club and lodge share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. club means “a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together”. lodge means “English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)”. club is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈklʌb/
1.n.a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
“each club played six home games with teams in its own division”
2.n.a formal association of people with similar interests
“he joined a golf club”
3.n.stout stick that is larger at one end
“he carried a club in self defense”
| club | lodge | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈklʌb/ | /ˈlɑdʒ/ |
| Said | kluhb | lahj |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 11 | 10 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | baseball club, ball club, nine | Sir Oliver Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge |
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/ˈlɑdʒ/
1.n.English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940)
2.n.a formal association of people with similar interests
“he joined a golf club”
3.n.small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener