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| bedsit |
(chiefly British; informal) a typically inexpensive rental accommodation combining a bedroom and sitting room along with facilities for cooking. |
| bedsitter |
(chiefly British; informal) a typically inexpensive rental accommodation combining a bedroom and sitting room along with facilities for cooking. |
| bed-sitting room |
(chiefly British) a typically inexpensive rental accommodation combining a bedroom and sitting room along with facilities for cooking. |
| camp1 |
to stay for a while in a tent or other temporary outdoor shelter for the purpose of recreation or inexpensive accommodation, or as part of military operations (sometimes fol. by "out"). [1/9 definitions] |
| camping |
the activity of staying for a while in a tent or other temporary outdoor shelter for the purpose of recreation or to save money on accommodation while traveling. |
| first class |
the best equipped, most luxurious, and most expensive class of accommodation, as on a commercial aircraft or ship. [1/3 definitions] |
| first-class |
by the most expensive class of conveyance, service, or accommodation. [1/4 definitions] |
| house |
to provide accommodation or living quarters for. [1/13 definitions] |
| inflexible |
not capable of compromise or accommodation; not subject to change; unalterable. [1/3 definitions] |
| second class |
a class of accommodation on a ship, at a hotel, or the like that is less expensive and luxurious than first class, but more so than third class. [1/3 definitions] |
| service |
the provision of accommodation, communication, or transportation to the public. [1/14 definitions] |
| single |
an accommodation intended for one person, such as a hotel room. (Cf. double.) [1/12 definitions] |
| sleeping |
used for or providing accommodation for sleep. [1/4 definitions] |
| third class |
the least expensive class of accommodation on a ship, at a hotel, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
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