housing

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From house

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊzɪŋ

[edit] Verb

housing

1. Present participle of house.

   We are housing the Wik* servers in Florida.

[edit] Noun

housing (countable and uncountable; plural housings)

1. (uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
2. (uncountable) Residences, collectively.

   She lives in low-income housing.

3. (countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.

   The gears were grinding against their housing.

[edit] Synonyms

• (houses, collectively): accommodation, lodging
• (mechanical component's container): case, casing, cover, covering, lid

[edit] Translations

• Macedonian: здомување mk(mk) (zdomúvanje) n. (1), куќиште mk(mk) (kúḱište) n. (3)
• Spanish: vivienda es(es)
• Portuguese: alojamento pt(pt)
• French: résidence fr(fr)

[edit] See also

• house