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- [hous-broh-kuh n]
- /ˈhaʊsˌbroʊ kən/
- /ˈhaʊs.ˌbrəʊk.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hous-broh-kuh n]
- /ˈhaʊsˌbroʊ kən/
Definitions of housebroken word
- adjective housebroken (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places. 1
- verb with object housebroken to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place. 1
- noun housebroken Of animals: trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle. 1
- adjective housebroken trained to defecate and urinate outdoors or in a special place indoors so that it can live in a house 0
- adjective housebroken made docile and conventional 0
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Origin of housebroken
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; house + broken
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Parts of speech for Housebroken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housebroken popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
housebroken usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for housebroken
adj housebroken
- subdued — quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued.
- gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- harmless — without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
- mild — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- docile — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
verb housebroken
- pilfer — steal in small amounts
- kidnap — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- swipe — a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
adjective housebroken
- compliant — If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- domesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- acclimatized — adapted or accustomed to a new climate or environment
- acclimatised — Simple past tense and past participle of acclimatise.
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
Antonyms for housebroken
adj housebroken
- unmanageable — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- untamed — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- interesting — engaging or exciting and holding the attention or curiosity: an interesting book.
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
verb housebroken
- release — to lease again.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
adjective housebroken
- exciting — Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness.
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