Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Space or accommodation in or as if in a house.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Room or accommodation in a house.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Room or place in a house.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Room or place in a
house .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun space for accommodation in a house
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think the concept is sound once you start accounting for things, you really need to justify giving them houseroom.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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I think the concept is sound once you start accounting for things, you really need to justify giving them houseroom.
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Guys, are you sure you want to continue giving that guy houseroom on your site?
MIND MELD: Books That Hold Special Places in Our Hearts and On Our Shelves 2009
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Lewis's gentle destruction by a mere female provides some sort of justification for Channel 4 having provided him with a platform for his bragging, but I find it depressing that media people give the man houseroom.
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Capital, thinks I, there'll be no reason to offer us houseroom, and we can scuttle back to Ischl and let the Holnup have a free run, but Willem had the answer to that, rot him.
Watershed 2010
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But that ubiquitous bathroom standby -- the lowly toothbrush -- is likely giving houseroom to some pretty nasty inhabitants.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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As a diehard no-baby-books Dad, I have to say that “Toddler Taming” is the ONLY publication that I gave houseroom to, and my friend is finding it equally useful with her 1-year-old.
the counting game 2005
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A penny is likewise easily spent, but victuals, if they are unprepared, require houseroom, and fire, and utensils, which the beggar knows not where to find.
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Arjasp granted his request, and gave unto him houseroom, and bade him barter his wares in safety.
The Epic of Kings Firdausi 2002
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-- Let it stay, however, 'said she; ` give it houseroom till Colonel Campbell comes back.
Emma Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 2001
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