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DETACHED HOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does detached house mean?
• DETACHED HOUSE (noun)
The noun DETACHED HOUSE has 1 sense:
1. a house that stands alone
Familiarity information: DETACHED HOUSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A house that stands alone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
detached house; single dwelling
Hypernyms ("detached house" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Context examples
Briarbrae proved to be a large detached house standing in extensive grounds within a few minutes’ walk of the station.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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