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lodge

The correct spelling is lodge.

How to pronounce lodge

/lɒdʒ/
noun

IPA: /lɒdʒ/

Say it like: Loj

The correct spelling is lodge. A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin. For example: "The tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of about a thousand individuals."

Usage Examples

The tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of about a thousand individuals.

I've got some spinach lodged between my teeth.

The detective Sherlock Holmes lodged in Baker Street.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
  2. 2.Short for porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially as a college mailroom.
  3. 3.A local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons.
  4. 4.A local chapter of a trade union.
  5. 5.A rural hotel or resort, an inn.

verb

  1. 1.To be firmly fixed in a specified position.
  2. 2.To stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady.
  3. 3.To stay in any place or shelter.
  4. 4.To drive (an animal) to covert.
  5. 5.To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.

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