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dug-out vs dwelling house

dwelling house vs dug-out

dug-out and dwelling house both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dug-out Yes No No No
dwelling house Yes No No No
As nouns, dwelling house is a hypernym of dug-out; that is, dwelling house is a word with a broader meaning than dug-out:
  • dug-out: a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
  • dwelling house: housing that someone is living in
Other hypernyms of dug-out include abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, home, shelter.
dug-out (noun) dwelling house (noun)
a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. housing that someone is living in
Difference between dug-out and dwelling house

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