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Synonyms for boardinghouse


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bawr-ding-hous, bohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔr dɪŋˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr-

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Définition of boardinghouse

  • As in accommodations : noun place of residence, usually temporary
  • As in rooming house : noun house renting out rooms
Example sentences :
  • She lives in a boardinghouse at Brompton, and comes to the party in a fly.
  • Extract from : « The Christmas Books » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • And again he used them as breastworks in foraging at the boardinghouse.
  • Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry
  • We lived there at a boardinghouse, and she behaved badly, very badly.
  • Extract from : « In the Year of Jubilee » by George Gissing
  • The younger brother and Grace were sitting on the stoop of the boardinghouse.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scout » by Richard Harding Davis
  • Jurgis got himself a place in a boardinghouse with some congenial friends.
  • Extract from : « The Jungle » by Upton Sinclair
  • Galland here found himself in Smith's clutches, being directed to "put stock" into the boardinghouse to be built.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • The principal commands in this "revelation" directed the building of another "holy house," or Temple, and a boardinghouse.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • His boardinghouse was but a few steps away, and two minutes later he was safe in his room.
  • Extract from : « The Efficiency Expert » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • When we arrived at my boardinghouse the landlady put her to bed at once and I did not see her again until the next morning.
  • Extract from : « The Troll Garden and Selected Stories » by Willa Cather
  • Everything was new and shiny, and we had our supper at a long table with about twenty other people, just like a boardinghouse.
  • Extract from : « Pomona's Travels » by Frank R. Stockton
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