbour.
N-COUNT: usu poss N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

neighbor

neigh·bor US or Brit neigh·bour /ˈneɪbɚ/ noun, pl -bors [count]
1 : a person who lives next to or near another person
• We invited our friends and neighbors.
• our next-door neighbors [=the people who live in the house next to us]
2 : a person or thing that is next to or near another
• Please pass your paper to your neighbor. [=the person sitting next to you]
• Canada is a neighbor of the U.S.
• Venus is Earth's nearest neighbor.

friend

friend [noun] (PERSON YOU LIKE)
UK /frend/ 
Example: 

I've made a lot of friends in this ​job.

Someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

I've made a lot of friends in this ​job.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

friend

 noun

pronunciation
The word friend sounds like send, because we don't say the letter i in this word.

a person that you like and know very well:
David is my best friend.
We are very good friends.

make friends with somebody to become a friend of somebody:
Have you made friends with any of the students in your class?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

friend

I. friend1 S1 W1 /frend/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑friend, ↑friendliness, ↑friendship, ↑friendly; adjective: ↑friendly ≠ ↑unfriendly, ↑friendless; verb: ↑befriend]
[Language: Old English; Origin: freond]
1. PERSON YOU LIKE someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with:
Jerry, this is my friend Sue.
She’s always out with her friends.
One of her closest friends died at the weekend.
I met Jim through a friend.
2. be friends (with somebody) to be someone’s friend:
I’ve been friends with the Murkets for twenty years.
3.
a) make friends to become friendly with people:
Jenny has always found it easy to make friends at school.
b) make friends with somebody to become friendly with someone:
He made friends with an old fisherman.
4. be just (good) friends used to say that you are not having a romantic relationship with someone:
I’m not going out with Nathan – we’re just good friends.
5. SUPPORTER someone who supports an organization such as a theatre, ↑art gallery, ↑charity etc by giving money or help
friend of
the Friends of the Tate
6. NOT AN ENEMY someone who has the same beliefs, wants to achieve the same things etc as you, and will support you:
our friends and allies around the world
She shot him a quick glance as if unsure whether he was friend or foe.
Don’t worry, you’re among friends.
7. someone who has created a link with you on a ↑social networking site on the Internet, by visiting your ↑webpage and clicking on it:
She has thousands of friends on MySpace.
8. PARLIAMENT/COURT OF LAW British English
a) my honourable friend used by a member of parliament when speaking about another member of parliament
b) my learned friend used by a lawyer when speaking about another lawyer in a court of law
9. be no friend of something to not like or be a supporter of something:
I’m no friend of socialism, as you know.
10. Friend a member of the Society of Friends SYN Quaker
11. our/your friend spoken used humorously to talk about someone you do not know, who is doing something annoying:
Our friend with the loud voice is back.
12. have friends in high places to know important people who can help you
13. a friend in need someone who helps you when you need it
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + friend
sb’s best friend (=the friend you like the most) Fiona was her best friend.
a good/close friend (=one of the friends you like the most) She’s a good friend of mine.
a dear friend (=a friend who is very important to you) I’d like you to meet a dear friend of mine.
an old friend (=someone who has been your friend for a long time) We went to see some old friends who had moved to Harlow.
a lifelong friend (=someone who has been your friend for the whole of your life) The two men were lifelong friends.
a childhood friend (=someone who was your friend when you were a child) She had been a childhood friend of Tony Walker.
a school friend I met some old school friends for lunch.
a family friend He’s visiting family friends.
a personal friend Mr Hutton is a close personal friend of my father.
a mutual friend (=someone who is a friend of both you and someone else) They went to a mutual friend’s home for dinner.
a firm friend (=a friend you like a lot and intend to keep) They had remained firm friends ever since they first met.
a trusted friend She told only a few trusted friends.
male/female friends Most of my male friends are married now.
■ verbs
have a friend Suzie has plenty of friends.
become friends Liz and Vanessa soon became friends.
remain friends We have all remained friends despite some difficult times.
■ phrases
a friend of mine/yours/Bill’s etc A friend of mine is going to Tokyo next week.
a friend of a friend I managed to get tickets from a friend of a friend.
sb’s circle of friends (=all the friends somebody has) Her small circle of friends used to play cards together.
• • •
THESAURUS
friend someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with: Dad, this is my friend Steve. | She’s going to Palm Springs with some friends. | I got a letter from a friend from college. | Amy’s a close friend of mine. | John was a really good friend to me when I had all those problems last year.
acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ someone who you know and see sometimes, but who is not one of your close friends: We borrowed the money from one of Paul’s business acquaintances.
mate British English informal a friend – used especially about boys or men: He always goes to the pub with his mates on Friday night. | Terry’s an old mate of mine.
buddy American English informal a friend – used especially about men or young people: He’s out playing basketball with some of his high school buddies.
pal informal a friend – pal sounds rather old-fashioned: They met at school and have remained close pals.
crony [usually plural] disapproving a friend – used about powerful people who will help each other even if it is slightly dishonest: He’s one of the President’s cronies.
companion written someone who spends time with you, doing the same things as you – used about animals as well as people: travelling companions | His dog was his constant companion. | the perfect companion
the girls informal a woman’s female friends: We’re having a girls’ night out.
the lads British English informal a man’s male friends: a night out with the lads
II. friend2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to add someone to your list of friends on a ↑social networking site:
I never friend someone I haven’t met in real life.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

friend

friend [friend friends friended friending]   [frend]    [frend]  noun

 
PERSON YOU LIKE
1. a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family
This is my friend Tom.
Is he a friend of yours?
She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time).
He's one of my best friends.
a close/good friend
a childhood/family/lifelong friend
I heard about it through a friend of a friend.
She has a wide circle of friends.

see also  befriend, boyfriend, fair-weather, false friend, girlfriend, penfriend, school friend  

SUPPORTER

2. a person who supports an organization, a charity, etc, especially by giving or raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc
the Friends of St Martin's Hospital
• a friend of democracy

• Theatre tickets are 10% cheaper for Friends.  

