Accommodation

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1. Noun

The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.

2. Noun

Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.

3. Noun

Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.

4. Noun

An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.

5. Noun

The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.

6. Noun

A loan of money.

7. Noun

An accommodation bill or note.

8. Noun

(physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

9. Noun

living quarters provided for public convenience; "the nearby hotel offers overnight accommodation"
Vocabulary classified under Engineering

10. Noun

the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
Vocabulary classified under Geography

11. Noun

a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
Vocabulary classified under Geography
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