lodge

lodge

noun

Definition of LODGE

1

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests <when we go on our country vacation, we always stay at this little lodge in the middle of nowhere>

Synonyms auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hospice, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, public house, tavern

Related Words B and B, bed-and-breakfast, guesthouse; apartment hotel; accommodations, lodgings, rest; court, motel, motor court, motor inn, motor lodge, resort, spa, tourist court, youth hostel; camp, campground; bunkhouse, dorm, dormitory; boardinghouse, lodging house, rooming house; doss-house [chiefly British], fleabag, flophouse

2

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use <every summer we rent a small fishing lodge by the lake>

Synonyms bach [New Zealand], cabin, camp, chalet, lodge

Related Words dacha, summerhouse; bungalow, cot; hut, shack, shanty

3

the meeting place of an organization <the Masons meet at the lodge every Thursday evening>

Synonyms clubhouse, lodge

Related Words den, hangout, haunt, hideaway, hideout, lair; camp, headquarters; conventicle, hall, house, meetinghouse

4

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal <the family of beavers built a lodge near the narrow point of the river>

Synonyms burrow, hole, house, lair, lodge

Related Words nest; territory