NOT ENEMY

3. a person who has the same interests and opinions as yourself, and will help and support you
• You're among friends here— you can speak freely.

• His eyes were moving from face to face: friend or foe?  

SILLY/ANNOYING PERSON

4. (ironic) used to talk about sb you do not know who has done sth silly or annoying

• I wish our friend at the next table would shut up.  

IN PARLIAMENT/COURT

5. (in Britain) used by a member of parliament to refer to another member of parliament or by a lawyer to refer to another lawyer in a court of law
my honourable friend, the member for Henley (= in the House of Commons)
my noble friend (= in the House of Lords)

• my learned friend (= in a court of law)  

IN RELIGION

6. Friend a member of the Society of Friends
Syn:  Quaker 
more at man's best friend at  man  n.
Idioms: friend in need  friends  good friends  have friends in high places  
Word Origin:
Old English frēond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriend and German Freund, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by free.  
Thesaurus:
friend noun C
He's one of my best friends.
companionacquaintanceconfidantally|BrE, informal mate|AmE, informal buddy|informal, old-fashioned pal|often disapproving crony
Opp: enemy
a friend/mate/buddy/pal of mine/yours/his/hers/ours/theirs/my mother's/Diana's, etc.
an old friend/acquaintance/ally/mate/buddy/pal
a good friend/companion/mate/buddy/pal
have friends/acquaintances/allies/mates/buddies/pals 
Example Bank:
Does your sister have any single friends?
Even his own friends don't believe him.
He finds it difficult to make friends.
He introduced me to his circle of friends.
He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.
He won't win any friends if he carries on talking like that.
Her best friend at school was called Anna.
I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.
I'm inviting only my closest friends to the party.
If you need a friend, just call me.
It was so relaxing to be among old friends.
My so-called friends are making fun of me because of my weight.
People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
She doesn't have many good friends.
She's made friends with the little girl who lives next door.
They became friends after meeting at college.
We met each other through a mutual friend.
We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.
a friend from high school
He's one of my best friends.
I heard about it through a friend of a friend.
Is he a friend of yours?
She has a wide circle of friends.
She met up with some of her old school friends.
• She's an old friend.

• a childhood/family/lifelong friend

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

friend / frend / noun [ C ] (PERSON YOU LIKE)

A1 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family:

She's my best/oldest/closest friend - we've known each other since we were five.

He's a family friend/friend of the family .

This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine.

We've been friends for years.

José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours.

We're (good) friends with José and Pilar.

She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship) .

I've made a lot of friends in this job.

He finds it difficult to make friends.

→  See also befriend

someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust:

You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now.

Word partners for friend

have / find / make friends • be / become friends with sb • sb's best / closest / oldest friend
 

friend / frend / noun [ C ] (PERSON GIVING MONEY)

someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it:

The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition.

Word partners for friend

have / find / make friends • be / become friends with sb • sb's best / closest / oldest friend

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

friend

/frend/
(friends)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
A friend is someone who you know well and like, but who is not related to you.
I had a long talk about this with my best friend...
She never was a close friend of mine.
...Sara’s old friend, Ogden.
N-COUNT

2.
If you are friends with someone, you are their friend and they are yours.
I still wanted to be friends with Alison...
We remained good friends...
Sally and I became friends.
N-PLURAL: oft N with n

3.
The friends of a country, cause, organization, or a famous politician are the people and organizations who help and support them.
...The Friends of Birmingham Royal Ballet.
N-PLURAL; N-IN-NAMES

4.
If one country refers to another as a friend, they mean that the other country is not an enemy of theirs.
The president said that Japan is now a friend and international partner.
= ally
N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

friend

friend /ˈfrɛnd/ noun, pl friends [count]
1 : a person who you like and enjoy being with
• I'd like you to meet my friend.
• She is such a good/close/dear friend (of mine).
• We're fast friends. = We're the best of friends.
• He's no friend of mine.
• He has always been a good friend to me. [=he has always helped or supported me as a good friend should]
• She's my best friend. [=my closest friend]
• We are childhood friends. [=we have been friends since we were children]
old friends [=people who have been friends for a long time]
• She is an old family friend. = She is an old friend of the family. [=she has known and spent time with the family over many years]
• We are just friends. [=we are not in a romantic relationship]
• He wants to be friends with my younger sister. [=he wants to be my sister's friend]
• She is best friends with my younger sister. [=she is my youngest sister's closest friend]
Friend is sometimes used in a humorous or ironic way to refer to someone who is annoying or disliked.
• Has our friend with the rude attitude been bothering you lately?
• Don't look now. Here comes your friend.
2 : a person who helps or supports someone or something (such as a cause or charity)
• She is a friend of the environment. [=she supports environmental causes]
• The strikers knew they had a friend in the senator. [=knew that the senator supported them]
• Are you friend or foe? [=do you support us or oppose us?]
3 Friend : quaker
a friend in need is a friend indeed
- used to say that a friend who will help you when you need help is a true friend;
friends in high places
✦To have friends in high places is to know people with social or political influence or power.
• She got the job because she has friends in high places.
make friends : to become someone's friend
• Sometimes it is hard for children to make new friends.
- often + with
• She's very good at making friends with people from all walks of life.
man's best friend

restaurant

restaurant [noun]
US /ˈres.tə.rɑːnt/ 
UK /ˈres.trɒnt/ 
Example: 

We went out to a restaurant to celebrate. 

a place where you can buy and eat a meal

restaurant - رستوران
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

She decided to open her own restaurant.

