释义 |
lodge /loj/ noun- A house in the wilds for sportsmen
- A gatekeeper's cottage
- A college head's residence
- A porter's room
- An abode, esp if secluded, humble, small or temporary
- The meeting-place of a branch of some societies, eg freemasons
- The branch itself
- A Native American dwelling, esp a teepee or longhouse (qv)
- The dwelling-place of a beaver, otter, etc
- A retreat
- A frequently used element in the name of a house or hotel
- An accumulation (obsolete)
- A loggia
- A box in a theatre
transitive verb- To supply with temporary accommodation
- To place
- To deposit for safety, etc
- To infix
- To bring (a charge or accusation) against someone
- To make (a complaint or objection) officially
- To vest (a power, talent, etc) in someone
- To settle, fix firmly
- To prompt or force to take shelter
- (of wind, etc) to blow (eg crops) flat, to lay flat
intransitive verb- To stay temporarily, rent accommodation as a lodger
- To pass the night
- To take shelter
- To come to rest in a fixed position
- (of crops, etc) be blown flat
ORIGIN: OFr loge, from OHGer lauba shelter; cf lobby and loggia lodgˈer noun - A person who lodges
- A person who lives in a rented room or rooms
lodgˈing noun - Temporary accommodation
- (often in pl) a room or rooms rented in another person's house
- Harbour
lodgˈment or lodgeˈment noun - The act of lodging, or state of being lodged
- The depositing of money in a bank account
- An accumulation of something that remains at rest, or a blockage caused by it
- The occupation and holding of a position within enemy territory by a besieging party, and the fortifications erected to maintain it (military)
- The position so occupied
lodgeˈ-gate noun A gate with a lodge lodgeˈ-keeper noun lodgeˈpole noun A pole used in the construction of a Native American lodge lodgepole pine noun Either of two fast-growing N American pines (Pinus contorta) lodging house noun - A house where lodgings are let
- A house other than a hotel where travellers lodge
- A house where vagrants may lodge
lodging turn noun A turn or shift of railway work that requires sleeping away from home |