rooming house

Main Entry:
rooming house []
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: house renting out rooms
Synonyms: boardinghouse, lodging house, room rentals
Main Entry: home
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: place where a human lives
Synonyms: abode, address, apartment, asylum, boarding house, bungalow, cabin, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, cottage, crash pad, diggings, digs, domicile, dormitory, dump*, dwelling, farm, fireside, flat, habitation, hangout, haunt, hearth, hideout, hole in the wall, home plate, homestead, hospital, house, hut, joint*, living quarters, manor, mansion, nest*, orphanage, pad, palace, parking place, place, residence, resort, roof*, rooming house, roost, shanty, shelter, trailer, turf, villa, where the hat is
Notes: hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something
a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included
Antonyms: office
Main Entry: hotel
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: place where one pays for accommodation
Synonyms: auberge, boarding house, caravansary, dump*, fleabag, flophouse, hospice, hostel, hostelry, house, inn, lodging, motel, motor inn, public house, resort, roadhouse, rooming house, spa, tavern
Main Entry: lodging
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: accommodation for rent
Synonyms: abode, address, apartment, bed and breakfast, boarding house, camp, castle, chambers, cover, domicile, dorm, dwelling, habitation, harbor, home, hostel, hotel, inn, lodge, lodgment, motel, palace, pied-à-terre, place, port, protection, quarters, residence, resort, roof, room, room and board, rooming house, shelter
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