nounπShareA building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin."Our family always rents one of the lodges by the lake for our summer vacation. "propertybuildingarchitectureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareShort for porter's lodge: a building or room near the entrance of an estate or building, especially as a college mailroom.""Incoming students can pick up their orientation packets at the lodges near the main gate of the university." "architecturebuildingpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA local chapter of some fraternities, such as freemasons."My grandfather attends meetings at one of the Freemasons' lodges in town. "grouporganizationsocietycultureritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA local chapter of a trade union.""The plumbers' union has several lodges across the state, each representing workers in a specific region." "organizationbusinessworkgroupjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA rural hotel or resort, an inn."During our family vacation, we stayed in cozy lodges nestled in the mountains. "propertyarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA beaver's shelter constructed on a pond or lake."The family boated past several beaver lodges built along the edge of the lake. "animalbuildingnatureenvironmentplacearchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA den or cave."The bear often retreats to one of the many small lodges it has dug into the hillside for shelter. "animalnatureplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college."The college president's office, often referred to as the president's lodges, was located on the top floor of the administration building. "architecturebuildingreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe space at the mouth of a level next to the shaft, widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited for hoisting; called also platt."The miners waited in the lodges at each level of the mine shaft, ready to load the freshly extracted ore onto the next available skip. "technicalindustrygeologystructurebuildingplaceareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA collection of objects lodged together."The pile of papers on the desk formed a thick lodge of documents. "groupthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn indigenous American home, such as tipi or wigwam. By extension, the people who live in one such home; a household."The tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of about a thousand individuals."architectureculturefamilybuildingplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo be firmly fixed in a specified position."The splinter lodges deeply in her finger, making it hard to remove. "positionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stay in a boarding-house, paying rent to the resident landlord or landlady."The detective Sherlock Holmes lodged in Baker Street."propertybuildingplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo stay in any place or shelter."The hikers lodged in a cozy cabin for the night. "placebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo drive (an animal) to covert."The farmer uses dogs to lodge the rabbits hiding in the tall grass before hunting them. "animalnatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time."The summer camp director lodges the counselors in small cabins near the lake. "propertyserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo put money, jewellery, or other valuables for safety."She lodges her grandmother's pearls in the bank's safe deposit box every time she travels. "financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place (a statement, etc.) with the proper authorities (such as courts, etc.)."She lodges a formal complaint with the human resources department about the unfair treatment. "lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo become flattened, as grass or grain, when overgrown or beaten down by the wind."The heavy rain caused the wheat to lodge."weatheragricultureplantenvironmentbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause to flatten, as grass or grain."The heavy rain and wind lodges the tall wheat stalks, making it difficult to harvest. "agricultureplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading