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Meaning of "outhouse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUTHOUSE

outhouse  [ˈaʊtˌhaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTHOUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Outhouse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OUTHOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

outhouse

Outhouse

An outhouse, also commonly known as a privy or earth closet, is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a pit toilet or a removable container. Outside North America, the term "outhouse" refers not to a toilet but to outbuildings in a general sense.

Definition of outhouse in the English dictionary

The definition of outhouse in the dictionary is a building near to, but separate from, a main building; outbuilding. Other definition of outhouse is an outside lavatory.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OUTHOUSE


boathouse
ˈbəʊtˌhaʊs
cathouse
ˈkætˌhaʊs
charthouse
ˈtʃɑːtˌhaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
courthouse
ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
gatehouse
ˈɡeɪtˌhaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
hothouse
ˈhɒtˌhaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
masthouse
ˈmɑːstˌhaʊs
nuthouse
ˈnʌtˌhaʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
pesthouse
ˈpɛstˌhaʊs
pothouse
ˈpɒtˌhaʊs
shithouse
ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs
Statehouse
ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUTHOUSE

outgunning
outgush
outhandle
outhaul
outhauler
outhear
outhire
outhit
outhitting
outhomer
outhowl
outhumor
outhunt
outhustle
outing
outjest
outjet
outjetting
outjockey
outjuggle

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUTHOUSE

beach house
coffee house
detached house
dollhouse
full house
house
house-to-house
in-house
lady of the house
mouse
Mulhouse
on the house
open house
opera house
playhouse
powerhouse
steak house
terraced house
town house
treehouse
Waterhouse

Synonyms and antonyms of outhouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «outhouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUTHOUSE

Find out the translation of outhouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of outhouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «outhouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

外屋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

letrina
570 millions of speakers

English

outhouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झोपड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبنى خارجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

времянка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casinha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাহির বাটী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

appentis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah luar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schuppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

離れ家
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바깥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njagani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà ngang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आऊटहाउस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ek bina
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dipendenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przybudówka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

времянка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

latrină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποχωρητήριο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kleinhuisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

utedass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uthus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of outhouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTHOUSE»

The term «outhouse» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.959 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUTHOUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «outhouse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «outhouse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about outhouse

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4 QUOTES WITH «OUTHOUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word outhouse.
1
Roy Blount, Jr.
People may think of Southern humor in terms of missing teeth and outhouse accidents, but the best of it is a rich vein running through the best of Southern literature.
2
Andrew Dost
We're not quite mainstage material. We're more like outhouse material!
3
Sunny Mabrey
I think of myself as a Hollywood hillbilly, but I'm sick of all these questions people ask about Alabama. 'Do you have an outhouse?' 'Is there a lot of inbreeding in your family?' They think all Southerners don't have computers and TV sets and that we're all still living in 1862.
4
Robert Maxwell
Two people could build an outhouse in four hours. They're not complicated.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTHOUSE»

Discover the use of outhouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outhouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Animals in the Outhouse
Animals in the Outhouse shows children it is never worth doing something you are uncomfortable with just for the sake of fitting in. Children will love this silly story that is also a lesson about conformity.
Anja Frohlich, 2013
2
Don't Dig for Water Under the Outhouse: And Other Cowboy ...
From the best-selling author of DON'T SQUAT WITH YER SPURS ON! The pages are packed with Texas Bix Bender's no-nonsense outlook on life: "Don't get even--get over it.
Texas Bix Bender, 2000
3
The Outhouse Reader
OUTHOUSE READER THE OUTHOUSE READER IS THE PERFECT COMPANION for everyone who makes a pit stop at the little wood shack out back!
Roy English, 2009
4
Outhouse Humor: A Collection of Jokes, Stories, Songs, and ...
Jokes, stories, and songs that give you a peek through the crescent-shaped cut-out on the outhouse door.
Billy Edd Wheeler, 1988
5
There's a Porcupine in My Outhouse: Misadventures of a ...
Here are Michael Tougias's adventures at a tiny A-frame cabin on six acres of land overlooking a pond in Northern Vermont.
Mike Tougias, 2003
6
How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods: The Ultimate ...
The. World's. Best. Outhouse. The. remote cabin may not have running water, and if not that rules out the modern bathroom. Usually the next best option is an outhouse, or privy, as some prefer to call the little house out back. During the 30- plus ...
J. Wayne Fears, 2004
7
Freedom in an Outhouse: none
Freedom in an Outhouse is a compilation of poetry written over a 10 year span.
Julie Mouzakis, 2012
8
The Outhouse Revisited
THE OUTHOUSE REVISITED features some of the most unusual and fascinating outhouse photographs from his collection, described and memorialized by Don Harron's wry and witty text.
Don Harron, Sherman Hines, 1996
9
An Outhouse by Any Other Name
Thomas Harding. Medieval castles had privy rooms with stools over a hole in the floor that emptied into a container or directly into the moat below. City folks in those times just threw waste out the window into the street and hoped it rained soon ...
Thomas Harding, 1999
10
The Outhouse Report
Capturing the reality of the Louisiana Legislature through humor and real life images of the day to day lives of legislators is the gist of The Outhouse Report.
Charles Riddle III

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTHOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outhouse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Comic Reflections #29 A Demand Classic!
You don't feel like signing up for an Outhouse account, even though it's FREE and EASY! That's okay. You can comment with your Facebook ... «The Outhouse, Jul 15»
2
Et tu, Gawker: Can Nick Denton's rebel tabloid empire be saved from …
... the last 10 days, Gawker's backed-up internal contradictions have come bubbling into the open like the contents of an overheated outhouse. «Salon, Jul 15»
3
91 police cells currently occupied in West Midlands
Police in Birmingham North proved a shed is no hiding place when they arrested a man from an outhouse in Erdington this morning. «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
4
Top of the morning, July 25, 2015
The original chalkboard, a potbelly stove, the teacher's desk and an indoor outhouse — "there's a hole in the floor," Deremiah said — give the ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Brother and sister started fires which damaged property in Deeside
“The fire got out of control and the outhouse building went on fire.” The court heard Davis felt frightened when the flames went up on the gate ... «News North Wales, Jul 15»
6
Married couple crowned Yale Bologna King and Queen
“I'm excited for the outhouse races. That's what I'm waiting for.” Pete Bullard, who is a member of the Yale School Board, was grilling slices of ... «Port Huron Times Herald, Jul 15»
7
Ursula K. Le Guin, Fyodor Dovstoevsky, and the Snuggly Comfort of …
... so desperately in the outhouse, and that on her unavenged tears you could build that edifice, would you agree to do it? Tell me and don't lie!”. «io9, Jul 15»
8
Kidnapping survivor now helping others
They were bird watching in a remote area near Genesee when they heard a faint cry from the pit of an outhouse. Ten-feet down, they found Lori ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
9
Now This Is How You Sell a Sword on Craigslist
He slew 145 men before falling in battle due to an injury he received the previous day while in his villages outhouse. No one knows what this ... «Popular Mechanics, Jul 15»
10
The 400 Hottest New Yorkers?of 1892
Mrs. Astor also persuaded her husband to drop his second name, Backhouse, which then had the secondary meaning, outhouse, and set to ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Outhouse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/outhouse>. Apr 2024 ».
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