housing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English housynge, housinge, from housen (“to house, shelter; receive into one's house”), equivalent to house + -ing. Cognate with Scots housing (“housing”), Old Frisian hūsinge (whence Saterland Frisian Huzenge); compare also Dutch huizing, behuizing (“housing”), Low German husing, hüsing (“housing”), German Behausung (“housing”), Swedish inhysing (“housing”).
Meanings
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(uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
Housing of homeless families is a priority.
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(uncountable) Residences, collectively.
She lives in low-income housing.
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(countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
The gears were grinding against their housing.
- (countable, uncountable) A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
- (countable, uncountable) An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
- (countable, uncountable) The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.
- (countable, uncountable) A niche for a statue.
- (countable, uncountable) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
- (countable, uncountable) A houseline.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| housings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
cohousing · security housing unit · housing bubble · open housing · public housing · housing commission · housing stock · houso · housing estate · bell housing · council housing · bellhousing · affordable housing · microhousing · tract housing · housing project · social housing · housing unit · ecohousing · subsidized housing · inclusionary housing
Translations (54)
nb strømpe (container) · ca allotjament (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · ru жильё (residences) · ru ко́жух (container) · it contenitore (container) · fr logement (residences) · oc abitatge (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · hu lakásviszonyok (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · tr konut (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · ru ко́рпус (container) · hu lakás (residences) · ga tithíocht (residences) · ja 筐体 (container) · es alojamiento (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · ga tithíocht (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · bg кожух (container) · tr mesken (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · hu ház (container) · ru футля́р (container) · hu hüvely (container) · tr ikametgâh (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · hu tok (container) · ca vivenda (residences) · ca habitatge (residences) · hu lakásügy (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · nb hus (container) · hu lakásépítés (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · bg корпус (container) · ca habitatge (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · mi wharenoho (residences) · sv hus (container) · fr résidence (residences) · es vivienda (residences) · tl pabahay (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · it scatola (container) · ga tithe (residences) · hu ház (residences) · sv huv (container) · hu lakáshelyzet (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · ga cásáil (container) · sv skal (container) · hu nyeregtakaró (cover or cloth for a horse’s saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings) · hu lakhatás (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · hu szállás (residences) · it alloggiamento (container) · fr logement (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · bg жилище (residences) · ru чехо́л (container) · sv kåpa (container) · hu elhelyezés (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · hu burkolat (container) · de Wohnungen (residences) · bg подслон (activity of enclosing or providing residence) · ja ハウジング (container)