Antonyms for lodge

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : loj

Phonetic Transcription : lɒdʒ

Definition of lodge

Origin : mid-13c. in surnames and place names; late 13c. as "small building or hut," from Old French loge "arbor, covered walk; hut, cabin, grandstand at a tournament," from Frankish *laubja "shelter" (cf. Old High German louba "porch, gallery," German Laube "bower, arbor"), from Proto-Germanic *laubja- "shelter," likely originally "shelter of foliage," or "roof made from bark," from root of leaf (n.).
"Hunter's cabin" sense is first recorded late 14c. Sense of "local branch of a society" is first recorded 1680s, from mid-14c. logge "workshop of masons." Also used of certain American Indian buildings, hence lodge-pole (1805). Feste of Logges (c.1400) was a Middle English rendition of the Old Testament Jewish Feast of Tabernacles.

noun cabin; vacation residence
verb become fixed or wedged
verb stay at temporary residence

Example sentences :

By the little postboy, mamma; I met him at the porter's lodge.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

We lodge a little out of the town, on the road to Cirencester.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

A lady lived with him at the Lodge; but who she was, I do not know.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

The centre of the lodge for its whole length was common to all who lived therein.
Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael

I have a brother whom I must lodge with, and for whose sake I wish to work.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Then the Delaware invited his guest to enter his own lodge, and share his morning meal.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Messengers were then despatched to his lodge requiring his presence.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

They inquired for him at taverns; they sought him in farmhouses where he had been wont to lodge.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

Was the girl who appeared at the gate of Hobbs' Lodge described to you?
Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Once more we must pay a visit to Mr. Ketch in his lodge, at his supper hour.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Synonyms for lodge

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