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pithouse vs abode

abode vs pithouse

pithouse and abode both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pithouse Yes No No No
abode Yes No No No
As nouns, abode is a hypernym of pithouse; that is, abode is a word with a broader meaning than pithouse:
  • pithouse: 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.
  • abode: housing that someone is living in
Other hypernyms of pithouse include domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, shelter.
pithouse (noun) abode (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
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
Difference between pithouse and abode

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