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dosshouse

dosshouse

9.9
A very cheap place where people with little money stay overnight
  • noun
  • /ˈdɒshhaʊs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : albergue
  • Many people without permanent homes turn to a dosshouse for shelter.

Examples

  • He spent the night in a dosshouse after losing his job.

  • The old dosshouse was eventually shut down by the council.

  • He stayed at a dosshouse while looking for a job.

  • Many travelers choose a dosshouse to save money.

  • After being evicted, he had no option but to stay in a dosshouse for a few nights.

  • The local dosshouse provided a warm meal and a bed for those in need.

  • Feeling exhausted, she decided to book a night at the dosshouse that was popular among backpackers.

Synonyms

flophouse
vsdosshouse
  • Archaic
10 9.1

A very cheap place that rents small rooms to people with little money and is often in bad condition

is basic accommodation intended mainly for short overnight stays

Antonyms

five-star hotel
11 2.1

A very comfortable, expensive hotel with excellent service and many facilities

How Comfortable

hotel
∞ 1.0
guesthouse
21 2.5
hostel
34 2.1
dosshouse
  • Archaic
9.9
flophouse
  • Archaic
10 9.1

Surface Forms

dosshouse singular
dosshouses plural

Morphology

dosshouse = doss + house (transparent) = doss + house

The compound literally combines 'doss' (a place to sleep) + 'house' to mean a lodging house, so the meaning follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Dosshouse combines doss meaning 'sleep' and house meaning 'a place to live', and a helpful way to remember doss is to think of the familiar word doze. So a dosshouse is a cheap place where people sleep overnight.