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house-raising

house-raising

3.8
A community event where neighbors help build a house
  • noun
  • /ˈhaʊsˌreɪzɪŋ/
  • US
translation icon : construcción comunitaria
  • The entire village attended the house-raising to help the newlyweds start their life together.

Examples

  • The community organized a house-raising for the Smith family.

  • A house-raising brought everyone closer, with neighbors working side by side from dawn till dusk.

  • They planned a house-raising this weekend, hoping many hands would make light work.

  • I can't wait for the house-raising this weekend!

  • The community organized a house-raising to help build a new home for the family in need.

  • During the house-raising, everyone contributed their skills to complete the construction quickly.

  • Neighbors gathered early in the morning for a house-raising, excited to support their friend's new home.

Surface Forms

house-raising singular
house-raisings plural

Morphology

house-raising = house + raising (transparent) = house + raise + ing

The compound is a direct combination of 'house' and the gerund 'raising', denoting the event of raising a house.

Etymology

House-raising combines house and raise, and raise means 'to lift up' or 'to build up', just like in 'raise a flag' or the old community event 'barn-raising' when neighbors lift and put up a building together. So, a house-raising is a community event where people join to help build a house.