dwelling house

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dwelling house - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

dwelling, habitation, home, abode, domicile

bathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

bedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleeping

cliff dwelling - a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"

condo, condominium - one of the dwelling units in a condominium

den - a room that is comfortable and secluded

dinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining

dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining

dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes

family room - a recreation room in a private house

fixer-upper - a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)

fireside, hearth - home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"

hermitage - the abode of a hermit

homestead - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land

house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"

housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housed

kitchen - a room equipped for preparing meals

lake dwelling, pile dwelling - dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages

front room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlor, parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

indian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellings

messuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household

semi-detached house - a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side

vacation home - a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation

yurt - a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

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On the way to Bogucharovo, a princely estate with a dwelling house and farm where they hoped to find many domestic serfs and pretty girls, they questioned Lavrushka about Napoleon and laughed at his stories, and raced one another to try Ilyin's horse.

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There was a short, narrow, gloomy lane or street, shut in between lofty dwelling houses, the lane often dark, always filthy, without sidewalks, a gutter running through the centre, over which, suspended from a rope, hung a dim oil lamp or two--such was the Rue St.

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CHESTER: A retrospective application has been submitted for a change of use of land and buildings from a dwelling house to a dwelling house and holiday accommodation at 24 Mill Lane, Upton by Mrs J Partner.

Planning applications

Meanwhile, the total floor space of the new single dwelling house projects grew 4 percent year-on-year to 197,000 square meters (m2).

Number of building permits for new single dwelling houses in Latvia up 9% in H1

19/4/1758 John Rew, executed for stealing in a dwelling house

People executed in Coventry and Warwickshire the crimes they were guilty of; Even a sheep rustler went to the gallows

that there was a fire outbreak at a dwelling house.

Two Children Killed In Kano Fire

Faizan and Amir were booked in a case registered under sections 454 (lurking house trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment) and 380 (theft in dwelling house, etc) of the Pakistan Penal Code registered at the Mominabad police station.

Two indicted in MQM office theft case

Locking him up, Judge Paul Sloan QC, the Recorder of Newcastle, said: "You have an appalling record for offences of dwelling house burglaries.

Serial thief behind bars after striking yet again

Locking him up, Judge Paul Sloan QC, the Recorder ofNewcastle, said: "You have an appalling record for offences of dwelling house burglaries.

Serial Gateshead burglar struck again just six days after being released from prison; John Gallagher, who has targeted more than 30 homes in his criminal career, broke into a house while the occupant was asleep

This is because the sewer lines there are of diameter 150 mm which was adequate for single dwelling house but there was a change of planning and multiple dwelling was allowed leading to population growth hence overload of all the infrastructure including sewers,' Sonko wrote on his Facebook page.

Sonko to construct new sewer line in Kariobangi

Mr Derek Dodds: proposed single-storey extension to dwelling house at 17 High Burnside Avenue, Langloan, Coatbridge.