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housing

/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Housing means: structures collectively in which people are housed.

Synonyms for housing10

noun, as in structures collectively in which people are housed

lodging, living accommodations

noun, as in stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

caparison, trapping

also used for housing

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What does housing mean?3

noun

1

structures collectively in which people are housed

2

stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

3

a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with housing?2

two syllables

browsingrousing
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Housing in a sentence

  • Nowadays, it isn't easy to find affordable housing.Nuel
  • What is indispensable to our lives, along with food and clothes, is housing.unknown
  • As you won't live forever, of course, your housing accommodations are impermanent.nonong
  • If you were communists, you wouldn't worry about housing so much.nonong
  • The housing situation showed no signs that it would improve.AlanF_US
  • The severe housing shortage is partly to blame for the inflated rents.Dejo
  • The present housing policy is likely to come up against considerable opposition.CM
  • More and more people these days are getting overwhelmed by housing loans.unknown

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Forms of housing

as a noun

plural
housings