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Housing

Housing Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Housing? [n] stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse [n] housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed [n] a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component Synonyms \| Synonyms for Housing: caparison \| housings \| living accommodations \| lodging \| trapping \| trappings Related Terms \| Find terms related to Housing: accommodation \| accommodations \| architectonic \| architectural \| assembly-line housing \| berth \| billeting \| blanket \| box \| building \| cabinet \| caparison \| case \| casing \| chassis \| cloak \| coat \| console \| constructional \| container \| cover \| coverage \| covering \| covert \| coverture \| cowl \| cowling \| curtain \| diggings \| digs \| dock \| domiciliation \| doss \| drape \| drapery \| dwelling \| edificial \| enclosure \| guise \| habitation \| hangar \| hanging \| home \| homes \| hood \| horse blanket \| horsecloth \| hospitality \| houses \| housing bill \| housing development \| housing problem \| living \| living quarters \| lodging \| lodgings \| lodgment \| lower-income housing \| mantle \| mask \| pall \| protection \| quartering \| quarters \| radio \| radio receiver \| radio set \| radio telescope \| receiver \| receiving set \| rooms \| roost \| saddle blanket \| saddlecloth \| screen \| set \| shed \| shelter \| shield \| shroud \| sleeping place \| slum clearance \| structural \| subdivision \| tract \| transient lodging \| urban renewal \| veil \| vestment \| wireless \| wireless set See Also \| abode \| apartment \| bard \| billet \| binnacle \| block \| cabinet \| camp \| case \| casing \| condominium \| console \| construction \| crankcase \| distributor housing \| domicile \| dwelling \| dwelling house \| flat \| habitation \| home \| horsecloth \| hospice \| hostel \| journal box \| lamp housing \| lamphouse \| living quarters \| pied-a-terre \| protection \| protective cover \| protective covering \| quartering \| quarters \| radar dome \| radome \| rattrap \| saddlery \| shell \| stable gear \| structure \| student lodging \| tack \| youth hostel Housing In Webster's Dictionary \Hous"ing\, n. [From {House}. In some of its senses this word has been confused with the following word.] 1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation. 2. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively. --Fabyan. 3. (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. 4. (Mach.) A frame or support for holding something in place, as journal boxes, etc. 5. (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}. \Hous"ing\, n. [From {Houss}.] 1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings. 2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.

Housing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Housing?

[n] stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
[n] housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed
[n] a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

Housing In Webster's Dictionary

\Hous"ing\, n. [From {House}. In some of its senses this
word has been confused with the following word.]
1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state
   of dwelling in a habitation.

2. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
   --Fabyan.

3. (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.

4. (Mach.) A frame or support for holding something in place,
   as journal boxes, etc.

5. (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}.


\Hous"ing\, n. [From {Houss}.]
1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or
   military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in
   plural, trappings.

2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.

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