housed

[haʊzd]

housed Definition

• 1. provide accommodations or lodging for someone or something
• 2. keep something in a particular place, especially to protect or preserve it

Using housed: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "housed" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  The museum is housed in a historic building.

• Example

  The data is housed on a secure server.

• Example

  The animals are housed in separate enclosures.

• Example

  The company's headquarters are housed in a modern skyscraper.

housed Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for housed

• accommodate
• shelter
• lodge
• contain
• store

Antonyms for housed

• evict
• displace

Phrases with housed

• be well-housed

  to have good living conditions

  Example

  The refugees are well-housed and provided with basic necessities.

• house of cards

  a structure or situation that is very unstable and likely to collapse suddenly

  Example

  The company's finances were a house of cards, and it eventually went bankrupt.

• bring the house down

  to cause great enthusiasm or excitement in an audience

  Example

  The comedian's jokes brought the house down, and everyone was laughing uncontrollably.

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Summary: housed in Brief

'Housed' [haʊzd] means providing accommodations or lodging for someone or something, or keeping something in a particular place. It can refer to physical structures like buildings or enclosures, as in 'The museum is housed in a historic building,' or digital storage, as in 'The data is housed on a secure server.' The phrase 'be well-housed' denotes good living conditions, while 'house of cards' refers to an unstable structure or situation.