tiny house

noun

plural tiny houses

: a small house or mobile home that typically has a floor plan of less than 500 square feet and that is usually designed for ergonomics and space efficiency

The Joneses are one of thousands of families around the United States who have chosen to live in a tiny house in the last few years. For some families, it's about saving money. Others love having a house they can move anywhere, because some are actually built on trailers and can be towed with a car.—

The New York Times Magazine

Now, students and recent graduates of Northwestern University are building a home that takes the tiny house concept one step further: a 128-square foot house that is totally off the grid, equipped with solar panels for energy, a battery bank that can store power for times when no solar power is available, and a system for harvesting rain water.—

Rebecca J. Rosen

—sometimes hyphenated when used before another noun

The rhetoric of modern tiny-house living begins with the assertion that big houses, aside from being wasteful and environmentally noxious, are debtors' prisons …—

Alec Wilkinson

Examples of tiny house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For a unique stay to round out your visit, check out Petite Retreats tiny house village at the Natchez Trace RV Campground. Leiper's Fork An unincorporated rural village in Williamson County, Leiper's Fork is certainly small (population around 650), but its charm is unmistakable. —

Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024 Riddle thinks tiny houses could help bridge the racial wealth gap by making home ownership possible for many families who can’t otherwise afford it. —

J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2024 That’s why droves of shoppers are heading to Amazon, which has an assortment of affordable tiny houses that are pre-built and easy to assemble. —

Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 Around the globe, from tiny houses to million-dollar mega-villas, House Hunters provides a spectacle of home architecture and design as well as insight into the home-buying process. —

Briana Richert, James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2024 For a truly unique stay, book one of the Holiday Hotel's three casitas, tiny houses built in the shadows of the Chisos Mountains. —

Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024 After its tenure as an exhibit, the Murphy House will be set on permanent foundations in a new tiny house community to be the home of a Greenville neighbor. —

Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2024 Keep reading for more cool tiny house options on Amazon. —

Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024 The architectural plans for the tiny houses were developed by Designs by Linda. —

Eric Jennings, arkansasonline.com, 26 Feb. 2024

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