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单词 houseroom
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houseroom

[ hous-room, -room ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
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noun

lodging or accommodation in a house.

Origin of houseroom

First recorded in 1580–90; house + room

Words nearby houseroom

house physician, house place, houseplant, house-proud, house-raising, houseroom, house rule, house seat, housesit, house slipper, house snake
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Example sentences from the Web for houseroom

  • The night was raw and showery, and there was not houseroom in Beauséjour for a tenth part of the homeless Acadians.

    The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage|Charles G. D. Roberts
  • These things are grievous to a man of understanding: the upbraiding of houseroom, and the reproaching of the lender.

    The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
  • If there is no houseroom in any class for the man of several different bloods, then we must get a new name.

    Sparkling Gems of Race Knowledge Worth Reading|Various
  • The distress of any population means that they need food, houseroom, clothes, and fuel.

    Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy|John Ruskin

British Dictionary definitions for houseroom

houseroom
/ (ˈhaʊsˌrʊm, -ˌruːm) /

noun

room for storage or lodging
give something houseroom (used with a negative) to have or keep something in one's houseI wouldn't give that vase houseroom
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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