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showhouse

showhouse noun: a house open to the public as an exhibition of architecture, furnishing, etc.

Noun

showhouse (plural showhouses)

  1. A house open to the public as an exhibition of architecture, furnishing, etc.
    • More than 20 interior designers and decorative artists are participating in this year’s showhouse, a new, 10,000-square-foot shingle-style house built by George Gavalas of Bridgehampton.2007 July 20, Wendy Moonan, “Chinese Porcelain With a French Twist”, in New York Times

Forms of showhouse

pluralshowhouses

Origin of showhouse

From show + house.

Questions about showhouse

What does showhouse mean?
Showhouse means a house open to the public as an exhibition of architecture, furnishing, etc.
What part of speech is showhouse?
Showhouse is a noun.
What is the plural of showhouse?
The plural of showhouse is showhouses.

Words near showhouse in the dictionary

  1. showguides
  2. showhome
  3. showhomes
  4. showhorse
  5. showhorses
  6. showhouse
  7. showhouses
  8. showie
  9. showier
  10. showies
  11. showiest

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