cottage
noun
a small house, usually of only one story.
cottages
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pluralof cottage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the seven years the charity has had the cottages, Eastman says just five people have returned to the streets.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Built into the undulating terrain are brick homes, shingled cottages and a longstanding dive bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Housing reforms that increase supply, such as allowing smaller lots in new subdivisions, permitting duplexes, townhomes, and backyard cottages on existing lots, and changing zoning laws to allow housing nearer to jobs, are land-use issues.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The first report into royal residences for 20 years has revealed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received rental income from sub-letting three cottages on the Royal Lodge estate.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The cottages were fewer here, and their gardens larger; they were walking toward the foot of the mountain in whose shadow Hogsmeade lay.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
