accommodation

One entry found for accommodation.

Main Entry: ac·com·mo·da·tion
Pronunciation: &-"kä-m&-'dA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : something supplied for convenience or to satisfy a need: as a : lodging, food, and services or traveling space and related services -- usually used in plural <tourist accommodations on the boat> <overnight accommodations> b : a public conveyance (as a train) that stops at all or nearly all points c : LOAN
2 : the act of accommodating : the state of being accommodated : as a : the providing of what is needed or desired for convenience b : ADAPTATION, ADJUSTMENT c : a reconciliation of differences : SETTLEMENT d : the automatic adjustment of the eye for seeing at different distances effected chiefly by changes in the convexity of the crystalline lens; also : the range over which such adjustment is possible
- ac·com·mo·da·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&-n^&l/ adjective