semidetached
Sharing one wall
Semidetached describes a house that shares one wall with an adjacent house but is otherwise freestanding—a middle ground between detached and terraced housing.
The term is primarily British: a semidetached in the suburbs, They bought a nice semi.
The shortened form *semi* is common in casual speech.
Divided dwelling, shared walls
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- semiLarge freight truck
- rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit
- terracePaved outdoor extension
side-by-side · adjoined · freehold · leasehold · co-ownership · mid-terrace · maisonette · pebbledash
Street closed at end
- drivewayPrivate residential road
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- lawnTended yard grass
- gardenCultivated plant area
patio · fence · neighborhood · commuter · homeowner · mortgage · subdivision · sidewalk
Preventing noise transmission
- neighborPerson living nearby
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- bufferProtective intermediate space
shared · adjoining · separation · independence · autonomy · compromise · proximity · overlooking
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
porch · gable · chimney · dormer · heritage · conservation · restoration · conversion
Favoring one side
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
disengaged · disconnected · removed · distant · reserved · indifferent · lukewarm · noncommittal
duplex
Divided dwelling, shared walls
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- semiLarge freight truck
- rowhouseAdjoined urban dwelling unit
terrace · side-by-side · adjoined · freehold · leasehold · co-ownership · mid-terrace · maisonette · pebbledash
cul-de-sac
Street closed at end
garden · patio · fence · neighborhood · commuter · homeowner · mortgage · subdivision · sidewalk · sprinkler
soundproofing
Preventing noise transmission
buffer · shared · adjoining · separation · independence · autonomy · compromise · proximity · overlooking · hedgerow
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- brickworkConstruction from fired blocks
masonry · porch · gable · chimney · dormer · heritage · conservation · restoration · conversion · infill
partial
Favoring one side
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
aloof · disengaged · disconnected · removed · distant · reserved · indifferent · lukewarm · noncommittal · half-hearted
- Semi- wordssemicircle, semifinal, semicolon, semiconductor, semitruck
semidetachedfully committed
semidetacheddetached
Apart or uninvolved
freestanding · terraced · attached · standalone · row house
detach, detached, detachment, detachable, detaches, detaching, detacher, semi-detached