Definitions for boardinghouse-ˌhaʊ zɪz

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

board′ing•house`-ˌhaʊ zɪz(n.)(pl.)-hous•es

or board′ing house`

  1. a house at which meals, or meals and lodging, may be obtained for payment.

Origin of boardinghouse:

1720–30

Princeton's WordNet

  1. boarding house, boardinghouse(noun)

    a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests


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