"housing" in the noun sense
1. housing, lodging, living accommodations
structures collectively in which people are housed
2. housing
a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
3. caparison, trapping, housing
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
"housing" in the verb sense
1. house
contain or cover
"This box houses the gears"
2. house, put up, domiciliate
provide housing for
"The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
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