All resort synonyms
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R r noun resort
- makeshift β a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- motor court β motel.
- fleabag β a cheap, run-down hotel or rooming house.
- whatsit β whatsis.
- lodging β a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- co-op β A co-op is a co-operative.
- lodgment β the act of lodging.
- hole in the wall β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- homestead β a town in S Florida.
- bungalow β A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs.
- auberge β an inn or tavern
- measure β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- last resort β desperate recourse
- haunt β to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- motel β a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
- adyta β (in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
- adytum β the most sacred place of worship in an ancient temple from which the laity was prohibited
- boarding house β A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
- fireside β Also called hearthside. the space about a fire or hearth.
- condo β Condo means the same as condominium.
- band-aid β A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- diggings β (usually used with a singular verb) a place where digging is carried on.
- locum β locum tenens.
- harborage β shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- whatchamacallit β an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
- hotel β a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- commorancy β a dwelling in a place; usual or temporary residence in a place.
- device β A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
- expedience β (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.
- locum tenens β a temporary substitute, especially for a doctor or member of the clergy.
- orphanage β an institution for the housing and care of orphans.
- coverts β concealed; secret; disguised.
- clubhouse β A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet.
- whatnot β a stand with shelves for bric-a-brac, books, etc.
- dorm β dormitory.
- hangout β a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
verb resort
- come to β When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- frequent β happening or occurring at short intervals: to make frequent trips to Tokyo.
- hit on β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- head for β go towards, go to
- come on to β When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
- hit up β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hawked β a noisy effort to clear the throat.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- glom β to steal.
- go to β functioning properly and ready: two minutes before the satellite is to be launched and all systems are go.
- glomming β to steal.
- hawking β to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.