resort

¹re·sort

noun \ri-ˈzȯrt\

Definition of RESORT

1

a : one that affords aid or refuge : resource <went to them as a last resort> b : recourse 1a <have resort to outside help>

2

a : frequent, habitual, or general visiting <a place of popular resort> b : persons who frequent a place : throng c (1) : a frequently visited place : haunt (2) : a place providing recreation and entertainment especially to vacationers

Examples of RESORT

1. Our first resort was to go to the police.
2. <the island port was once the resort of smugglers, pirates, and other unsavory characters>

Origin of RESORT

Middle English, return, source of aid, from Anglo-French, from resortir to rebound, resort, from re- + Old French sortir to go out, leave

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to RESORT

Synonyms: haunt, purlieu, rendezvous, hangout, stamping ground, stomping ground

Related Words: camp, canteen, club, clubhouse, country club, key club, service club, union; harbor, harborage, haven, nest, refuge, retreat, sanctuary

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Rhymes with RESORT

abort, airport, amort, aport, assort, athwart, backcourt, bellwort, birthwort, bistort, blood sport, Bridgeport, carport, cavort, cohort, colewort, comport, consort, contort, crosscourt, deport, disport, distort, downcourt, effort, escort, exhort, export, extort, fall short, figwort, forecourt, for short, free port, frontcourt, glasswort, Gosport, Gulfport, half-court, homeport, home port, in short, jetport, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, Newport, outport, passport, presort, purport, ragwort, report, re-sort, retort, sandwort, seaport, sell short, Shreveport, spaceport, spearwort, spoilsport, Stockport, support, toothwort, transport