housing
1 of 2noun (1)
hous·ing ˈhau̇-ziŋ 
1
a
: shelter, lodging
b
: dwellings provided for people
2
a
: a niche for a sculpture
b
: the space taken out of a structural member (such as a timber) to admit the insertion of part of another
3
: something that covers or protects: such as
a
: a case or enclosure (as for a mechanical part or an instrument)
b
: a casing (such as an enclosed bearing) in which a shaft revolves
c
: a support (such as a frame) for mechanical parts
housing
2 of 2noun (2)
: caparison sense 1
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- armor
- capsule
- case
- casing
- cocoon
- cover
- covering
- encasement
- hull
- husk
- jacket
- pod
- sheath
- shell
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English, from house housing (from Anglo-French huce, houce, of Germanic origin) + -ing; akin to Middle High German hulft covering
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing housing
Kids Definition
housing
noun
hous·ing
ˈhau̇-ziŋ
1
: dwellings provided for a number of people
The college built new housing for its students.
2
: something that covers or protects He removed the housing to work on the engine.
housing 1 of 2
noun
as in casing
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- casing
- sheath
- covering
- cover
- case
- shell
- hull
- capsule
- armor
- jacket
- pod
- cartridge
- shield
- coating
- encasement
- cocoon
- plate
- house
- package
- husk
- plating
- cassette
- mail
- wrapper
- skin
- facing
- envelope
- crust
- backing
- panoply
- carapace
- bark
- hide
- cuticle
- casette
- coverture
housing
2 of 2verb
1
as in lodging
to provide with living quarters or shelter some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished Synonyms & Similar Words
- lodging
- sheltering
- accommodating
- boarding
- camping
- roofing
- rooming
- billeting
- bunking
- domiciling
- quartering
- bivouacking
- encamping
- chambering
- securing
- bestowing
- homing
- harboring
- taking in
- stabling
- roosting
- shedding
- tenting
- putting up
- ensconcing
- barracking
- bedding (down)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ejecting
- evicting
2
as in surrounding
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers the famous document is housed in a special display case Synonyms & Similar Words
- surrounding
- enclosing
- including
- encasing
- confining
- caging
- encaging
- closeting
- enveloping
- hedging
- immuring
- penning
- restricting
- containing
- cooping (up)
- inclosing
- encompassing
- bounding
- limiting
- corralling
- mewing (up)
- circumscribing
- encircling
- boxing (in)
- hemming (in)
- fencing (in)
- encysting
- enframing
- armoring
- walling (in)
- encapsulating
- ringing
- framing
- cocooning
- enfolding
- encapsuling
- ensheathing
- enlacing
- ensphering
- enwombing