dwelling
Where one resides
A dwelling is a place where someone lives—a house, apartment, or any structure serving as a residence.
The word is formal and appears mainly in legal, administrative, or literary contexts: The ordinance prohibits more than four unrelated persons in a single dwelling.
In everyday speech, people say home, house, or place.
Portable fabric shelter
- shelterProtected place or structure
- bivouacTemporary military encampment
- lean-toSimple sloped shelter
- iglooDomed snow shelter
tepee · yurt · shanty · encampment · barracks · dugout · refuge · haven
Residential building
- apartmentRented unit in building
- cottageSmall rural home
- bungalowOne-story house with porch
- villaStately country residence
manor · cabin · chalet · townhouse · flat · duplex · penthouse · condominium
Fireplace floor area
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
- privacyFreedom from observation
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
homemaking · furnishings · household · family · nesting · belongings · upkeep · chores
Legal right of possession
- tenancyRenter's period of residence
- mortgageSecured home loan
- leaseTemporary use contract
- rentPayment for temporary use
landlord · tenant · deed · title · property · homeowner · occupancy · eviction
Underlying support structure
- roofBuilding's protective top
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- floorIndoor walking surface
- doorwayPassage into a room
threshold · window · chimney · gable · eaves · porch · balcony · staircase
tent
Portable fabric shelter
igloo · tepee · yurt · shanty · encampment · barracks · dugout · refuge · haven · hostel
house
Residential building
villa · manor · cabin · chalet · townhouse · flat · duplex · penthouse · condominium · studio
hearth
Fireplace floor area
sanctuary · homemaking · furnishings · household · family · nesting · belongings · upkeep · chores · livability
ownership
Legal right of possession
rent · landlord · tenant · deed · title · property · homeowner · occupancy · eviction · residency
foundation
Underlying support structure
doorway · threshold · window · chimney · gable · eaves · porch · balcony · staircase · attic
burrow
Animal's dug dwelling
warren · lair · lodge · roost · kennel · hutch · coop · stable · sett · hole
kitchen
Food preparation room
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
- bathroomRoom for hygiene
- livingroomHome's main gathering space
parlor · den · study · nursery · pantry · hallway · foyer · vestibule · mudroom · sunroom
- cavescave, cavern, caves, caverns, grotto
- private spherehome, family, diary, secrets, bedroom
- propertyproperty, land, ownership, house, home
- village lifevillage, hamlet, thatched roofs, chalet, folk tales
- Indian homescourtyard house, mud hut, mud house, courtyard home, hut
- Asian PrehistoryPaleolithic, Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, hunter-gatherers, stone tools
dwellingworkplace
Employment location
office · factory · commercial building · business premises · industrial site
dwellinghomelessness
Lacking permanent residence
homeless · houseless · unhoused · unsheltered · houselessness
dwellingtemporary shelter
Impermanent place of refuge
hotel · motel · hostel · bivouac · waystation
- cliff dwellingsHomes built into rockfaces
- cave dwellingShelter inside rock formation
- temporary dwellingNon-permanent place to live
- ancient dwellingsHistoric residential structures
- pile dwellingsStructures raised on posts
- dwelling placeResidence or habitation