| ensconce | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. ensconce, settle | fix firmly.; "He ensconced himself in the chair" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| foist | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. foist | to force onto another.; "He foisted his work on me" |
| ~ inflict, impose, bring down, visit | impose something unpleasant.; "The principal visited his rage on the students" |
| v. (change) | 2. foist | insert surreptitiously or without warrant. |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| lodge | | |
| n. (person) | 1. lodge, sir oliver joseph lodge, sir oliver lodge | English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940). |
| ~ physicist | a scientist trained in physics. |
| n. (group) | 2. club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society | 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" |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| ~ athenaeum, atheneum | a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning. |
| ~ bookclub | a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices. |
| ~ chapter | a local branch of some fraternity or association.; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" |
| ~ chess club | a club of people to play chess. |
| ~ country club | a suburban club for recreation and socializing. |
| ~ frat, fraternity | a social club for male undergraduates. |
| ~ glee club | a club organized to sing together. |
| ~ golf club | a club of people to play golf. |
| ~ hunt club, hunt | an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport. |
| ~ investors club | a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly. |
| ~ jockey club | a club to promote and regulate horse racing. |
| ~ racket club | club for players of racket sports. |
| ~ rowing club | a club for rowers. |
| ~ slate club | a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas). |
| ~ sorority | a social club for female undergraduates. |
| ~ turnverein | a club of tumblers or gymnasts. |
| ~ boat club, yacht club | club that promotes and supports yachting and boating. |
| ~ service club | a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services. |
| ~ club member | someone who is a member of a club. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. lodge | small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener. |
| ~ gatehouse | a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | 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. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. hunting lodge, lodge | a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter. |
| ~ house | a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families.; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. indian lodge, lodge | any of various Native American dwellings. |
| ~ dwelling, dwelling house, abode, domicile, habitation, home | housing that someone is living in.; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" |
| ~ hogan | a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east. |
| ~ teepee, tepee, tipi | a Native American tent; usually of conical shape. |
| ~ wickiup, wikiup | a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States. |
| ~ wigwam | a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. auberge, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge | a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers. |
| ~ caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai, khan | an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans. |
| ~ hotel | a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services. |
| ~ imaret | a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey. |
| ~ post house, posthouse | an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders. |
| ~ roadhouse | an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling. |
| v. (stative) | 7. lodge | be a lodger; stay temporarily.; "Where are you lodging in Paris?" |
| ~ inhabit, live, populate, dwell | 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" |
| ~ sleep over, stay over | stay overnight.; "The boy's friends were allowed to sleep over after the birthday party" |
| v. (contact) | 8. deposit, lodge, stick, wedge | put, fix, force, or implant.; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ redeposit | deposit anew.; "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks" |
| v. (communication) | 9. charge, file, lodge | file a formal charge against.; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" |
| ~ accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach | bring an accusation against; level a charge against.; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" |
| ~ impeach | charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office.; "The President was impeached" |
| v. (stative) | 10. accommodate, lodge | provide housing for.; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester" |
| ~ domiciliate, house, put up | provide housing for.; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" |
| ~ barrack | lodge in barracks. |
| ~ keep | supply with room and board.; "He is keeping three women in the guest cottage"; "keep boarders" |
| ~ billet, canton, quarter | provide housing for (military personnel). |
| stick in | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in | insert casually.; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" |
| ~ add, append, supply | state or say further.; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" |
| ~ spatchcock | interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story. |
| v. (change) | 2. enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| ~ plug | insert as a plug.; "She plugged a cork in the wine bottle" |
| ~ plug | insert a plug into.; "plug the wall" |
| ~ inoculate | introduce a microorganism into. |
| ~ inset | set or place in. |
| ~ glass | put in a glass container. |
| ~ catheterise, catheterize | insert a catheter into (a body part).; "catheterize the patient's bladder" |
| ~ cup | put into a cup.; "cup the milk" |
| ~ interlard, intersperse | introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions. |
| ~ feed in, feed | introduce continuously.; "feed carrots into a food processor" |
| ~ slip | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly.; "He slipped some money into the waiter's hand" |
| ~ foist | insert surreptitiously or without warrant. |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ inject, shoot | force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing.; "inject hydrogen into the balloon" |
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