تصمیم گرفت که خودش رستوران باز کند.

We went out to a restaurant to celebrate. 

برای جشن گرفتن رفتیم رستوران.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

restaurant

 noun
a place where you buy a meal and eat it

word building
You usually go to a restaurant for a special meal. You can get a quick or cheap meal at a cafe, a sandwich bar, a takeaway or a fast-food restaurant.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

restaurant

restaurant S2 W2 /ˈrestərɒnt $ -rənt, -rɑːnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: restaurer 'to restore', from Latin restaurare; ⇨ restore]
a place where you can buy and eat a meal
Chinese/French/Mexican etc restaurant
We went to a little Italian restaurant near Leicester Square.
He took her out for a five-course dinner in a fancy restaurant.
The company runs a chain of restaurants.
A new restaurant has just opened across the road.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go to a restaurant We went to a restaurant in the King’s Road.
take somebody to a restaurant He’s taking me to a Japanese restaurant in town.
eat at/in a restaurant (also dine at/in a restaurant formal) Have you eaten in this restaurant before?
a restaurant serves something The restaurant serves lunch from midday until two thirty.
a restaurant specializes in something Restaurants near the waterfront tend to specialize in seafood.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + restaurant
a Chinese/Italian etc restaurant We booked a table at our local Italian restaurant.
a fast-food restaurant (=where food that can be prepared quickly is served or available to take away) The High Street is full of fast-food restaurants.
a fish/seafood restaurant I went to a seafood restaurant by the pier for lunch.
an expensive/cheap restaurant He took her out to an expensive restaurant.
a trendy/fashionable restaurant (=one that is influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas) The hotel is surrounded by elegant boutiques and trendy restaurants.
a fancy restaurant informal (=expensive and fashionable) In some fancy restaurants, the chefs decorate the salads with flowers.
a posh restaurant British English informal (=where richer people go) They all earn huge salaries and eat at posh restaurants.
an upscale restaurant American English (=where richer people go) It's interesting that rabbit has become so popular at upscale restaurants.
■ restaurant + NOUN
a restaurant chain (=one that is owned or managed by the same company or person) Café Rouge is part of a large restaurant chain.
a restaurant owner/manager He worked as a restaurant manager at Mario's Pizzas for 10 years.
restaurant meals There is a choice of bar snacks or restaurant meals.
• • •
THESAURUS
cafe/coffee shop a place where you can get coffee and other non-alcoholic drinks, cakes, and small meals
fast food restaurant one where you can get meals such as hamburgers, french fries etc
self-service restaurant one where you collect the food yourself
diner American English a restaurant where you can eat cheap and simple food
bistro a small restaurant or bar, especially one serving French-style food
cafeteria (also canteen British English) a place at work or school where you can collect and eat meals

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

restaurant

 

res·taur·ant [restaurant restaurants]   [ˈrestrɒnt]    [ˈrestrɑːnt]    [ˈrestərɑːnt]  noun
a place where you can buy and eat a meal
an Italian restaurant
We had a meal in a restaurant.
We went out to a restaurant to celebrate.
a restaurant owner
a self-service restaurant
compare  cafe  
Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: from French, from restaurer ‘provide food for’ (literally ‘restore to a former state’).  
Collocations:
Restaurants
Eating out
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
have a meal with sb
make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
reserve/ (especially BrE) book a table for six
ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
In the restaurant
wait to be seated
show sb to their table
sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list
open/read/study/peruse the menu
the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list
taste/sample/try the wine
the waiter takes your order
order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty
serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
complain about the food/the service/your meal
enjoy your meal
Paying
pay/ask for (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check
pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal
service is (not) included
give sb/leave (sb) a tip 
Example Bank:
If you're too tired to cook, let's go to a restaurant.
It operates 79 restaurants in 26 states.
Restaurant workers are often badly paid.
She decided to open her own restaurant.
She eats at the hotel restaurant when she travels on business.
She frequented the restaurant on almost a weekly basis.
She runs a family fish restaurant on the seafront.
The hotel restaurant serves a buffet breakfast.
They argued the whole time we were at the restaurant.
They walked out of the restaurant without paying.
We don't do a lot of restaurant dining.
We had a quick meal in a small local restaurant.
We would recommend this restaurant to anyone.
We're going to try this Italian restaurant that just opened.
a little restaurant I know in Paris
a restaurant offering a wide variety of local specialities
an Asian restaurant specializing in Thai cuisine
hygiene standards in the restaurant industry
some of the hottest restaurants in New York
the country's most successful chain restaurants
the few local shops and restaurants catering to summer visitors

the increasing cost of restaurant meals

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

restaurant / ˈres.trɒnt /   / -tə.rɑːnt / noun [ C ]

A1 a place where meals are prepared and served to customers

Word partners for restaurant

go to a restaurant • manage / own / run a restaurant • a restaurant offers / serves / specializes in sth • at / in a restaurant • a cheap / expensive / good / posh restaurant • a restaurant manager / owner / worker • the restaurant business / industry

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

restaurant

[re̱stərɒnt, AM -rənt]
 ♦♦
 restaurants
 N-COUNT

 A restaurant is a place where you can eat a meal and pay for it. In restaurants your food is usually served to you at your table by a waiter or waitress.
  They ate in an Italian restaurant in Forth Street...
  We had dinner in the hotel's restaurant.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

restaurant

 

res·tau·rant /ˈrɛstəˌrɑːnt/ noun, pl -rants [count] : a place where you can buy and eat a meal
• a Mexican/Italian/Chinese restaurant [=a restaurant that serves Mexican/Italian/Chinese food]

 

classmate

classmate [noun]
US /ˈklæs.meɪt/ 
UK /ˈklɑːs.meɪt/ 
Example: 

Borzoo Khezry is one of my old classmates.

