Crossword Dictionary
inn
inn - n
an establishment providing overnight lodging for travelers
inn, inns - v
to put up at an inn
Synonyms
auberge, caravansary (or caravanserai), hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, lodge, public house, tavern, bed and breakfast, B and B
sentence examples
“We stayed at a cozy little inn in the country.â€
"we decided to stay at an inn rather than keep driving all night"
"From about $550 a night The Bull and Last pub and inn on Hampstead Heath."
etymology
inn (n.)
Old English inn "lodging, dwelling, house," probably from inne (adv.) "inside, within". Meaning "public house with lodging" is perhaps by c. 1200, certainly by c. 1400. Meaning "lodging house or residence for students" is attested from early 13c. in Anglo-Latin, now obsolete except in names of buildings that were so used (such as Inns of Court, mid-15c.).