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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  House \House\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Housing.] [AS. h?sian.]
     1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to
        cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by
        covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home;
        to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At length have housed me in a humble shed. --Young.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              House your choicest carnations, or rather set them
              under a penthouse.                    --Evelyn.
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     2. To drive to a shelter. --Shak.
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     3. To admit to residence; to harbor.
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              Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. --Sir
                                                    P. Sidney.
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     4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. --Sandys.
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     5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make
        safe; as, to house the upper spars.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Houseline \House"line`\, n. (Naut.)
     A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called
     also housing. --Totten.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Housing \Hous"ing\, n. [From House. In some of its senses this
     word has been confused with the following word.]
     1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state
        of dwelling in a habitation.
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     2. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
        --Fabyan.
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     3. (Arch.)
        (a) The space taken out of one solid, to admit the
            insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber
            in the side of another.
        (b) A niche for a statue.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Mach.) A frame or support for holding something in place,
        such as a piece of machinery, journal boxes, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Naut.)
        (a) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath
            the deck or within the vessel.
        (b) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck
            of a ship when laid up.
        (c) A houseline. See Houseline.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Housing \Hous"ing\, n. [From Houss.]
     1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or
        military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in
        plural, trappings.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  House \House\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Housing.] [AS. h?sian.]
     1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to
        cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by
        covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home;
        to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
  
              At length have housed me in a humble shed. --Young.
  
              House your choicest carnations, or rather set them
              under a penthouse.                    --Evelyn.
  
     2. To drive to a shelter. --Shak.
  
     3. To admit to residence; to harbor.
  
              Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. --Sir
                                                    P. Sidney.
  
     4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. --Sandys.
  
     5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make
        safe; as, to house the upper spars.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Houseline \House"line`\, n. (Naut.)
     A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called
     also housing. --Totten.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Housing \Hous"ing\, n. [From Houss.]
     1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or
        military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in
        plural, trappings.
  
     2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Housing \Hous"ing\, n. [From House. In some of its senses this
     word has been confused with the following word.]
     1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state
        of dwelling in a habitation.
  
     2. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.
        --Fabyan.
  
     3. (Arch.)
        (a) The space taken out of one solid, to admit the
            insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber
            in the side of another.
        (b) A niche for a statue.
  
     4. (Mach.) A frame or support for holding something in place,
        as journal boxes, etc.
  
     5. (Naut.)
        (a) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath
            the deck or within the vessel.
        (b) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck
            of a ship when laid up.
        (c) A houseline. See Houseline.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  housing
       n 1: housing structures collectively; structures in which people
            are housed [syn: lodging, living accommodations]
       2: a protective cover designed to contain or support a
          mechanical component
       3: stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse,
          especially (formerly) for a warhorse [syn: caparison, trapping,
           trappings, housings]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  housing
     vb.
     (present participle of en house nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or
  providing a residence for someone.
     2 (lb en uncountable) residences, collectively.
     3 (lb en countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
     4 A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military
  appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
     5 An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
     6 (lb en architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the
  insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side
  of another.
     7 A niche for a statue.
     8 (lb en nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is
  beneath the deck or within the vessel.
     9 (lb en nautical) A houseline.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  housing
     vb.
     (present participle of en house nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or
  providing a residence for someone.
     2 (lb en uncountable) residences, collectively.
     3 (lb en countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
     4 A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military
  appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
     5 An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
     6 (lb en architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the
  insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side
  of another.
     7 A niche for a statue.
     8 (lb en nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is
  beneath the deck or within the vessel.
     9 (lb en nautical) A houseline.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  housing
     vb.
     (present participle of en house nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or
  providing a residence for someone.
     2 (lb en uncountable) residences, collectively.
     3 (lb en countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
     4 A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military
  appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
     5 An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
     6 (lb en architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the
  insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side
  of another.
     7 A niche for a statue.
     8 (lb en nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is
  beneath the deck or within the vessel.
     9 (lb en nautical) A houseline.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  housing
     vb.
     (present participle of en house nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or
  providing a residence for someone.
     2 (lb en uncountable) residences, collectively.
     3 (lb en countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
     4 A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military
  appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
     5 An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
     6 (lb en architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the
  insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side
  of another.
     7 A niche for a statue.
     8 (lb en nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is
  beneath the deck or within the vessel.
     9 (lb en nautical) A houseline.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  housing
     Englanti n.
     1 asunto, asunnot
     2 majoittaminen
     3 kotelo (jonkin mekanismin)
     4 satulaloimi
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm h ous ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  housing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en house ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb house)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Housing /hˈaʊzɪŋ/
  الإسكان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  housing //ˈhaʊsɪŋ// //ˈhaʊzɪŋ// 
  1. подслон
  activity of enclosing or providing residence
  2. кожух, корпус
  container
  3. жилище
  residences

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  housing /hˈaʊzɪŋ/ 
  ubytování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  housing /hˈaʊzɪŋ/ 
  bydlení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  housing /hˈaʊzɪŋ/
  byty