A person who is in the same class as you at school or college.

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Borzoo Khezry is one of my old classmates.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

classmate

 noun
a person who is in the same class as you at school or college

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

classmate

classmate /ˈklɑːsmeɪt $ ˈklæs-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a member of the same class in a school, college, or – in the US – a university

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

classmate

class·mate [classmate classmates]   [ˈklɑːsmeɪt]    [ˈklæsmeɪt]  noun
a person who is or was in the same class as you at school or college 
Example Bank:

Are you curious to know where your former classmates are now?

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

classmate / ˈklɑːs.meɪt /   / ˈklæs- / noun [ C ]

A2 someone who is in the same class as you at school

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

classmate

/klɑ:smeɪt, klæs-/
(classmates)

Your classmates are students who are in the same class as you at school or college.

N-COUNT: oft poss N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

classmate

class·mate /ˈklæsˌmeɪt, Brit ˈklɑːsˌmeɪt/ noun, pl -mates [count] : a member of the same class in a school, college, or university
Classmate can refer to someone who is taking the same class as you or to someone who will graduate from your school or college in the same year as you.
• We were classmates in high school.
• She invited all of her classmates to her birthday party.

supermarket

US /ˈsuː.pɚˌmɑːr.kɪt/ 
UK /ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt/ 

A very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes

super market - فروشگاه بزرگ
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

You can find anything you need at this supermarket.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

supermarket

 noun
a big shop where you can buy food and other things for your home

word building
In a supermarket you put the things you want to buy in a basket or a trolley(British) (Americancart) and pay for them all at the checkout.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

supermarket

supermarket S3 /ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkət, ˈsuːpəˌmɑːkɪt $ -pərˌmɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes
• • •
THESAURUS
shop especially British English, store especially American English a building or place where things are sold: She's gone to the shops to get some milk. | a clothes shop | Our local store has sold out of sugar for making jam.
boutique a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or other objects: a little boutique which specializes in bath products.
superstore British English a very large shop, especially one that is built outside the centre of a city: Out -of-town superstores have taken business away from shops in the city centre.
department store a very large shop that is divided into several big parts, each of which sells one type of thing, such as clothes, furniture, or kitchen equipment: He went around all the big department stores in Oxford Street.
supermarket (also grocery store American English) a very large shop that sells food, drinks, and things that people need regularly in their homes: Supermarkets have cut down the number of plastic bags they distribute by 50%.
salon a shop where you can get your hair washed, cut curled etc
garden centre British English, nursery especially American English a place that sells a wide range of plants, seeds, and things for your garden: Your local garden centre can advise you on which plants to grow.
outlet formal a shop that sells things for less than the usual price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type: The book is available from most retail outlets.
market an area, usually outdoors, where people buy and sell many different types of things: I usually buy our vegetables at the market – they're much cheaper there.
mall especially American English a large area where there are a lot of shops, especially a large building: A new restaurant has opened at the mall. | We used to hang around together at the mall.
strip mall American English a row of shops built together, with a large area for parking cars in front of it: Strip malls can seem rather impersonal.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

supermarket

super·mar·ket [supermarket supermarkets]   [ˈsuːpəmɑːkɪt]    [ˈsjuːmɑːkɪt]    [ˈsuːpərmɑːrkət]  (NAmE also ˈgrocery store) noun
a large shop/store that sells food, drinks and goods used in the home. People choose what they want from the shelves and pay for it as they leave.
See also: grocery store  
Example Bank:
An increasing amount of organic produce is to be found on supermarket shelves.

More and more of us are doing all our shopping in supermarkets.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

supermarket / ˈsuː.pəˌmɑː.kɪt /   / -pɚˌmɑːr- / noun [ C ]

A1 a large shop which sells most types of food and other goods needed in the home, in which people take from shelves the things they want to buy and pay for them as they leave

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

supermarket

/su:pə(r)mɑ:(r)kɪt/
(supermarkets)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

A supermarket is a large shop which sells all kinds of food and some household goods.
Most of us do our food shopping in the supermarket...

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

supermarket
 

su·per·mar·ket /ˈsuːpɚˌmɑɚkət/ noun, pl -kets [count] : a store where customers can buy a variety of foods and usually household items
• I made a quick trip to the supermarket. [=(chiefly US) grocery store]
• a supermarket chain
supermarket coupons

station

station [noun] (BUSES/TRAINS)
US /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 
UK /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ 
Example: 

Have you heard anything about paris subway stations?

A place where trains or buses regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off, goods can be loaded etc, or the buildings at such a place

Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Have you heard anything about paris subway stations?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

station

 noun

1 (also railway station) a place where trains stop so that people can get on and off

2 a place where buses or coaches start and end their journeys:
the bus station

3 a building for some special work:
the police station
the fire station
a petrol station

4 a television or radio company

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

station

I. station1 S1 W1 /ˈsteɪʃən/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Latin statio 'place for standing or stopping', from stare 'to stand']
1. TRAIN/BUS [countable] a place where trains or buses regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off, goods can be loaded etc, or the buildings at such a place ⇨ terminus:
I want to get off at the next station.
Grand Central Station
Is there a waiting room in the station?
train station/railway station British English
the city bus station
2. CENTRE FOR A SERVICE OR ACTIVITY [countable] a building or place that is a centre for a particular kind of service or activity:
a police station
a fire station
petrol station British English gas station American English (=where petrol is sold)
polling station (=where you vote in an election)
an Antarctic research station ⇨ ↑action stations
3. RADIO/TV [countable] an organization which makes television or radio broadcasts, or the building where this is done:
New York jazz station WBGO
a local TV station
4. SOCIAL RANK [countable] old-fashioned your position in society:
Karen was definitely getting ideas above her station (=higher than her social rank).
5. POSITION [countable] formal a place where someone stands or sits in order to be ready to do something quickly if needed:
You’re not to leave your station unless told.
6. FARM [countable] a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New Zealand
7. ARMY/NAVY [countable] a small military establishment:
an isolated naval station
• • •
THESAURUS
station a place where trains or buses regularly stop: The town has its own railway station. | Paddington Station in west London | the bus station
terminus the station or stop at the end of a railway or bus line: We’ve arranged to meet her at the Victoria bus terminus. | the railway terminus in central Calcutta
track [usually plural] the metal lines along which trains travel. This is sometimes used in American English to say which part of a station a train will leave from: The passenger train, traveling at 120 mph, careered off the tracks.
platform the raised place beside a railway track where you get on and off a train in a station – used especially to say which part of a station a train will leave from: Trains for Oxford leave from Platform 2.
ticket office (also booking office British English) the place at a station where tickets are sold: You can buy rail tickets online or at the ticket office.
departures board British English (also departure board American English) a board saying when and from which part of a station each train will leave: The departures board said that the train was ten minutes late.
 

station house

ˈstation ˌhouse BrE AmE noun [countable] American English old-fashioned
the local office of the police in a town, part of a city etc SYN police station

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

station

sta·tion [station stations stationed stationing] noun, verb   [ˈsteɪʃn]    [ˈsteɪʃn]

noun  

FOR TRAINS/BUSES
1. a place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off; the buildings connected with this
I get off at the next station.
the main station
Penn Station
a train station
(BrE also) a railway station
(BrE) a tube/an underground station

(NAmE) a subway station

2. (usually in compounds) a place where buses stop; the buildings connected with this
a bus/coach station  In Britain, the word station on its own usually refers to the train station
Can you tell me the way to the station? In the US it is usual to say which station you are talking about
• the train station

• the Greyhound Bus station  

FOR WORK/SERVICE

3. (usually in compounds) a place or building where a service is organized and provided or a special type of work is done
a police station
(BrE) a petrol station
(NAmE) a gas station
an agricultural research station
• a pollution monitoring station

compare  space station  

RADIO/TV COMPANY

4. (often in compounds) a radio or television company and the programmes it broadcasts
a local radio/TV station

• He tuned to another station.  

SOCIAL POSITION

5. (old-fashioned or formal) your social position

• She was definitely getting ideas above her station.  

POSITION

6. a place where sb has to wait and watch or be ready to do work if needed
• You are not to leave your station without permission.

see also  docking station  

LARGE FARM

7. (usually in compounds) a large sheep or cattle farm in Australia or New Zealand  

FOR ARMY/NAVY
8. a small base for the army or navy; the people living in it
a naval station
see also  action stations, see panic stations at  panic  n.  
Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): via Old French from Latin statio(n-), from stare ‘to stand’. Early use referred generally to “position”, especially ‘position in life, status’, and specifically, in ecclesiastical use, to ‘a holy place of pilgrimage (visited as one of a group)’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.  
Thesaurus:
station noun
1. C
Get off at the next station.
stopbus stopterminusterminaldestination|AmE depot
a rail/railway/railroad station/terminus/terminal
a train station/terminus/depot
a bus station/terminus/terminal/depot
arrive at the station/stop/bus stop/terminal/your destination
2. C (often in compounds)
a local radio/TV station
channelnetwork|technical frequency
a television station/channel/network
a radio station/network/frequency
tune to a station/channel/frequency 
Example Bank:
I can pick up a lot of foreign stations on this radio.
I went into a polling station and cast my vote.
The UK post was a way station to retirement.
The bus leaves the station at 09.00 hours.
The meeting had to be abandoned after local fire station officer, Dave Temple, was called away to a fire.
The police led me into the station house.
The station airs 14 hours of local news per week.
The train arrived at Oxford Station twenty minutes late.
There's a newspaper kiosk in the station.
We get off at the next station.
We got to the station just as the train was pulling out.
We stopped for a break at a motorway service station.
We waited for him at the bus station.
a digital radio station
a gas station attendant
the CIA station chief in Vietnam
I bought a newspaper at the bus station.
I'll get a coffee at the station.
I'll give you a lift to the station.
I'm getting off at the next station.
Temple is the name of both a London tube station and a Paris metro station.
The train left the station on time.
The train was just arriving at the station.
There was an explosion in a subway station.
They met on the station platform.
• a local radio/TV station

• the railroad/train/subway/bus station

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (BUSES/TRAINS)

A1 a building and the surrounding area where buses or trains stop for people to get on or off:

a train/rail station

a bus/coach station

UK a railway station

Our office is near the station.

We looked on our map to find the nearest underground/tube ( US subway/metro ) station.
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (BROADCASTING)

B1 a company that broadcasts radio or television programmes:

a radio/television station

a commercial/foreign station

a pirate (= illegal) station

The reception is not very good - try to tune in to another station.
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (SERVICE)

a building or place used for a particular service or type of work:

a petrol ( US gas) station

a police/fire station

a biological research station

mainly Australian English a large farm with animals in Australia and New Zealand:

a sheep station
 

station / ˈsteɪ.ʃ ə n / noun [ C ] (POSITION)

a particular position that someone has been ordered to move into or to stay in:

The police took up their stations at the edge of the road, holding back the crowd.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

station

/steɪʃ(ə)n/
(stations, stationing, stationed)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
A station is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off.
Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off...
N-COUNT: oft n N

2.
A bus station is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off.
N-COUNT: n N

3.
If you talk about a particular radio or television station, you are referring to the programmes broadcast by a particular radio or television company.
...an independent local radio station...
It claims to be the most popular television station in the UK.
N-COUNT: oft n N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1sta·tion /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun, pl -tions [count]
1 : a place where buses, trains, etc., regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off
• They drove him to the bus/train station.
• a subway station
- see also way station
2 : a place where someone does a job or waits for a task
• The waiters were at their stations in the dining room.
• a nurse's/nursing station [=an office area for the nurses working in a hospital]
• The sailors were ordered to man their battle stations.
• After joining the army, he spent five years at his first station. [=post]
3 old-fashioned : a person's social or official position in relation to others : rank
• He had married above his station.
• They were aware of her station in life.
4 : a building, area, etc., where a certain kind of work or activity is done
• a research/space/weather station
• a computer station
• a feeding station for livestock
5 : a place that provides a certain kind of service to the public
• A firefighter led the children on a tour of the station. [=fire station]
• She stopped for gas at the first station [=(US) gas station, (Brit) petrol station] she saw.
• Officers brought him to the station [=police station] for questioning.
6 : a company that makes radio or television broadcasts
• He turned to his favorite sports station.
• What station is the game on? also; : the building from which radio or television broadcasts are made
• Our offices are located next door to a TV station.
7 : a farm or ranch in Australia or New Zealand
• a sheep station

newsstand

newsstand [noun]
US /ˈnuːz.stænd/ 
UK /ˈnjuːz.stænd/ 
Example: 

That newsstand sells interesting comic magazines.

A place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold

newsstand - دکه روزنامه فروشی
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

That newsstand sells interesting comic magazines.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

newsstand

newsstand /ˈnjuːzstænd $ ˈnuːz-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a place on a street where newspapers and magazines are sold
 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

news-stand

ˈnews-stand [news-stand news-stands] (US ˈnewsstand)      noun
a place on the street, at a station, etc. where you can buy newspapers and magazines

The first issue of the magazine hit the news-stands (= went on sale) today.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

newsstand / ˈnjuːz.stænd /   / ˈnuːz- / noun [ C ]

a table or temporary structure used as a small shop for selling newspapers and magazines outside in public places

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

newsstand

/nju:zstænd, AM nu:z-/
also news-stand
(newsstands)

A newsstand is a stall in the street or a public place, which sells newspapers and magazines.
Eight new national newspapers have appeared on the newsstands since 1981.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

newsstand

news·stand /ˈnuːzˌstænd, Brit ˈnjuːzˌstænd/ noun, pl -stands [count] : a place (such as a small outdoor store) where newspapers and magazines are sold

library

US /ˈlaɪ.brer.i/ 
UK /ˈlaɪ.brər.i/ 

A room or building containing books that can be looked at or borrowed

library - کتابخانه
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

Do you have any books to take back to the library?

Oxford Essential Dictionary

library

 noun (plural libraries)
a room or building where you go to borrow or read books

which word?
Be careful! You cannot buy books from a library. The place where you buy books is called a bookshop or a bookstore.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

library

library S2 W1 /ˈlaɪbrəri, -bri $ -breri/ BrE AmE noun (plural libraries) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: librarium, from Latin liber 'book']
1. a room or building containing books that can be looked at or borrowed ⇨ bookshop:
a public library
school/college/university library
a library book
library staff
2. a group of books, CDs etc, collected by one person
3. a room in a large house where books are kept
4. a set of books, CDs, videos etc that are produced by the same company and have the same general appearance:
a library of modern classics
5. library pictures/footage British English film or pictures used in a television programme which are not recent
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
go to/visit the library I need to go to the library to return some books.
use the library You can use the library before or after school.
borrow something from the library/take something out of the library Books, CDs, DVDs, and magazines can be borrowed from the library.
return something to the library/take something back to the library Have you taken those books back to the library?
check something out of the library American English (=borrow a book etc from the library) You can check out up to ten books from the library.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + library
a public library (=a library that is supported by government money) Our public libraries need more support.
a school/university/college library She was studying at the college library.
a local library This information is available at your local library.
a lending library (=one that lends books) Lending libraries became increasingly popular in Victorian times.
a reference library (=one that does not lend books, so that you must read them there) The reference library contains a collection of documents relating to slavery.
a research library (=one that is good for doing research) The university has one of the best research libraries in the world.
a branch library (=a small library that is controlled by a larger library) There is a good children's section in the branch library.
a mobile library British English (=a small library inside a vehicle) A mobile library visits the village once a week.
■ library + NOUN
a library book She's gone into town to change her library books.
a library card (=a card that proves you are a member of a library and can borrow books) When you join the library, you will be issued with a library card.
a library user Library users have been protesting against plans to close the local library.
the library staff If you have problems finding a book, ask a member of the library staff.
library services Public library services are threatened by budget cuts.
a library catalogue Students need to be taught how to use the computerized library catalogue.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

library

li·brary [library libraries]   [ˈlaɪbrəri]    [ˈlaɪbri]    [ˈlaɪbreri]  noun (pl. li·braries)
1. a building in which collections of books, CDs, newspapers, etc. are kept for people to read, study or borrow
a public/reference/university, etc. library
a library book

• a toy library (= for borrowing toys from)

