houseroom

American  

[hous-room, -room] / ˈhaʊsˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. lodging or accommodation in a house.

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houseroom British  

/ -ˌruːm, ˈhaʊsˌrʊm /

noun

1. room for storage or lodging

2. (used with a negative) to have or keep something in one's house

   I wouldn't give that vase houseroom

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Etymology

Origin of houseroom

First recorded in 1580–90; house + room

Example Sentences

The city of New York has its share of great museums, but there is one rich area of art that none of them give adequate houseroom to.

From Time Magazine Archive

Implicit in the book is the notion that Jazzman Pool died the death of a poet who lived in a country that does not give much houseroom to poetry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later, Hitler could never induce Franco to give him houseroom in World War II.

From Time Magazine Archive

However miserable he has been here, however unwelcome, however badly treated, you have at least, grudgingly, allowed him houseroom.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

The way to produce houseroom is to apply your force first to the humbler dwellings.

From Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy by Ruskin, John