# lodges

Pronunciation: say "LOJ-iz" US /ˈlɑd͡ʒɪz/, UK /ˈlɒd͡ʒɪz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative of lodge. — third-person singular simple present indicative of lodge
   - Simple: A form of lodge used with he, she, it, or one person or thing.
   - _Every winter the tenants' association lodges a formal complaint with the city about the heating._
   - _When a bullet lodges close to the spine, surgeons sometimes leave it where it is._

## Noun

2. Plural of lodge. — plural of lodge
   - Simple: Plural of lodge. Use it for more than one cabin, country hotel, club branch, or beaver home.
   - _Masonic lodges across the state met to elect new officers._
   - _Hunting lodges dot the hills above the valley._

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