housing

noun

1. structures collectively in which people are housed

   Synonyms

   • lodging, living accommodations

   Less specific

   • structure, construction

   More specific

   • apartment, flat, billet, block, camp, condominium, dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house, hospice, hostel, youth hostel (more) , student lodging, living quarters, quarters, mobile home, manufactured home, pied-a-terre, quartering, rattrap, shelter, tract housing

2. a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component

   Less specific

   • protective covering, protective cover, protection

   More specific

   • binnacle, cabinet, console, crankcase, distributor housing, journal box, lamp house, lamphouse, lamp housing, radome, radar dome, shell, case, casing

3. stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

   Synonyms

   • caparison, trapping

   Less specific

   • stable gear, saddlery, tack

   More specific

   • bard, horsecloth