Meaning: A set of rooms forming an individual residence, typically in a building.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She lives in a small apartment downtown.

Category: Housing › Residential

Synonyms: flat

Meaning: A large building containing many apartments.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The apartment block has a swimming pool and gym.

Category: Housing › Residential

Synonyms: apartment building

Meaning: A building with multiple apartments for residents.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The apartment building is located near the park.

Category: Housing › Residential

Synonyms: apartment block

Meaning: A building containing several apartments.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The apartment house was built in the 1960s.

Category: Housing › Residential

Synonyms: apartment building

Meaning: a room that serves as both a bedroom and a living room

Part of speech: noun

Example: He lives in a small bedsit in the city.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• studio apartment
• efficiency

Meaning: a person living in a bedsit

Part of speech: noun

Example: The bedsitter enjoyed the convenience of city life.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• tenant
• resident

Meaning: A place of refuge or escape.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They found a bolt-hole in the countryside.

Category: Housing

Meaning: A cheap lodging house or hostel.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He stayed in a doss-house while traveling.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• hostel
• lodging house

Meaning: A person who shares a flat or apartment with others.

Part of speech: noun

Example: My flatmate and I split the rent.

Category: Housing › Roommates

Meaning: A person who rents a room in someone else's house.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The lodger paid rent at the end of each month.

Category: Housing

Synonyms: tenant

Meaning: A place to live or stay, often temporarily.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They found lodging for the night at a local inn.

Category: Housing

Synonyms: accommodation

Meaning: A house where rooms are rented out to lodgers.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The lodging house was filled with travelers.

Category: Housing

Synonyms: boarding house

Meaning: Inexpensive or cheap, often referring to housing.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: They lived in a low-rent apartment.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• cheap
• affordable

Antonyms:

• expensive
• high-rent

Meaning: A prefabricated structure that can be moved.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They live in a mobile home near the lake.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• trailer
• caravan

Meaning: Modern conveniences or amenities.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The apartment is equipped with all mod cons.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• amenities
• conveniences

Meaning: A person who pays for lodging in someone else's home.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They took in a paying guest to help with expenses.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• lodger
• tenant

Meaning: A house where rooms are rented out to individuals.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He lived in a rooming house while attending college.

Category: Housing › Rental

Synonyms: boarding house

Meaning: A person with whom one shares a room or apartment.

Part of speech: noun

Example: My roommate is very friendly and easy to get along with.

Category: Housing › Rental

Synonyms:

• housemate
• flatmate

Meaning: A small, crudely built shelter or dwelling.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They lived in a shanty near the river.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• hut
• shack

Antonyms:

• mansion
• palace

Meaning: A settlement of poorly built houses, often found in urban areas.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Many people live in shanty towns on the outskirts of the city.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• slum
• shack town

Meaning: A simple structure used for storage or as a workshop.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He keeps his tools in the shed.

Category: Housing

Synonyms:

• outbuilding
• storage