resort

Meanings

Plural: resorts

Noun

• a hotel located in a resort area
• a frequently visited place
• something or someone turned to for assistance or security
• act of turning to for assistance
  • "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
• A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
• Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
• A place where one goes habitually; a haunt.
• A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
• Alternative spelling of re-sort.
• Active power or movement; spring.

Verb

• have recourse to
  • "The government resorted to rationing meat"
• move, travel, or proceed toward some place
• To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
• To fall back; to revert.
• To make one's way, go (to).
• Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)

Synonyms

fall back, hangout, haunt, holiday resort, recourse, recur, refuge, repair, resort hotel, stamping ground