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- [loj]
- /lɒdʒ/
- /lɒdʒ/
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- [loj]
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Definitions of lodge word
- noun lodge Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924. 1
- noun lodge his grandson, Henry Cabot, Jr. 1902–85, U.S. journalist, statesman, and diplomat. 1
- noun lodge Sir Oliver Joseph, 1851–1940, English physicist and writer. 1
- noun lodge Thomas, 1558?–1625, English poet and dramatist. 1
- verb without object lodge to have a habitation or quarters, especially temporarily, as in a hotel, motel, or inn: We lodged in a guest house. 1
- verb without object lodge to live in rented quarters in another's house: He lodged with a local family during his college days. 1
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Origin of lodge
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English logge < Old French loge < Medieval Latin laubia, lobia; see lobby
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Parts of speech for Lodge
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lodge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lodge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lodge
verb lodge
- abide — to tolerate; put up with
- implant — to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
- stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- ingrain — to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
noun lodge
- cabin — A cabin is a small room in a ship or boat.
- cottage — A cottage is a small house, usually in the country.
- chalet — A chalet is a small wooden house, especially in a mountain area or a holiday camp.
- gatehouse — a house at or over a gate, used as a gatekeeper's quarters, fortification, etc.
- camp — A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.
Antonyms for lodge
verb lodge
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- dislodge — to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
- get out — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
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