lounge

IPA: ɫˈaʊndʒ

noun

  • (now rare) A place where one can lounge; an area, establishment, house etc. where loungers gather and where one can relax and be at ease.
  • The act of someone who lounges; idle reclining.
  • (Britain) The living room or sitting room of a house.
  • A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
  • A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
  • An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.

verb

  • (intransitive) To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
  • To walk or go in a leisurely manner.
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Examples of "lounge" in Sentences

  • The light in this lounge is a horrible, repressive, tiring light.
  • (Apparently the lounge is the place for young valley movers and shakers to wheel and deal.)
  • Getting drunk in the lounge is a perfect excuse for wearing nuddy pants, I would have thought.
  • A large lounge is situated at the last floor, a perfect place to see some of the the best views of Johannesburg.
  • When the word "lounge" attaches itself to anything sartorial, it conjures up all sorts of "Sopranos" imagery and connotations.
  • Bloomberg News Traditional Japanese tea lounge is seen inside the new international terminal building of Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan.
  • The fireplace-warmed lounge is watched over by a Botero painting, and the bar is decked out with vintage barber stools and musical instruments.
  • Old pal Anton Corbijn is in the Dover Street Arts Club for a charity meeting with Prince Philip but he hasn't fully grasped the meaning of the expression 'lounge suit'.
  • Embraced by the glass prism that also illuminates with its color light to inside, the lounge is a resting area, a place to chat and eat, with softer music that slowly brings people to the real world.

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