lodge

nouns

a formal association of people with similar interests

"he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society

small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener

lodge

domain region

a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

is a type of (narrower)

a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence

gatehouse

a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

hunting lodge, lodge

any of various Native American dwellings

indian lodge, lodge

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

auberge, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge

verbs

be a lodger; stay temporarily

"Where are you lodging in Paris?"

lodge

is derived from

lodger

is derived from

lodgings

is derived from

lodging

is a type of (narrower)

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

"People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"

dwell, inhabit, live, populate

put, fix, force, or implant

"lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

deposit, lodge, stick, wedge

is derived from

lodgement

is derived from

lodging

antonym

dislodge

file a formal charge against

"The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"