noun

• The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room
• (archaic) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the residents are permitted to meet and converse with each other or with visitors from the outside.
• (archaic) A comfortable room in a public house.
• (chiefly Southern US) A covered open-air patio.
• A shop or other business selling goods or services specified by context.
• A shed used for milking cattle.
• (Philippines) Short for beauty parlor. [(US, Philippines) A salon where hairdressers, beauticians, and cosmeticians work.]