lounge

A comfortable room where people can sit and wait or relax in a public building.

• We waited in the airport lounge.
• The hotel lounge has comfortable chairs.
• Passengers can use the lounges before their flights.

Similar words: waiting room

Common phrases: departure lounge, airport lounge, hotel lounge

The room in a home where people sit, relax, and spend time together.

• Dad is watching television in the lounge.
• We painted the lounge blue.
• Their new house has two lounges.

Similar words: living room, sitting room

Common phrases: in the lounge, lounge furniture, lounge window

A place where people sit and drink alcohol, often with music playing.

• We met at a cocktail lounge.
• The lounge serves drinks until midnight.
• Several new lounges have opened downtown.

Similar words: bar, cocktail bar

Common phrases: cocktail lounge, jazz lounge, lounge bar

To sit or lie comfortably and spend time doing very little.

• They lounge by the pool.
• I lounged on the sofa after lunch.
• Are you going to lounge around all day?

How to use it: lounge around/about (We lounged around all morning.)

Similar words: relax, laze, lie around

Common phrases: lounge around, lounge by something, lounge on something, lounge about