Entry Word: lodge

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests <when we go on country vacation, we always stay at this little lodge in the middle of nowhere> — see hotel
2 an often small house for recreational or seasonal use <every summer my family rents a small lodge by the lake> — see cottage
3 the meeting place of an organization <the Masons meet at the lodge every Thursday evening> — see club 2
4 the shelter or resting place of a wild animal <the family of beavers built a lodge near the narrow point of the river> — see den 1