Noun accommodation has 6 senses
  1. adjustment, accommodation, fitting - making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
    --1 is a kind of improvement, betterment, advance
    --1 has particulars: shakedown
    Derived forms: verb accommodate1, verb accommodate7, verb accommodate2
  2. accommodation - a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan"
    --2 is a kind of
    settlement
    --2 has particulars: modus vivendi; compromise
    Derived form: verb accommodate7
  3. accommodation - in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality
    --3 is a kind of
    developmental learning
    Derived forms: verb accommodate7, verb accommodate2
  4. accommodation - living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available"
    --4 is a kind of
    living quarters, quarters
    --4 has particulars:
     Cabin class, second class; first class; lodging house, rooming house; stabling; steerage; tourist class, third class
    Derived form: verb accommodate5
  5. accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need
    --5 is a kind of
    aid, assist, assistance, help
    --5 has particulars: service
    Derived forms: verb accommodate5, verb accommodate3, verb accommodate6
  6. accommodation - (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye
    --6 is a kind of
    alteration, modification, adjustment
    --6 has particulars: readjustment; domestication; habituation
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