Lodging

//ˈlɑd͡ʒɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A place to live or lodge. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of lodging wordnet
  3. 3
    Sleeping accommodation. countable, uncountable

    "When I was a Cloister-monk, I was once sent to Durham on business of our Church; and coming home again, the dark night caught me at Risby, and I had to beg a lodging there."

  4. 4
    structures collectively in which people are housed wordnet
  5. 5
    Furnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation. countable, in-plural, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily wordnet
  2. 7
    The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged so that it cannot stand upright, as by weather conditions or because the stem is not strong enough to support the plant. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of lodge form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
housinglodgmentabidingabiding placeabodeaccommodation

Example

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"This building is a capsule hotel lodging men and women."

Etymology

From lodge + -ing.

Related phrases

board and lodgingdry lodginglodging house

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