Synonyms of the word

housing

• v. present participle of house.
• n. (uncountable) The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
• n. (uncountable) Residences, collectively.
• n. (countable) A mechanical component's container or covering.
• n. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse…
• n. An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
• n. (architecture) The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the…
• n. A niche for a statue.
• n. (nautical) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel.
• n. (nautical) A houseline.

caparison

• n. The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
• n. Gay or rich clothing.
• v. To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.

construction

• n. The process of constructing.
• n. Anything that has been constructed.
• n. The trade of building structures.
• n. A building, model or some other structure.
• n. (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
• n. The manner in which something is built.
• n. (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
• n. The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
• n. The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
• n. (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.

lodging

• n. A place to live or lodge.
• n. Sleeping accommodation.
• n. (in the plural) Furnished rooms in a house rented as accommodation.
• n. (agriculture) The condition of a plant, especially a cereal, that has been flattened in the field or damaged…
• v. present participle of lodge.

protection

• n. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
• n. The state of being safe.
• n. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
• n. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
• n. (insurance) Coverage.
• n. Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
• n. (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers…
• n. (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

saddlery

• n. (uncountable) The trade or craft of a saddler.
• n. A place of business of a saddler.
• n. The inventory and equipment of a saddler.

structure

• n. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
• n. The underlying shape of a solid.
• n. The overall form or organization of something.
• n. A set of rules defining behaviour.
• n. (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
• n. (fishing, uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend…
• n. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
• n. (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
• v. (transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

tack

• n. A small nail with a flat head.
• n. A thumbtack.
• n. (sewing) A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
• n. (nautical) The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
• n. (nautical) A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
• n. A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
• n. (nautical) The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes…
• n. (nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
• n. (nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled;…
• n. Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated…
• n. (manufacturing, construction, chemistry) The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive…
• n. Hardtack.
• n. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
• n. (law, Scotland) A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
• n. (obsolete) Confidence; reliance.
• v. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
• v. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
• v. (nautical) To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes…
• v. To add something as an extra item.
• v. Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.
• n. A stain; a tache.
• n. (obsolete) A peculiar flavour or taint.
• n. (colloquial) That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.

trapping

• v. present participle of trap.
• n. An instance of ensnaring something or someone.
• n. An ornamental covering or harness for a horse; caparison.