Word: Housing
How to pronounce: ˈhaʊzɪŋ
Noun
Definitions:
1. Houses and apartments considered collectively.
Example sentences: "A housing development"
2. A rigid casing that encloses and protects a piece of moving or delicate equipment.
Example sentences: "Mr Greenhalgh went on: ‘Noise won't be a factor either because of state of the art noise damping equipment and acoustic housings we will install."
3. A recess or groove cut in one piece of wood to allow another piece to be attached to it.
Example sentences: "Which housings / trims are rated for damp location?"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A cloth covering put on a horse for protection or ornament.
Example sentences: "Outside there would be gorgeously caparisoned elephants and horses with rich housings, palanquins and teams of palanquin bearers, four in hand coaches, and subsequently Rolls Royces and Daimlers."
Synonyms:
residential
dwelling
shelter
available housing
lodging
dwelling stock
hull
casing
building
enclosure
shroud
main body
case
shell
sheath
jacket
encasement
lid
covering
cover
Derivations:
housed
house
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Housing in Other Languages...
Spanish: Vivienda
German: Gehäuse
French: Logement
Italian: Alloggiamento
Turkish: Ev
