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• lodg — lodg·er; lodg·ing; lodg·ment; …   English syllables

• lodging — lodg·ing …   English syllables

• lodging — lodg|ing [ˈlɔdʒıŋ US ˈla: ] n 1.) [U] a place to stay ▪ It s £90 a week for board and lodging (=meals and a room) . 2.) [C usually plural] old fashioned a room in someone s house which you live in and pay rent for ▪ Paul found lodgings in the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lodging — lodg|ing [ ladʒıŋ ] noun uncount a place that you pay to live in temporarily, for example when you are visiting an area: board and lodging (=meals and a room): She did all the housework in exchange for board and lodging. a. lodgings plural a room …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• lodging — lodg•ing [[t]ˈlɒdʒ ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) accommodation in a house, esp. in rooms for rent: to furnish board and lodging[/ex] 2) a temporary place to stay 3) lodgings a room or rooms rented for residence in another s house …   From formal English to slang

• lodging house — lodg′ing house n. rooming house • Etymology: 1760–70 …   From formal English to slang

• dislodge — dis•lodge [[t]dɪsˈlɒdʒ[/t]] v. lodged, lodg•ing 1) to remove or force out of a particular place 2) to drive out of a hiding place, a military position, etc 3) to go from a place of lodgment • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME disloggen < OF desloger …   From formal English to slang

• Lodging — Lodg ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges. [1913 Webster] 2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; often in the plural with a singular meaning. Gower. [1913 Webster] Wits take lodgings in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lodging house — Lodging Lodg ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges. [1913 Webster] 2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; often in the plural with a singular meaning. Gower. [1913 Webster] Wits take lodgings in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lodging room — Lodging Lodg ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges. [1913 Webster] 2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; often in the plural with a singular meaning. Gower. [1913 Webster] Wits take lodgings in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English