Definition
- (noun) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
- (noun) Residences, collectively. “She lives in low-income housing.”
- (noun) A mechanical component's container or covering. “The gears were grinding against their housing.”
- (noun) A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
- (noun) An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
- (noun) The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.
- (noun) A niche for a statue.
- (noun) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
- (noun) A houseline.
Word stats
- Housings contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
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Word neighbours
Other 8-letter words
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- abacuses
- abalones
- abandons
- abashing
- abattoir
- abbesses
- abdicate
- abdomens
- abducted
- abductee
- abductor
- aberrant
- abetters
- abetting
- abettors
- abeyance
- abhorred
Words starting with HOU
- houmous
- houmus
- hound
- hounded
- hounding
- hounds
- hour
- hourglass
- hourglasses
- hourly
- hours
- house
- houseboat
- houseboats
- housebound
- housebreak
- housebreaking
- housebreaks
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Words ending with NGS
Frequently asked questions
What does Housings mean?
The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
How many letters are in Housings?
Housings has 8 letters.
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