outhouse

[ out-hous ]

/ ˈaʊtˌhaʊs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR outhouse ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural out·hous·es [out-hou-ziz]. /ˈaʊtˌhaʊ zɪz/.

an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.

any outbuilding.

Origin of outhouse

First recorded in 1525–35; out- + house

Words nearby outhouse

out-half, outhandle, outhaul, out-Herod, outhit, outhouse, outie, outing, outing flannel, out in left field, out in the cold

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Example sentences from the Web for outhouse

Even at 3am on a rainy night, your only toilet option is a wet and perhaps muddy walk to the outhouse.
What's Better: Cell Phones or Indoor Toilets?|Megan McArdle|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stein says her jail time was "like living in an outhouse in very close quarters."
Can Anyone Replace Ralph Nader in the Green Party Race for the White House?|Abigail Pesta|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A dry room or outhouse where there is a good draught is best.
Scotch Loch-Fishing|AKA Black Palmer, William Senior
Occasionally there is a bit of a rattle—that's shrapnel bullets falling on the tiles of an outhouse.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider|W. H. L. Watson

The outhouse would become my study, and I have a couch-bed on which I am now sitting (in bed) and writing to you.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Gerhardt stepped inside the postern, and Stephen beckoned him into an outhouse, at the moment untenanted.
One Snowy Night|Emily Sarah Holt
The spears and shields and other arms we took up to the Mission, where they filled an outhouse.
Allan Quatermain|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for outhouse

outhouse

/ (ˈaʊtˌhaʊs) /

noun

a building near to, but separate from, a main building; outbuilding

US an outside lavatory

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单词	outhouse
释义	outhouse [ out-hous ] / ˈaʊtˌhaʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outhouse ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural out·hous·es [out-hou-ziz]. /ˈaʊtˌhaʊ zɪz/. an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy. any outbuilding. Origin of outhouse First recorded in 1525–35; out- + house Words nearby outhouse out-half, outhandle, outhaul, out-Herod, outhit, outhouse, outie, outing, outing flannel, out in left field, out in the cold Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outhouse Even at 3am on a rainy night, your only toilet option is a wet and perhaps muddy walk to the outhouse. What's Better: Cell Phones or Indoor Toilets?\|Megan McArdle\|January 3, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Stein says her jail time was "like living in an outhouse in very close quarters." Can Anyone Replace Ralph Nader in the Green Party Race for the White House?\|Abigail Pesta\|August 3, 2012\|DAILY BEAST A dry room or outhouse where there is a good draught is best. Scotch Loch-Fishing\|AKA Black Palmer, William Senior Occasionally there is a bit of a rattle—that's shrapnel bullets falling on the tiles of an outhouse. Adventures of a Despatch Rider\|W. H. L. Watson The outhouse would become my study, and I have a couch-bed on which I am now sitting (in bed) and writing to you. Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2)\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge Gerhardt stepped inside the postern, and Stephen beckoned him into an outhouse, at the moment untenanted. One Snowy Night\|Emily Sarah Holt The spears and shields and other arms we took up to the Mission, where they filled an outhouse. Allan Quatermain\|H. Rider Haggard British Dictionary definitions for outhouse outhouse / (ˈaʊtˌhaʊs) / noun a building near to, but separate from, a main building; outbuilding US an outside lavatory Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to outhouse latrine, bathroom, lavatory, outbuilding, privy, washroom, water closet
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outhouse

noun, plural out·hous·es [out-hou-ziz]. /ˈaʊtˌhaʊ zɪz/.

Origin of outhouse

Words nearby outhouse

Example sentences from the Web for outhouse

British Dictionary definitions for outhouse

noun

Words related to outhouse