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housing

[hou-zing]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place.
houses collectively.
the act of one who houses or puts under shelter.
the providing of houses for a group or community.
the housing of an influx of laborers.
anything that covers or protects.
Synonyms: , , ,
Machinery.��a fully enclosed case and support for a mechanism.
Carpentry.��the space made in one piece of wood, or the like, for the insertion of another.
Nautical.��
1. Also called bury.��the portion of a mast below the deck.
2. Also called bury.��the portion of a bowsprit aft of the forward part of the stem of a vessel.
3. the doubling of an upper mast.
a niche for a statue.

housing

[hou-zing]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
housings, the trappings on a horse.

housing

/ ˈ��ʊ��ɪŋ /

noun

1. houses or dwellings collectively
2. ( as modifier )
  a housing problem
the act of providing with accommodation
a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another
a part designed to shelter, cover, contain, or support a component, such as a bearing, or a mechanism, such as a pump or wheel
a bearing housing
a motor housing
a wheel housing
another word for houseline

housing

/ ˈ��ʊ��ɪŋ /

noun

archaic��(often plural) another word for trappings

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Word History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; house + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Origin of housing²

First recorded in 1690–1700; compare earlier house, Middle English hous(e), houc(e) in same sense, from Old French houce, from unrecorded Germanic hulfti- (compare Medieval Latin hultia ), akin to Middle Dutch hulfte “cover for bow and arrow,” Middle High German hulft “c�Ǳ��Բ�”; -ing ¹ added by association with house, housing ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

C14: from Old French houce covering, of Germanic origin

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The mortgage advisers and buyers who have used the scheme in the past told the BBC first-time buyers were vital to the housing market and should also be a priority group.

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"There are many issues that affect the lives of the majority – healthcare, housing, pensions, jobs, fighting climate change and defending equality – and for which it is worth fighting still," he wrote.

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CoreCivic did not respond to questions about when they would begin housing detainees.

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Speaking at a press conference, Cartlidge said he was "genuinely ashamed" of the "poor standards of housing stock" he had discovered as Defence Procurement Minister in the last Tory government.

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Operators would also need to be trained under state regulations and provided housing through the Games.

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housey-housey housing association

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