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resort

noun

1 a place for spending time or for socializing

the island port was once the resort of smugglers, pirates, and other unsavory characters

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2 something that one uses to accomplish an end especially when the usual means is not available

Synonyms of resort

expedient, recourse, resource

Words Related to resort

hope, opportunity, possibility, relief

resource, resort, expedient, shift, makeshift, stopgap mean something one turns to in the absence of the usual means or source of supply. resource and resort apply to anything one falls back upon.

expedient may apply to any device or contrivance used when the usual one is not at hand or not possible.

shift implies a tentative or temporary imperfect expedient.

makeshift implies an inferior expedient adopted because of urgent need or allowed through indifference.

stopgap applies to something used temporarily as an emergency measure.

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