Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "motel" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

area of airport city by highway country every us state las vegas major city shower town

Derived Terms

graybar motel hot-sheet motel motelier no-tell motel roach motel telly

Derived From

hotel motor

Has Part

entrances to rooms on outside

Context

also

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

court motor hotel motor inn motor lodge tourist court

Type Of (IsA)

establishment motor hotel place place to stay

Related Terms

hotel inn motor court tourist court

Related Terms

activities adjacent automobile convenient daily entrance establishment facilitate highway hotel hourly illicit inn love hotel low cost motor court notorious parking lot rates sexual tourist court

Used For

for rest while on vacation guests hot showers illicit sex inexpensive vacations overnight sta overnight stay overnight stay while traveling people place to rest from traveling reasonably priced accomodations relaxing rent place to sleep rest rest during trip resting sexual trysts sleeping sleeping and bathing sleeping at sleeping at during long car trips sleeping overnight when away from home stay overnight temporary living quarters travelers unplanned for hotel needs

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