BOARDING HOUSE

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

Synonyms:

boarding house; boardinghouse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("boarding house" is a kind of...):

house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boarding house"):

bed-and-breakfast; bed and breakfast (an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast)

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