Associations to the word «Resort»

Wiktionary

RESORT, noun. A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
RESORT, noun. Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
RESORT, noun. (obsolete) A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.
RESORT, verb. To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
RESORT, verb. To fall back; to revert.
RESORT, verb. To make one's way, go (to).
RESORT, verb. To repeat a sorting process; sort again
RESORT, noun. An act of sorting again.
RESORT, noun. (obsolete) Active power or movement; spring.
RESORT FEE, noun. A nightly surcharge imposed by hotels on top of the usual rate, nominally to cover the cost of certain amenities.
RESORT FEES, noun. Plural of resort fee

Dictionary definition

RESORT, noun. A hotel located in a resort area.
RESORT, noun. A frequently visited place.
RESORT, noun. Something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying".
RESORT, noun. Act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort".
RESORT, verb. Have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat".
RESORT, verb. Move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats