Thesaurus results for OUTHOUSE

outhouse

noun

as in privy

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Recent Examples of outhouse Fresh-faced and newly in love, with not much else to look forward to in a dark, gloomy 18th century New York City, the pair sneak off into a wooden outhouse and commit their religion’s holy sin. —

Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025 How a team can go from the castle to the outhouse overnight. —

Doug Haller, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025 In the 19 cabins here, propane lamps provide light, a wooden stove gives off heat, drinking water comes from an outdoor spigot, and a short path leads to an outhouse. —

Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025 The governor ordered state officials to search every warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse. —

Matt K. Lewis, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outhouse

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Through scenes of gossip, frolicking and even a foot chase as cops try to shut the revelry down, Basholli introduces her setting (Prishtina, Kosovo in the late ‘90s) as though the audience were an eager participant in every conversation, and privy to the girls’ secrets.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026
That toilet has had issues during the mission, but even a half-functioning privy is better than Apollo's bathroom situation, which was super unfortunate, to say the least.

— Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026