dollhouse

doll·house | \ ˈdäl-ˌhau̇s

How to pronounce dollhouse (audio)

, ˈdȯl- \

variants: or less commonly doll's house or dolls' house

Definition of dollhouse

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

Recent Examples on the Web There, in the company of wooden crates, a giant dollhouse, an old department store clock, a sheet of flooring and a new street sign that the city needs to pick up, the workers unwrapped Lee from the swaddling of blue and gray quilts. — Washington Post, "Removed from U.S. Capitol, Lee statue will become museum exhibit of changing attitudes on race," 23 Nov. 2020 Zoom meeting, my screen a window of windows inside a dollhouse. — Shawn Hubler, New York Times, "Verses vs. Virus: What These Poets Laureate Are Thankful For," 26 Nov. 2020 Too early to say, but Flora’s dollhouse is a replica of the manor. — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, "The Haunting of Bly Manor," 13 Oct. 2020 Too early to say, but Flora’s dollhouse is a replica of the manor. — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, "The Haunting of Bly Manor," 13 Oct. 2020 Where they're placed in the dollhouse always relates to everybody in the manor. — Laura Studarus, Marie Claire, "'The Haunting of Bly Manor' Cast Answers Lingering Questions About the Series," 12 Oct. 2020 Too early to say, but Flora’s dollhouse is a replica of the manor. — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, "The Haunting of Bly Manor," 13 Oct. 2020 Want to see more stunning dollhouse transformations? — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, "This Woman Upcycles Thrifted Plastic Dollhouses Into Elegant Haunted Mansions and We're Obsessed," 15 Oct. 2020 Too early to say, but Flora’s dollhouse is a replica of the manor. — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, "The Haunting of Bly Manor," 13 Oct. 2020

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“Dollhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dollhouse. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.

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