dwelling

dwell·ing

noun

Definition of DWELLING

: a shelter (as a house) in which people live

Examples of DWELLING

1. <the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth>

First Known Use of DWELLING

14th century

Related to DWELLING

Synonyms: abode, diggings, domicile, home, fireside, habitation, hearth, hearthstone, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof

Related Words: accommodations, housing, nest, residency, shelter; bungalow, cabin, casita, chalet, cottage; duplex, ranch, ranch house, saltbox, semi [chiefly British], split level, townhome, town house, tract house, triplex; apartment, apartment house, condominium, flat, tenement, tenement house, walk-up; penthouse, salon, suite; barracks, billet, boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, lodging house, lodgment (or lodgement), room(s), rooming house; castle, château, countryseat, estate, hall, manor, manor house, mansion, palace, villa; farmhouse, grange, hacienda, homestead; double-wide, houseboat, house trailer, mobile home, motor home, recreational vehicle, trailer; hermitage, manse, parsonage, rectory, vicarage; hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty

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Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with DWELLING

spelling, swelling, telling