2. a room in a large house where most of the books are kept

3. (formal) a personal collection of books, CDs, etc

• a new edition to add to your library

4. a series of books, recordings, etc. produced by the same company and similar in appearance
a library of children's classics  
Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin libraria ‘bookshop’, feminine (used as a noun) of librarius ‘relating to books’, from liber, libr- ‘book’.  
Culture:
libraries
Almost every town in Britain and the US has a public library. Many older libraries were built with money given by Andrew Carnegie, a US businessman originally from Scotland.
Public libraries are often open until late evening during the week, part of Saturday, and in the US even on Sunday. Librarians manage the libraries and advise people how to find the books or information they need.
Public libraries contain fiction (= story books), non-fiction (= books containing facts), children’s books, and usually magazines, CDs, DVDs and videos and have computers with access to the Internet. Every library has a catalogue which shows where books on a particular subject can be found. Many US university libraries use the Library of Congress system for arranging books in order on the shelves. In Britain and in public libraries in the US the Dewey decimal classification system is the most used.
Libraries are often divided into a reference section and a lending section. Books from the reference section, e.g. dictionaries and directories, as well as newspapers and magazines, can only be used in the library. Books from the lending section can be borrowed free of charge for a period of two or three weeks by people who are members of the library. Anyone living in the local area can join a library and obtain a library card. If a book is returned late, after the due date, the borrower has to pay a fine. Public libraries are also a source of local information and a centre for community activities. Many have special programmes for children to help them feel comfortable using a library. In school holidays they organize storytelling and other entertainments.
Travelling libraries (= libraries set up inside large vans) take books round country areas for people who cannot easily get to a town. In the US travelling libraries are called bookmobiles. Schools, colleges and universities have their own private libraries for the use of students and teachers.
In both Britain and the US public libraries receive money from local and national government but, increasingly, they do not receive enough for their needs. In Britain some smaller libraries have had to close. In the US people believe strongly that information and education should be freely available. Libraries are important in achieving this but, as in Britain, they do not get sufficient money and depend on the help of volunteers who work without pay.
The biggest library in Britain is the British Library in London with over 150 million books, CDs, DVDs and tape recordings. Other important libraries include the National Libraries of Scotland and Wales, the Cambridge University Library and the Bodleian Library in Oxford. These libraries are called copyright libraries or legal deposit libraries and are entitled to receive a free copy of every book that is published in Britain. The largest library in the US is the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. 
Example Bank:
A number of councils operate mobile libraries.
Do you have any books to take back to the library?
Do you know about the other services available at your local library?
Everyone in the country should have access to a lending library.
How often do you go to the library?
I got this very interesting book out of the library.
I've been reading newspapers in the library.
In 1784 he established his first circulating library.
It is a copyright library and receives three copies of all books published in Britain.
She had built up an impressive library of art books.
Students are taught library skills in the first week of their course.
The family possessed an extensive library.
The library has an extensive collection of books on Chinese history.
The school has an excellent library.
a holiday programme for children at the local library
a personal library of over 1 000 volumes
a plan to provide mobile library services in rural environments
teaching library skills to schoolchildren
• the Herbert Hoover presidential library in West Branch, Iowa

• the need to improve library provision

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

library / ˈlaɪ.brər.i / / -brer.i / noun [ C ]

A2 a building, room, or organization that has a collection, especially of books, for people to read or borrow usually without payment:

a public/university library

a library book

a collection or set of books or other things, all produced in the same style or about the same subject:

the Penguin Shakespeare Library

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

library

/laɪbrəri, AM -breri/
(libraries)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.
A public library is a building where things such as books, newspapers, videos, and music are kept for people to read, use, or borrow.
...the local library...
She issued them library cards.
N-COUNT

2.
A private library is a collection of things such as books or music, that is normally only used with the permission of the owner.
My thanks go to the British School of Osteopathy, for the use of their library.
N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

library

li·brary /ˈlaɪˌbreri, Brit ˈlaɪbrəri/ noun, pl -brar·ies [count]
1 : a place where books, magazines, and other materials (such as videos and musical recordings) are available for people to use or borrow
• I borrowed the book from the school library.
• a public library
• a library book/card
- see also lending library, reference library
2 : a room in a person's house where books are kept
3 : a collection of similar things (such as books or recordings)
• He has an impressive library of jazz records.
• a library of computer programs

hotel

US /hoʊˈtel/ 
UK /həʊˈtel/ 

A building where people pay to stay and eat meals

hotel - هتل
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

We stayed at a cheap hotel near the station.

آهنگ وترانه: 
Hotel California - Eagles

Oxford Essential Dictionary

hotel

 noun
a place where you pay to sleep and eat:
I stayed at a hotel near the airport.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

hotel

hotel S2 W1 /həʊˈtel $ hoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: hôtel, from Old French hostel; ⇨ ↑hostel]
a building where people pay to stay and eat meals:
I’ve booked the flights and the hotel.
We’ll be at the Hotel Ibis.
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
stay at/in a hotel We stayed in a hotel near the airport.
check into a hotel (also book into a hotel British English) He checked into the hotel a little after 2 pm.
check out of a hotel (=leave a hotel) We packed and checked out of the hotel.
run/manage a hotel They run a small hotel in Cornwall.
■ hotel + NOUN
a hotel room She was watching TV in her hotel room.
a hotel suite (=a set of rooms in a hotel) The singer was staying in a luxury hotel suite.
hotel accommodation British English, hotel accommodations American English (=rooms in a hotel) The price includes hotel accommodation.
a hotel guest Hotel guests have free use of the gym and pool.
the hotel restaurant/bar/gym The hotel bar was empty.
the hotel reception/lobby She waited for him in the hotel lobby.
■ adjectives
a luxury hotel (=an expensive and comfortable hotel) a luxury hotel in central London
a two-star/three-star etc hotel (=a hotel that has been given a particular rating) On our honeymoon, we stayed in a four-star hotel in Paris.
• • •
THESAURUS
hotel a building where people pay to stay and eat meals: We’re staying at a hotel in Salzburg. | the Plaza Hotel in New York | a four-star hotel
motel a hotel for people travelling by car, usually with a place for the car near each room: the Palm Court Motel on Highway 23
inn a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels: an 18th-century country inn | the Holiday Inn
bed and breakfast (also B & B) a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast: There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village. | I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information.
guesthouse a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals: We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea.
hostel/youth hostel a very cheap hotel where people can stay for a short time while they are travelling. Hostels are used especially by young people: New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hotel

