single-family

[ sing-guh l-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee ]

/ ˌsɪŋ gəlˈfæm ə li, -ˈfæm li /

adjective

designed or suitable for one family of average size: single-family homes.

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"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

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Words nearby single-family

single-cut file, single-decker, single-digit, single-end, single-ended, single-family, single-foot, single-hand, single-handed, single-handedly, single-hearted

Example sentences from the Web for single-family

It destroys families and leaves children to be raised in single-family households.
How a GOP Senate Can Help the Poor|Veronique de Rugy|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The clinic, a large house surrounded by single-family homes, is immaculate, smelling of fresh cilantro and coffee beans.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They were mailing applications to the state for licenses for single-family residences on addresses they made up,” says Hogin.
Malibu Cracks Down on Posh Rehab Facilities|Christine Pelisek|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Or single-family homes where these problems are less likely to occur.
What Does it Mean to Be Poor?|Megan McArdle|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Last year construction began on only 428,600 single-family homes, the fewest in a half-century of records.
Obama’s Wins and Losses by the Numbers: Stocks, Jobs, Health Care, More|Josh Dzieza|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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