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ROOMING HOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rooming house mean? 

ROOMING HOUSE (noun)
  The noun ROOMING HOUSE has 1 sense:

1. a house where rooms are rentedplay

  Familiarity information: ROOMING HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROOMING HOUSE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A house where rooms are rented

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lodging house; rooming house

Hypernyms ("rooming house" is a kind of...):

accommodation (living quarters provided for public convenience)

house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rooming house"):

dosshouse; flophouse (a cheap lodging house)


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