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lodge

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.

Pronunciation

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lahj
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈlɑdʒ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.

  2. A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.

  3. us

    A local chapter of a trade union.

  4. A rural hotel or resort, an inn.

  5. A beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake.

  6. The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.

verb

  1. intransitive

    To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.

  2. intransitive

    To stay in any place or shelter.

  3. transitive

    To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.

  4. transitive

    To put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety.

  5. intransitive

    To be firmly fixed in a specified position.

  6. transitive

    To firmly fix in a specified position.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.

Used this way, lodge is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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hunting lodgemedicine lodgesweat lodgedeer lodgemasonic lodgesenator lodge

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • lodgingnounInflected form

    Structures collectively in which people are housed.

  • lodgernounInflected form

    A tenant in someone's house.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • lodging housenounCompound term

    A house where rooms are rented.

  • lodge inverbCompound term

    Live (in a certain place).

  • indian lodgenounCompound term

    Any of various Native American dwellings.

  • hunting lodgenounCompound term

    A small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter.

  • motor lodgenounCompound term

    A hotel for motorists.

  • shooting lodgenounCompound term

    A small country house used by hunters during the shooting season.

More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

noun

Sense: local chapter of some fraternities

hunting lodge

verb

Sense: to stay in a boarding-house

innArchaic

Antonyms

Sense: to stay in a boarding-house

dislodge

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