housing
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
- Specialized
- For low-income elderly, federally assisted senior housing has been an important option.
- aluminum housing
- plastic housing
- cast-iron pump housing
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- It's the housing, it's setting, you know where, where it's being placed.
Examples
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Well, it turns out you push a little button on the mirror housing and the door pops right up.
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So I need a new top housing, among other things.
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It's the housing, it's setting, you know where, where it's being placed.
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The jewel appears to be a protective housing for something inside, something powerful.
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I am told by others in housing worse than mine that restoration is unnecessary.
Fiction book (1996) -
The Fabias got a new colored housing project going up right across the street.
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A portion of housing costs incurred for foreign housing may also be treated as excluded from taxation.
Academic text (1990) -
The PT8600 module has a sealed cylindrical housing and a simplified internal design.
Academic text (1995) -
The unit features a heavy-duty stainless steel housing that is resistant to active chemical cleaning, high-pressure water, and corrosion.
Academic text (2011) -
The technician replaced the broken part with a new housing to ensure proper functioning of the machine.
Synonyms
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1.0
A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles
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3.0
An outer cover that protects things like a tire from damage
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1.1
A thing placed over something to protect or hide it
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A cover that surrounds and protects something
A metal cover that holds and protects the cam that turns to send sparks in a car engine
A protective case that holds a lamp inside a device like a projector
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.6
A group of homes or apartment buildings that the government builds and runs for low-income families
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3.7
A United States government department that creates and runs programs to help people find affordable homes
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3.7
A part of the United States government that runs housing and city programs for people
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3.1
Homes that the government or a group helps pay for so they cost less for people
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5.0
The head of the United States government department for housing and cities
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3.5
A U.S. government agency that insures home loans to help people buy houses
- Specialized
A metal cover that holds and protects the cam that turns to send sparks in a car engine
How Protective
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Etymology
Housing comes from house and the ending -ing, and it literally means a 'house' for something. Think of a small house that covers and protects the parts of a machine, which is why a protective cover is called a housing.