tenementten‧e‧ment /ˈtenəmənt/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINtenement
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French ‘tenure’, from Medieval Latin tenementum, from Latin tenere; ➔ TENOREXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- I still officially resided in four tiny rooms on the first floor of a West Village tenement.
- In her tenement there lived a rich man.
- Old powdery tenements fell to the ground.
- One result was a considerable amount of low-cost tenement building by philanthropic associations in the cities from the early 1880s.
- She lived in a red-brick tenement in Chelsea, an old walk-up building with gloomy stairwells and peeling paint on the walls.
- The home was not for most a country house or a cottage, but a town villa or tenement.
- The houses in the suburbs have wonderful amenities, unlike the overcrowded tenements of places like Hoboken.
- These tenements are barely fit to live among, never mind to starve in, for want of the extra rent.
WORD SETS► Buildings
Collocationsadjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► tenement building/house/blockCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a tenement block
a large building divided into apartments, especially in the poorer areas of a citytenement building/house/block (=an apartment block, usually in a poor area – used especially in Scotland)· We had a tiny flat in an Edinburgh tenement block.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► block· Although different, I wanted to capture something of the sensation of being high up in a tenement block overlooking London.· On the left is the first tenement block to be built in Prague in 1813-47 and designed by J. Hausknecht.· She lived in a big old tenement block.· Flashback to 30 March 1968: two kids playing in a deserted tenement block discover a corpse.· It was on the top floor of one of those grim tenement blocks.
► building· One result was a considerable amount of low-cost tenement building by philanthropic associations in the cities from the early 1880s.
► house· He found himself walking slowly through narrow and murky slum streets flanked by tall tenement houses.· An urchin showed her which tenement house was his.