home vs housing

housing vs home

home and housing both are nouns.

home is an adjective but housing is not an adjective.

home is a verb but housing is not a verb.

home is an adverb but housing is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
home	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
housing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, housing is a hypernym of home; that is, housing is a word with a broader meaning than home:

home: housing that someone is living in
housing: structures collectively in which people are housed

Other hypernyms of home include living accommodations, lodging.

home (noun)	housing (noun)
housing that someone is living in	structures collectively in which people are housed
an institution where people are cared for	a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score	stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
a social unit living together
the country or state or city where you live
place where something began and flourished
where you live at a particular time
the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
an environment offering affection and security

home (adjective)	housing (adjective)
used of your own ground
relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are
inside the country

home (verb)	housing (verb)
return home accurately from a long distance
provide with, or send to, a home

home (adverb)	housing (adverb)
at or to or in the direction of one's home or family
to the fullest extent; to the heart
on or to the point aimed at

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