resort
/ɹɪˈzɔɹt/noun, verb2 syllables
Resort means: a frequently visited place.
Synonyms for resort10
noun, as in a hotel located in a resort area
noun, as in something or someone turned to for assistance or security
noun, as in act of turning to for assistance
verb, as in have recourse to
verb, as in move, travel, or proceed toward some place
What does resort mean?6
noun
a frequently visited place
a hotel located in a resort area
something or someone turned to for assistance or security“his only recourse was the police”
act of turning to for assistance“have recourse to the courts”
verb
have recourse to“The government resorted to rationing meat”
move, travel, or proceed toward some place“He repaired to his cabin in the woods”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with resort?22
three syllables
Resort in a sentence
- If you don't listen to us, we will have to resort to coercion.Zifre
- As a last resort, you can use a backup token.Nicat
- When only death remains, the last resort is to beg for food.NickC
- I invite comments, but ask you not to resort to insults.Opiejay888
- If they won't listen to reason, we'll have to resort to force.sharptoothed
- No matter how angry he was, he would never resort to violence.CM
- As a last resort, we can stay at my sister's.sharptoothed
- To achieve his ends, he resorts to seduction.LimeGreenTeknii
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Forms of resort
as a noun
- plural
- resorts
as a verb
- past tense
- resorted
- present participle
- resorting
- third-person singular
- resorts
- past participle
- resorted