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- [noun, adjective hous; verb houz]
- /noun, adjective haʊs; verb haʊz/
- /haʊs/
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- [noun, adjective hous; verb houz]
- /noun, adjective haʊs; verb haʊz/
Definitions of housed word
- noun plural housed a building in which people live; residence for human beings. 1
- noun plural housed a household. 1
- noun plural housed (often initial capital letter) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg. 1
- noun plural housed a building for any purpose: a house of worship. 1
- noun plural housed a theater, concert hall, or auditorium: a vaudeville house. 1
- noun plural housed the audience of a theater or the like. 1
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Origin of housed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English h(o)us, Old English hūs; cognate with Dutch huis, Low German huus, Old Norse hūs, German Haus, Gothic -hūs (in gudhūs temple); (v.) Middle English housen, Old English hūsian, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Housed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
housed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
housed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for housed
verb housed
- shelter — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- rent — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- contain — If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
- take in — the act of taking.
noun housed
- homed — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- domiciled — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
- addressed — a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons: the president's address on the state of the economy.
- boxed — A boxed set or collection of things is sold in a box.
- castled — like a castle in construction; castellated
Antonyms for housed
verb housed
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
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