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house-proud

house-proud adjective: proud of one's house, its furnishings, or its upkeep.

Adjective

house-proud (comparative more house-proud, superlative most house-proud)

  1. Proud of one's house, its furnishings, or its upkeep.

Forms of house-proud

comparativemore house-proud
superlativemost house-proud
alternative formhouse proud
alternative formhouseproud

Origin of house-proud

From house + proud.

Questions about house-proud

What does house-proud mean?
House-proud means proud of one's house, its furnishings, or its upkeep.
What part of speech is house-proud?
House-proud is an adjective.

Words near house-proud in the dictionary

  1. house-keepers
  2. house-like
  3. house-maid
  4. house-maids
  5. house-plunder
  6. house-proud
  7. house-raising
  8. house-roof
  9. house-roofs
  10. house-sat
  11. house-search

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