housing

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From house

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housing

  1. Present participle of house.
    We are housing the Wik* servers in Florida.

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Singular
housing

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural housings

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.

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