dollhouse
noun
doll·house
ˈdäl-ˌhau̇s 
ˈdȯl-
variants
or less commonly doll's house
or dolls' house
1
: a child's small-scale toy house
2
: a dwelling so small as to suggest a house for dolls
Examples of dollhouse in a Sentence
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Director Roland Emmerich might as well have blown up a dollhouse.
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Alan Zilberman, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Even the family cat slept curled, tightly but voluntarily, inside a beaker in the lab, and Naomi’s dollhouse was decorated in part by famous scientists—including Nobel Prize–winning physicist Niels Bohr, who brought Naomi a little toy jug for her miniature estate.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The foldable and portable dollhouse features the six main rooms seen in the show along with a working elevator, and the dollhouse delivery tower.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 Oct. 2023
Echoing the disturbingly colorful bad trip vibes of Enter the Void (2009) and weaving a visual chromatic atmosphere that serves as a dollhouse for this cerebral mindf---, this horror movie pushes the envelope and then sets it on fire.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
Her two-story lime-green and orange home, with guest quarters rented to visitors, sits like a colorful dollhouse within the village.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Feb. 2024
Across from her daughter's bed, Wu opted for a light wood table and wooden easel, adding a wooden dollhouse on the radiator.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
The show, hosted by the nonprofit San Diego Miniature Crafters group, features a variety of small-scale creations from dollhouses and dioramas to tiny furniture and accessories crafted with artistry and attention to detail.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
There's some impressively inventive cinematography as John fights his way out of a rundown building, featuring a long continuous shot of the bloody action from above, like a birds-eye view into a dollhouse of murder.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023
Alan Zilberman, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Even the family cat slept curled, tightly but voluntarily, inside a beaker in the lab, and Naomi’s dollhouse was decorated in part by famous scientists—including Nobel Prize–winning physicist Niels Bohr, who brought Naomi a little toy jug for her miniature estate.
—Rachel Lance, WIRED, 16 Apr. 2024
The foldable and portable dollhouse features the six main rooms seen in the show along with a working elevator, and the dollhouse delivery tower.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 22 Oct. 2023
Echoing the disturbingly colorful bad trip vibes of Enter the Void (2009) and weaving a visual chromatic atmosphere that serves as a dollhouse for this cerebral mindf---, this horror movie pushes the envelope and then sets it on fire.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
Her two-story lime-green and orange home, with guest quarters rented to visitors, sits like a colorful dollhouse within the village.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 25 Feb. 2024
Across from her daughter's bed, Wu opted for a light wood table and wooden easel, adding a wooden dollhouse on the radiator.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
The show, hosted by the nonprofit San Diego Miniature Crafters group, features a variety of small-scale creations from dollhouses and dioramas to tiny furniture and accessories crafted with artistry and attention to detail.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
There's some impressively inventive cinematography as John fights his way out of a rundown building, featuring a long continuous shot of the bloody action from above, like a birds-eye view into a dollhouse of murder.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2023
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dollhouse
noun
doll·house
ˈdäl-ˌhau̇s
ˈdȯl-
: a child's small toy house
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