hotel [hotel hotels]   [həʊˈtel]    [hoʊˈtel]  noun
1. a building where people stay, usually for a short time, paying for their rooms and meals
We stayed at/in a hotel.
hotel rooms/guests
a two-star/five-star, etc. hotel
a luxury hotel

a friendly, family-run hotel

2. (AustralE, NZE) a pub

3. (IndE) a restaurant  Some speakers do not pronounce the ‘h’ at the beginning of hotel and use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’ before it. This now sounds old-fashioned. 
Word Origin:
mid 18th cent.: from French hôtel, from Old French hostel, from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis ‘hospitable’, from hospes, hospit- ‘host, guest’.  
Thesaurus:
hotel noun C
We stayed at a cheap hotel near the station.
motelguest housebed and breakfast/B and B/B & Bhostel
stay in/at a hotel/motel/guest house/bed and breakfast/hostel
check in at/check into/check out of a hotel/motel/bed and breakfast/hostel
run a hotel/motel/guest house/bed and breakfast/hostel 
Collocations:
Travel and tourism
Holidays/vacations
have/take (BrE) a holiday/(NAmE) a vacation/a break/a day off/(BrE) a gap year
go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage
go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing
plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary
book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets
have/make/cancel a reservation/(especially BrE) booking
rent a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a holiday cottage
(especially BrE) hire/ (especially NAmE) rent a car/bicycle/moped
stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/(both BrE) a holiday home/a caravan
cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/(BrE) en suite room
check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room
pack/unpack your suitcase/bags
call/order room service
cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation
Foreign travel
apply for/get/renew a/your passport
take out/buy/get travel insurance
catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight
fly (in)/travel in business/economy class
make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/(NAmE also) layover in Hong Kong
experience/cause/lead to delays
check (in)/collect/get/lose (your) (especially BrE) luggage/(especially NAmE) baggage
be charged for/pay excess baggage
board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry
taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway
experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence
suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness
The tourist industry
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors
encourage/promote/hurt tourism
promote/develop ecotourism
build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/(especially BrE) seaside/beach/ski resort
work for/be operated by a major hotel chain
be served by/compete with low-cost/(especially NAmE) low-fare/budget airlines
book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent
contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator
book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour
buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs 
Example Bank:
The hotel features a beautiful dining room overlooking the lake.
The hotel is fully air-conditioned.
The hotel is situated in the heart of the city.
The hotel offers excellent facilities.
We checked into the hotel, then went for a walk along the beachfront.
We met at the hotel.
We're staying at a cheap hotel near the station.
We're staying in a two-star hotel in the centre of the city.
a family hotel with a playground for small children
a friendly family-run hotel
a small country hotel
all the style and comfort that only the best hotels can provide
homeless families living in bed and breakfast hotels
He owns a big hotel chain.
I took a taxi back to my hotel.
I'll collect my bags and check out of the hotel.
It's a family-run hotel with a relaxed atmosphere.
It's a five-star hotel.
It's the poshest hotel I've ever stayed in.
Most of the jobs are in the hotel and catering industry.
She booked into a hotel near the conference centre.
The hotel is about five miles from here.
The trip includes two nights in a luxury hotel.
There is a shortage of hotel accommodation in the city.
This is a delightful hotel within easy reach of all amenities.
We arranged to meet in the foyer of the hotel.
We ended up in a seedy hotel next to the station.
We had dinner in the restaurant of a large hotel.

You can make phone calls from your hotel room.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

hotel / həʊˈtel /   / hoʊ- / noun [ C ] (PLACE TO STAY)

A1 a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals:

a four-star hotel

the Clarendon Hotel

We stayed in/at a hotel on the seafront.

hotel guest

hotel / həʊˈtel /   / hoʊ- / noun [ C ] (PLACE TO DRINK)

Australian English a building where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available
 

hotel / həʊˈtel /   / hoʊ- / noun [ C ] (PLACE TO EAT)

Indian English a restaurant
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

hotel

/hoʊtel/
(hotels)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

A hotel is a building where people stay, for example on holiday, paying for their rooms and meals.

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

hotel

ho·tel /hoʊˈtɛl/ noun, pl -tels [count] : a place that has rooms in which people can stay especially when they are traveling : a place that provides food, lodging, and other services for paying guests
• check into a hotel
• check out of a hotel

petrol station

US /ˈpet.rəl ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ 
UK /ˈpet.rəl ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ 

A place where you can take your car and fill it with petrol

petrol station - پمپ بنزین
Persian equivalent: 
Example: 

There is a petrol station near the bank.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

petrol station

 (American gas station) noun
a place where you can buy petrol

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

petrol station

ˈpetrol ˌstation BrE AmE noun [countable]
British English a place where you can take your car and fill it with petrol SYN filling station, gas station American English

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

petrol station

ˈpetrol station [petrol station]       (BrE) (NAmE ˈgas station) (also ˈfilling station, ˈservice station NAmE, BrE) noun

a place at the side of a road where you take your car to buy petrol/gas, oil, etc.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

ˈ petrol ˌ station noun [ C ] UK ( US ˈ gas ˌ station )

A2 a place where fuel is sold for road vehicles, often with a small shop and public toilets
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

petrol station

(petrol stations)
A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles. (BRIT; in AM, use gas station)

N-COUNT

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

petrol station

petrol station noun, pl ~ -tions [count] Britgas station

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