outhouse
nounEtymology
From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).
- inherited from outhous
Definitions
An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
Any outbuilding
Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
- The children had explored the gardens and the outhouses thoroughly before they were caught and cleaned for tea, and they saw quite well that they were certain to be happy at the White House.
- There was a considerable outhouse, which he unlocked and we entered.
To house in a separate building.
- In our discussion of outhousing we have tried to take into account the inconvenience to users as well as the potential savings in costs.
- The Information Department is outhoused but there are operational reasons for this and it would, in any case, be physically impossible to house the staff of the Department in the main building.
The neighborhood
- synonymbackhouse
- synonymbackside
- synonymbog
- synonymboggard
- synonymboghouse
- synonymcarsey
- synonymchamber foreign
- synonymcommon house
- synonymcommons
- synonymCousin John
- synonymcraphouse
- synonymdanna
- neighborchamber pot
- neighbortoilet
- neighborhouse
- neighborbathroom
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at outhouse. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at outhouse. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at outhouse
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA