housing

¹

[hou-zing]

noun

1. any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place.

2. houses collectively.

3. the act of one who houses or puts under shelter.

4. the providing of houses for a group or community.

   the housing of an influx of laborers.

5. anything that covers or protects.

   Synonyms: sheath, shield, casing, covering

6. Machinery.,  a fully enclosed case and support for a mechanism.

7. Carpentry.,  the space made in one piece of wood, or the like, for the insertion of another.

8. Nautical.

   1. Also called bury. the portion of a mast below the deck.

   2. Also called bury. the portion of a bowsprit aft of the forward part of the stem of a vessel.

   3. the doubling of an upper mast.

9. a niche for a statue.

housing

²

[hou-zing]

noun

1. a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.

2. housings, the trappings on a horse.

housing

¹

/ ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. houses or dwellings collectively

   2. ( as modifier )

      a housing problem

2. the act of providing with accommodation

3. a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another

4. a part designed to shelter, cover, contain, or support a component, such as a bearing, or a mechanism, such as a pump or wheel

   a bearing housing

   a motor housing

   a wheel housing

5. another word for houseline

housing

²

/ ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

noun

1. archaic,  (often plural) another word for trappings

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; house + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Origin of housing²

First recorded in 1690–1700; compare earlier house, Middle English hous(e), houc(e) in same sense, from Old French houce, from unrecorded Germanic hulfti- (compare Medieval Latin hultia ), akin to Middle Dutch hulfte “cover for bow and arrow,” Middle High German hulft “covering”; -ing ¹ added by association with house, housing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

C14: from Old French houce covering, of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

These are housing projects intended to help people with histories of substance abuse stay clean.

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To make a music scene you need four things: cheap housing, recent art-school graduates, a stage where anyone can play and a small clique of young critics eager to discover a new subculture.

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The housing market remains weak, and the regulator said softening economic conditions will cause more strains over the coming year.

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You don’t say what you’re currently paying in rent in Washington state, but it would be ideal if you could keep your monthly housing costs at the same level or even slightly lower.

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