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

Public records show Latorre residing in Little Bangladesh until 2004, when his housing record stops.

From Los Angeles Times

We see a widow struggling to raise her kids in West Belfast’s Divis Flats, a public housing complex.

From Salon

It’s imperative that L.A. city and county officials and civic leaders use that money efficiently and transparently to get people the help and housing they need.

From Los Angeles Times

It may also help more people avoid having an eviction on their record, which can make it difficult to secure new housing.

From Los Angeles Times

And even housing with supportive services won’t be sufficient for them until they get treatment.

From Los Angeles Times