summerhouse

sum·mer·house

noun \ˈsə-mər-ˌhau̇s\

Definition of SUMMERHOUSE

1

: a country house for summer residence

2

: a covered structure in a garden or park designed to provide a shady resting place in summer

Examples of SUMMERHOUSE

1. They have a summer house on the lake.
2. <the sudden shower had wedding guests scurrying to the safety of the garden's summerhouse>

First Known Use of SUMMERHOUSE

before 12th century

Related to SUMMERHOUSE

Synonyms: alcove, casino, gazebo, kiosk, pavilion, belvedere

Related Words: trellis

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Rhymes with SUMMERHOUSE

barrelhouse, bawdy house, boardinghouse, body louse, cat and mouse, clearinghouse, coffeehouse, countinghouse, country house, customhouse, halfway house, house-to-house, jumping mouse, kilogauss, Lévi-Strauss, manor house, meetinghouse, Mickey Mouse, milligauss, motherhouse, on the house, open house, opera house, overblouse, packinghouse, pilothouse, pocket mouse, porterhouse, powerhouse, shotgun house, slaughterhouse, sporting house, station house, sucking louse, sugarhouse, tiring-house, tower house, treasure-house, Westinghouse