Definition of cottagenext
as in cabin
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use for a month every summer we rent a cottage on the ocean

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Recent Examples of cottage Tierney luckily also launched a cottage food bakery business with a bake-to-order menu. — Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 But the couple were happy in their little cottage in the small hamlet of Lee-on-the-Solent, which Leigh decorated in her famously romantic style. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Think of the breezy Hamptons beach house in Something’s Gotta Give, the classic colonial in Father of the Bride, the dreamy Brooklyn brownstone in The Intern, the storybook English cottage and Mediterranean-modern San Marino manse in The Holiday. — Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 The main residence was built in 1999, while a separate guest cottage was completed in 2014. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cottage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cottage
cabin
Noun
  • Guests can choose from a variety of room types, including classic lodge rooms, yurts, and cabins.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • No, the Unabomber, a onetime math genius and professor named Ted Kaczynski, was basically a hermit nerd in a Montana cabin who mailed bombs to scientists, engineers, professors, and other elites.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Cottage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cottage. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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