housing

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
housing

Plural
housings

  1. (uncountable) Housing is the homes or residences where people live in a city, state, country, etc.
    The housing market in Toronto is expensive.
  2. (countable) A machine or part's housing is the area or container it is in.
    We had to remove the housing to replace the fan.

Verb[change]

Plain form
house

Third-person singular
houses

Past tense
housed

Past participle
housed

Present participle
housing

  1. The present participle of house.