houses

NOUN

human habitat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment box building condo condominium dwelling home mansion residence shack

STRONG

abode bullpen castle cave co-op coop crib cubbyhole den diggings digs domicile dump edifice flat flophouse habitation homestead joint kennel layout lean-to pad pigpen pigsty rack residency roof roost setup shanty turf

WEAK

commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate pied-à-terre

Antonyms

STRONGEST

office

NOUN

family, ancestry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

household

STRONG

clan dynasty folk folks kin kindred line lineage race stock tradition tribe

WEAK

family tree menage ménage

NOUN

business establishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

company

STRONG

concern corporation firm organization outfit partnership

NOUN

government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws

Synonyms

STRONGEST

legislature parliament

STRONG

commons congress council

WEAK

legislative body

Example Sentences

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In this instance, the waste is a discarded bed frame and other furniture, dumped on a street of redbrick terraced houses off the town's Dallow Road.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Or that most of the houses in the projected blast zone were a Shohei Ohtani homer away from GKN’s faltering tank.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

This was 11.3 percent lower than the pace seen a year ago, as the median sales price of new houses rose 8.0 percent from March and mortgage rates continue to climb.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

PPHE—which houses the Park Plaza brand and has partnerships with the Radisson Hotel Group—said Wednesday that it plans to engage with its major shareholders over the proposal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But most of the millionaires went bust and the houses have been demolished.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin