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lounge
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain, possibly from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la?nd?/
- Rhymes: -a?nd?
Noun
lounge (plural lounges)
- A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
- (Britain) A domestic living room.
- 1954, Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur,[1] chapter 18:
- The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.
- 1954, Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur,[1] chapter 18:
- An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.
- A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
- The act of one who lounges; idle reclining.
- 1849, The Knickerbocker (volume 33, page 198)
- That is, he devoted his waking hours to lounges among the habitués of Chestnut-street, and lollings in an arm-chair of 'Squire Coke in Walnut-street.
- 1849, The Knickerbocker (volume 33, page 198)
Synonyms
- (living room): loungeroom (Australia), sitting room (Britain), parlour
- (pub): See also Thesaurus:pub
Descendants
- German: Lounge
- Japanese: ???? (raunji)
- Korean: ??? (raunji)
- Swedish: lounge
Translations
Verb
lounge (third-person singular simple present lounges, present participle lounging, simple past and past participle lounged)
- To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
- 1854, J. Hannay, Singleton Fontenoy, R.N
- We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics.
- 1854, J. Hannay, Singleton Fontenoy, R.N
Translations
Derived terms
Anagrams
- lugeon
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English lounge
Noun
lounge m (definite singular loungen, indefinite plural lounger, definite plural loungene)
- a lounge (usually in a hotel, airport or ship)
References
- “lounge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Spanish
Noun
lounge m (plural lounges or lounge)
- lounge
Swedish
Etymology 1
lo +? unge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²lu?.???/
Noun
lounge c
- A lynx cub.
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English lounge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹la?nd?/
Noun
lounge c
- A lounge, a waiting room.
Declension
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retreat
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English retret, from Old French retrait or retret, from Latin retractus, from retraho. Doublet of retract.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Noun
retreat (plural retreats)
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- ... he built his son a house of pleasure, on purpose to keep him out of harm's way; and spared neither art nor cost to make it a delicious retreat.
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
- 1692, Roger L'Estrange, "Fable 100: An Old Man and a Lion", Fables of Aesop, page 115
- (rare and obsolete, euphemistic) A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
Related terms
- retract
Translations
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated) (intransitive)
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- To withdraw militar forces
- To withdraw militar forces
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.
- a retreating forehead
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? treat
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i??t?i?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
Verb
retreat (third-person singular simple present retreats, present participle retreating, simple past and past participle retreated)
- Alternative spelling of re-treat
Further reading
- Retreat in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- treater, tree rat
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreater, definite plural retreatene)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to the 2005 spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “retreat” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English retreat. Doublet of retrett.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??tri?t/ (example of pronunciation)
Noun
retreat m (definite singular retreaten, indefinite plural retreatar, definite plural retreatane)
- a period of meditation, prayer or study; retreat
- a location for such activities
Usage notes
- Prior to a revision made alongside the 2005 Bokmål spelling reform, this noun was considered grammatically neuter.
References
- “retreat” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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