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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
house-hunt en · NOUN
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The act of searching for a house to purchase or rent.
Laura uses her money to keep her doors tightly shut and her privacy intact. Of course, this is never completely possible. When challenged about her relationship with Jane by a real estate agent during their house-hunt in the suburbs, Laura says that the two of them are sisters. Jane gets angry at Laura for lying.
1980 August 30, Amy Hoffman, “Lesbian Family Retreats to the Safe Sex '50s”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 9:
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house-hunt en · VERB
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(intransitive) To search for a house to purchase or rent.
He was in London at the end of August house hunting[.]
1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 58:
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