'Conservatory' definitions:
Definition of 'conservatory'
(from WordNet)
noun
The faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
noun
A schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts [syn: conservatory, conservatoire]
noun
A greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner [syn: conservatory, hothouse, indoor garden]
Definition of 'Conservatory'
From: GCIDE
- Conservatory \Con*serv"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL. conservatorius.] Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Conservatory'
From: GCIDE
- 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 greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'conservatory'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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