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HOUSE PAINTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does house painting mean?
• HOUSE PAINTING (noun)
The noun HOUSE PAINTING has 1 sense:
1. the occupation of a house painter
Familiarity information: HOUSE PAINTING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The occupation of a house painter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
house painting; painting
Context example:
house painting was the only craft he knew
Hypernyms ("house painting" is a kind of...):
craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
Holonyms ("house painting" is a part of...):
building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)
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