housing
noun
[ ˈhaʊzɪŋ ]
• houses and flats considered collectively.
• "a housing development"
Similar:
homes,
houses,
places of residence,
buildings,
accommodation,
living quarters,
dwellings,
dwelling places,
habitations,
abodes,
domiciles,
• a rigid casing that encloses and protects a piece of moving or delicate equipment.
Similar:
casing,
covering,
case,
cover,
encasement,
container,
enclosure,
holder,
sheath,
jacket,
shell,
capsule,
integument,
• a recess or groove cut in one piece of wood to allow another piece to be attached to it.
housing
noun
• a cloth covering put on a horse for protection or ornament.
Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘covering’): from Old French houce, from medieval Latin hultia, of Germanic origin.
house
verb
• provide with shelter or accommodation.
• "they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees"
Similar:
accommodate,
provide accommodation for,
provide with accommodation,
give accommodation to,
make space for,
make room for,
provide with a place to work,
harbour,
lodge,
quarter,
board,
billet,
take in,
provide shelter for,
shelter,
sleep,
put up,
give a bed to,
provide with a place to sleep,
• provide space for; contain or accommodate.
• "the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture"
• eat the whole of (something), typically very quickly.
• "it could be that I just housed a massive burrito, but I don't feel good"
Origin:
Old English hūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs).
