gingerbread house
gingerbread house noun: a novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.
Noun
gingerbread house (plural gingerbread houses)
- A novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.
- A house in gingerbread style.
Forms of gingerbread house
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Questions about gingerbread house
- What does gingerbread house mean?
- Gingerbread house means a novelty confectionery in the shape of a house, with walls, roof and sometimes chimney made of dense, crisp gingerbread, held together with frosting and decorated with candies; popular especially at Christmastime.
- What part of speech is gingerbread house?
- Gingerbread house is a noun.
- What is the plural of gingerbread house?
- The plural of gingerbread house is gingerbread houses.
Words near gingerbread house in the dictionary
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