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Definition of Housing
1. Noun. Structures collectively in which people are housed.
Specialized synonyms: Apartment, Flat, Billet, Block, Camp, Condominium, Abode, Domicile, Dwelling, Dwelling House, Habitation, Home, Hospice, Hostel, Student Lodging, Youth Hostel, Living Quarters, Quarters, Manufactured Home, Mobile Home, Pied-a-terre, Quartering, Rattrap, Shelter, Tract Housing
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
Derivative terms: House
2. Noun. A protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component.
Generic synonyms: Protection, Protective Cover, Protective Covering
Derivative terms: House
3. Noun. Stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse.
Specialized synonyms: Bard, Horsecloth
Generic synonyms: Saddlery, Stable Gear, Tack
Derivative terms: Caparison
Definition of Housing
1. n. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state of dwelling in a habitation.
2. n. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
Definition of Housing
1. Verb. (present participle of house) ¹
2. Noun. The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone. ¹
3. Noun. Residences, collectively. ¹
4. Noun. A mechanical component's container or covering. ¹
5. Noun. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings. ¹
6. Noun. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Housing
1. any dwelling place [n -S]
Medical Definition of Housing
1. Living facilities for humans. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Housing
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