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inn (in)

noun

  1. Obsolete any dwelling or lodging
    1. an establishment or building providing lodging and, usually, food and drink for travelers; hotel or motel, esp. one in the country or along a highway
    2. a restaurant or tavern: now usually only in the names of such places
  2. Historical, Brit. any of various houses in London providing lodging for students

Etymology: ME yn < OE inn (akin to ON inni) < adv. inn, inne, within: see in

transitive verb, intransitive verb

Archaic to lodge at an inn

Inn Definition

Inn (in)

river flowing from E Switzerland across W Austria & SE Bavaria into the Danube: c. 320 mi (515 km)

inn Synonyms

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inn Usage Examples

Possessives

drover: Part of the hotel was originally an old drovers ' inn, however the majority of the hotel was built during the Victorian era.

Converse of object

  • thatch: In the end an air raid in 942 solved one problem when the old thatched inn proved a vulnerable target.
  • situate: Enjoy a pleasant break in the comfortable surroundings of a stone built village inn situated in a beautiful village close to Stamford.
  • locate: An attractive 18th century ivy-clad inn located in the tranquil village of Danby at the heart of the North York Moors.
  • boast: The High Street once boasted sixteen inns as Yarm was one of the most important coaching stops on the north-south route.
  • restore: The Dartmoor Inn Lovingly restored 16th century coaching inn.

Adjective modifier

  • 16th: The Kings Arms is a 16th century coaching inn where the main entrance was through the arch leading to the stables.
  • 17th: The George Inn A delightful 17th Century coaching inn with its own micro brewery.
  • galleried: The George Inn in Boro High Street is London's only remaining galleried inn.
  • charming: A charming stone coaching inn dating back to the 1500s, with delightful courtyard gardens.
  • 17th-century: There is also a number of 17th-century coaching inns.
  • cozy: In the evenings try to dine in one of the many cozy inns.

Modifies a noun

  • gatwick: Hotel facilities: the holiday inn gatwick airport also has 5 meeting rooms with facilities for up to 150 people.
  • keeper: The inn keeper ( a nasty, evil man ) had just murdered three young boys.

Noun used with modifier

  • coaching: The Kings Arms is a 16th century coaching inn where the main entrance was through the arch leading to the stables.
  • wayside: Adjoining the ancient church where three roads meet, the Blacksmiths Arms is a warm, convivial wayside inn.
  • bed-and-breakfast: Here to revel bed-and-breakfast inns plus for travel on riverboat cruise we.
  • roadside: Cycling through vineyards, passing wine cellars with great white wine or taking a snack in a little roadside inn!
  • waterside: Prior to this time, the service had made do by taking rooms at various waterside inns.
  • riverside: Lower section: Riverside inn to the sea: 4.4 miles drop 82 feet.

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