1. Noun
Active power or movement; spring.
2. Verb
To go; to repair; to betake one's self.
3. Verb
To fall back; to revert.
4. Verb
To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help, relief, or advantage.
5. Verb
The act of going to, or making application; a betaking one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as, a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to have resort to force.
6. Verb
A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place of frequent assembly; a haunt.
7. Verb
That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource; refuge.
8. Noun
a hotel located in a resort area
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
9. Noun
something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
10. Noun
act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"
Vocabulary classified under Geography
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