Dictionary entry details
• LODGE (noun)
Meaning:
English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Lodge; Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge; Sir Oliver Lodge
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Meaning:
A formal association of people with similar interests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
social club; guild; gild; lodge; club; society; order
Context examples:
he joined a golf club / they formed a small lunch society / men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
Hypernyms ("lodge" is a kind of...):
association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)
Meronyms (members of "lodge"):
club member (someone who is a member of a club)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lodge"):
jockey club (a club to promote and regulate horse racing)
racket club (club for players of racket sports)
rowing club (a club for person who row)
slate club (a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas))
sorority (a social club for female undergraduates)
turnverein (a club of tumblers or gymnasts)
boat club; yacht club (club that promotes and supports yachting and boating)
service club (a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services)
investors club (a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly)
hunt; hunt club (an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport)
athenaeum; atheneum (a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning)
bookclub (a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices)
chapter (a local branch of some fraternity or association)
chess club (a club of people to play chess)
country club (a suburban club for recreation and socializing)
frat; fraternity (a social club for male undergraduates)
glee club (a club organized to sing together)
golf club (a club of people to play golf)
Meaning:
Small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("lodge" is a kind of...):
gatehouse (a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)
Meaning:
A small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hunting lodge; lodge
Hypernyms ("lodge" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Meaning:
Any of various native American dwellings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
indian lodge; lodge
Hypernyms ("lodge" is a kind of...):
abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lodge"):
wigwam (a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides)
wickiup; wikiup (a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States)
teepee; tepee; tipi (a native American tent; usually of conical shape)
hogan (a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east)
Meaning:
A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
auberge; hostel; hostelry; inn; lodge
Hypernyms ("lodge" is a kind of...):
hotel (a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lodge"):
caravan inn; caravansary; caravanserai; khan (an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans)
imaret (a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey)
post house; posthouse (an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders)
roadhouse (an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling)
• LODGE (verb)
Meaning:
Be a lodger; stay temporarily
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
Where are you lodging in Paris?
Hypernyms (to "lodge" is one way to...):
dwell; inhabit; live (inhabit or live in)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lodge"):
sleep over; stay over (stay overnight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Fix, force, or implant
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
deposit; stick; wedge; lodge
Context example:
lodge a bullet in the table
Hypernyms (to "lodge" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lodge"):
redeposit (deposit anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
dislodge (remove or force out from a position)
Meaning:
File a formal charge against
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
lodge; file; charge
Context example:
The suspect was charged with murdering his wife
Hypernyms (to "lodge" is one way to...):
accuse; criminate; impeach; incriminate (bring an accusation against; level a charge against)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lodge"):
impeach (charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Provide housing for
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
lodge; accommodate
Context example:
We are lodging three foreign students this semester
Hypernyms (to "lodge" is one way to...):
domiciliate; house; put up (provide housing for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "lodge"):
barrack (lodge in barracks)
keep (supply with room and board)
billet; canton; quarter (provide housing for (military personnel))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Also:
lodge in (live (in a certain place))
