Definition of Resort

1. Noun. A hotel located in a resort area.

Exact synonyms: Holiday Resort, Resort Hotel
Generic synonyms: Hotel
Specialized synonyms: Dude Ranch, Honeymoon Resort, Ski Resort
Group relationships: Playground, Resort Area, Vacation Spot

2. Verb. Have recourse to. "The government resorted to rationing meat"
Exact synonyms: Fall Back, Recur
Generic synonyms: Apply, Employ, Use, Utilise, Utilize

3. Noun. A frequently visited place.
Exact synonyms: Hangout, Haunt, Repair, Stamping Ground
Generic synonyms: Area, Country
Specialized synonyms: Gathering Place
Derivative terms: Hang Out, Haunt, Repair

4. Verb. Move, travel, or proceed toward some place. "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
Exact synonyms: Repair
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Derivative terms: Repair

5. Noun. Something or someone turned to for assistance or security. "Took refuge in lying"
Exact synonyms: Recourse, Refuge
Generic synonyms: Resource
Specialized synonyms: Shadow

6. Noun. Act of turning to for assistance. "An appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
Exact synonyms: Recourse, Refuge
Generic synonyms: Aid, Assist, Assistance, Help

Definition of Resort

1. n. Active power or movement; spring.

2. v. i. To go; to repair; to betake one's self.

3. n. The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force.

Definition of Resort

1. to go frequently or habitually [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Resort

resorcinol
resorcinolphthalein
resorcinolphthalein
resorcinolphthalein sodium
resorcinols
resorcinol phthalic anhydride
resorcinol test
resorcins
resorcylic
resorption
resorption
resorptions
resorption atelectasis
resorption lacunae
resorptive
resort (current term)
resorted
resorter
resorters
resorting
resorts
resort area
resort hotel
resorufin
resought
resound
resound
resounded
resounding
resoundingly

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