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pit-house vs dwelling

dwelling vs pit-house

pit-house and dwelling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pit-house Yes No No No
dwelling Yes No No No
As nouns, dwelling is a hypernym of pit-house; that is, dwelling is a word with a broader meaning than pit-house:
  • pit-house: 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: housing that someone is living in
Other hypernyms of pit-house include abode, domicile, dwelling house, habitation, home, shelter.
pit-house (noun) dwelling (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 pit-house and dwelling

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