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gonghouse

gonghouse noun: an outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Noun

gonghouse (plural gonghouses)

  1. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    Synonyms:
    gong
  2. (figuratively, obsolete) Hell.
    Synonyms:
    afterlife

Synonyms of gonghouse

Forms of gonghouse

pluralgonghouses
alternative formgong-house

Origin of gonghouse

gong (“outhouse; excrement”) + house

Questions about gonghouse

What does gonghouse mean?
Gonghouse means an outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
What part of speech is gonghouse?
Gonghouse is a noun.
What is the plural of gonghouse?
The plural of gonghouse is gonghouses.

Words near gonghouse in the dictionary

  1. gonggi
  2. Gonggong
  3. gonghang
  4. gonghangs
  5. Gonghe
  6. gonghouse
  7. gonghouses
  8. gonging
  9. gongings
  10. Gongliao
  11. gonglike

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