boarding house
noun
a house in which a person can rent a room, generally with meals provided.
boarding houses
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pluralof boarding house.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Convent boarding houses are affordable and clean, but there are rules: curfews, chores and sometimes nuns who vet boyfriends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Her family had moved into the Edinburgh Academy boarding houses when she was seven.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2023
But it’s also a city that has boarding houses, where older, first-generation Chinese Americans live on couches for $15 a night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
"Romanians have been so incredibly hospitable, opening their homes, putting them up in boarding houses and hotels, and taking care of them," he added.
From Fox News ● Mar. 2, 2022
The Crummys never even said thank you, but the sign got them some business that usually went to the boarding houses.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
