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The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.uncountable
- Housing of homeless families is a priority.
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Residences, collectively.uncountable
- She lives in low-income housing.
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A mechanical component's container or covering.countable
- The gears were grinding against their housing.
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A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.countableuncountable
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An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.countableuncountable
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The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another.countableuncountable
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A niche for a statue.countableuncountable
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That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.countableuncountable
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A houseline.countableuncountable
ant. nonhousing