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| deck |
an open, usually wooden, platform, attached to the outside of a house or other building, typically used for dining or relaxing. [1/6 definitions] |
| demesne |
the grounds surrounding and attached to a country house or mansion. [1/5 definitions] |
| discount store |
see "discount house." |
| doghouse |
a dog shelter, usu. built to resemble a house. |
| dollhouse |
a toy house made to a very small scale. |
| door |
the building, house, or room to which a door is attached. [1/5 definitions] |
| doorbell |
a bell, buzzer, or other signal at an outside door, as of a house or apartment, sounded to gain admission. |
| doorman |
one whose job is to tend the entrance of an apartment house, hotel, or other building, and to assist residents or guests. |
| dooryard |
a yard at the door of a house. |
| do over |
(informal) to renovate (a room, a house, furnishings, or the like), or to decorate again. [1/2 definitions] |
| dress circle |
the first tier of seats above the ground floor in an opera house, theater, or the like. |
| driveway |
a private road that provides access from a street to a building such as a house or garage. |
| dump |
(informal) a house, town, or other place that is dirty, run-down, or despised. [1/10 definitions] |
| duplex |
a house divided into two apartments. [1/3 definitions] |
| duplex house |
a house that has been divided into two separate living units. |
| dwelling |
a shelter used for long-term residence; abode; house. |
| editor in chief |
the editor who has the final authority to make policy decisions and supervises the other editors at a publishing house or on a specific publication. |
| English sparrow |
a small common brownish gray sparrow; house sparrow. |
| estate |
a landed property, usu. large and having a sizable house connected to it. [1/4 definitions] |
| Executive Mansion |
see "White House." [1/2 definitions] |
| farmhouse |
a house on a farm, usu. the one in which the farm owner or operator lives. |
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