ranch house

noun

the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.

Also called rambler. any one-story house of the same general form, especially one built in the suburbs.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.

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Origin of ranch house

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Words nearby ranch house

ran, rancagua, rance, ranch, ranch dressing, ranch house, ranch mink, rancher, rancheria, rancherie, ranchero

Example sentences from the Web for ranch house

Not even the lighted square of a ranch-house window broke the night.
Desert Conquest|A. M. Chisholm
Hurrying back to their horses, they rode to the ranch-house where Judith, with no word of adieu, left Lee to go to the house.
Judith of Blue Lake Ranch|Jackson Gregory
"'Where the stream bends sharp to the east away from a ranch-house,'" Jerry was quoting Ponk.
The Reclaimers|Margaret Hill McCarter
Neither doors nor windows in the ranch-house were ever locked, and, save on really cold nights, they were rarely even closed.
Shoe-Bar Stratton|Joseph Bushnell Ames

Before they realized it, they had skidded down and stopped in front of the ranch-house.
The Boy Scouts of the Air in Indian Land|Gordon Stuart