housing

¹

[ hou-zing ]

noun

1. any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place.
2. houses collectively.
3. the act of one who houses or puts under shelter.
4. the providing of houses for a group or community:

   the housing of an influx of laborers.

5. anything that covers or protects.

   Synonyms: sheath, shield, casing, covering

6. Machinery. a fully enclosed case and support for a mechanism.
7. Carpentry. the space made in one piece of wood, or the like, for the insertion of another.
8. Nautical.
   1. Also called bury. the portion of a mast below the deck.
   2. Also called bury. the portion of a bowsprit aft of the forward part of the stem of a vessel.
   3. the doubling of an upper mast.
9. a niche for a statue.

housing

²

[ hou-zing ]

noun

1. a covering of cloth for the back and flanks of a horse or other animal, for protection or ornament.
2. housings, the trappings on a horse.

housing

¹

/ ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

noun

1. archaic.
   often plural another word for trappings

housing

²

/ ˈhaʊzɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. houses or dwellings collectively
   2. ( as modifier )

      a housing problem

2. the act of providing with accommodation
3. a hole, recess, groove, or slot made in one wooden member to receive another
4. a part designed to shelter, cover, contain, or support a component, such as a bearing, or a mechanism, such as a pump or wheel

   a motor housing

   a wheel housing

   a bearing housing

5. another word for houseline

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; house + -ing ¹( def )

Origin of housing²

First recorded in 1690–1700; compare earlier house, Middle English hous(e), houc(e) in same sense, from Old French houce, from unrecorded Germanic hulfti- (compare Medieval Latin hultia ), akin to Middle Dutch hulfte “cover for bow and arrow,” Middle High German hulft “covering”; -ing ¹ added by association with house, housing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of housing¹

C14: from Old French houce covering, of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

The government argued the legislation was needed to make the industry more sustainable and ease pressure on housing, and it was expected to easily pass with opposition support this week.

From BBC

"We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care, and child care, not manufacturing culture wars," she said.

From Salon

A key Los Angeles City Council committee signed off on a sweeping rezoning plan Tuesday that would focus new market rate and affordable housing on commercial corridors and in existing dense residential neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times

For service members, the proposal ensures the military housing allowance no longer counts against eligibility, while former foster youth would see restrictions eased to combat college hunger.

From Salon

More social housing tenants could be stopped from buying their own homes as part of a shake up of Right to Buy policy.

From BBC