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housing

/ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To keep within a structure or container.
  2. To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
  3. To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
  4. To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
  5. To contain or cover mechanical parts.
  6. To drive to a shelter.
  7. The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
  8. Residences, collectively.
  9. A mechanical component's container or covering.
  10. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
  11. An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
  12. 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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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