1. lodging, dwelling; houses collectively; act of furnishing with a house. housing\hous"ing\ , n. [from house. in some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.].
2. the act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
3. that which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
4. (arch.) (a) the space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another. (b) a niche for a statue.
5. (mach.) a frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc.
6. (naut.) (a) that portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel. (b) a covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up. (c) a houseline. see:
houseline.housing \hous"ing\, n. [from houss.].
7. a cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
8. an appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.housing n.
9. housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed [syn: lodging, living accommodations].
10. a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component.
11. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: caparison, trapping, trappings, housings].
12. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
13. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
14. The space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another.
15. A niche for a statue.
16. A frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc.
17. That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
18. A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck of a ship when laid up.
19. A houseline.
20. See Houseline.
21. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
22. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness. housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component.
23. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.
24. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house.
25. See below.
26. Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
27. A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel.
28. One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body.
29. See Congress, and Parliament.
30. A firm, or commercial establishment.
31. A public house; an inn; a hotel.
32. A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities.
33. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty- four hours.
34. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
35. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.
36. The body, as the habitation of the soul.
37. The grave.
38. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
39. To drive to a shelter.
40. To admit to residence; to harbor.
41. To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
42. To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.
43. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
44. To have a position in one of the houses.
45. See House, n., 8. play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house" a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house" aristocratic family line; "the House of York" an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses" the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house" the members of a religious community living together the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet" provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" contain or cover; "This box houses the gears".
46. You refer to the buildings in which people live as housing when you are talking about their standard, price, or availability. a shortage of affordable housing = accommodation.
Cep-Sözlük
| Sözlük-Forum
| Araçlar yeni
| Hakkımızda
| Erişim
| SSS
| Linkler | Şifremi unuttum | Sözlüğe Kelime Ekle 
