dwelling-house
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.74 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "The house was partly pulled down, and that portion which remains, makes a tolerably-sized dwelling-house, nothing more, and is let by the present family."
- "One acre of the whole was in clover, another was set aside as being occupied by the dwelling-house, garden, stable, and barnyard; but much the larger half of that acre was allowed for garden purposes. This left me just nine acres for general fruit and vegetable culture."
- "It was one of the reasons that one felt a disinclination to enter any dwelling-house."