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house-broken

house-broken is the alternative spelling of housebroken.

Meaning of housebroken

Adjective

housebroken (not comparable)

  1. trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle.
    • Hey. At least I'm housebroken.1998, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski, spoken by The Dude (Jeff Bridges)
    Synonyms:
    house-trained

Forms of house-broken

comparativemore house-broken
superlativemost house-broken

Questions about house-broken

What is house-broken the alternative spelling of?
House-broken is the alternative spelling of housebroken.

Words near house-broken in the dictionary

  1. house-botes
  2. house-boy
  3. house-boys
  4. house-breaker
  5. house-breakers
  6. house-broken
  7. house-call
  8. house-calls
  9. house-coat
  10. house-coats
  11. house-commune

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