housing
1. hous.ing \'hau.-zin\ n 1a: SHELTER, LODGING 1b: dwellings provided for
people 2a: something that covers or protects 2b: a casing (as an enclosed
bearing) in which a shaft revolves 2c: a frame or other support for
mechanical parts 3: a portion of a mast that is beneath the deck or of a
bowsprit that is in board 4a: the space taken out of a structural member
(as a timber) to admit the i nsertion of part of another 4b: a niche for a
sculpture
2. housing n 1: an ornamental cover for a saddle pl 2: TRAPPINGS