housing

Definitions

1. The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone
2. The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
   uncountable
3. Residences, collectively
4. Residences, collectively.
   uncountable
5. A mechanical component's container or covering
6. A mechanical component's container or covering.
   countable
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. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
   countable, uncountable
9. An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness
10. An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
    countable, uncountable
11. The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.
    countable, uncountable
12. A niche for a statue.
    countable, uncountable
13. That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
    countable, uncountable
14. A houseline.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“She lives in low-income housing.”

“The gears were grinding against their housing.”

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