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rooming house

room house
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [room, roo m noun, adjective hous]
    • /rum, rʊm noun, adjective haʊs/
    • /ruːm haʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [room, roo m noun, adjective hous]
    • /rum, rʊm noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of rooming house words

  • noun rooming house a house with furnished rooms to rent; lodging house. 1
  • noun rooming house furnished house with rooms to rent 1
  • countable noun rooming house A rooming house is a building that is divided into small flats or single rooms which people rent to live in. 0
  • noun rooming house a house having self-contained furnished rooms or flats for renting 0
  • noun rooming house a house with furnished rooms for rent 0
See all 5 definitions of rooming house

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Origin of rooming house

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Rooming house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rooming house

rooming house popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

rooming house usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rooming house

noun rooming house

  • accommodations — Accommodations are hotels or rooms where people can stay for a period of time.
  • auberge — an inn or tavern
  • boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
  • boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
  • bungalow — A bungalow is a house which has only one level, and no stairs.
All 19 Synonyms of rooming house

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