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spite house

spite house noun: a building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.

Noun

spite house (plural spite houses)

  1. A building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.

Forms of spite house

pluralspite houses

Questions about spite house

What does spite house mean?
Spite house means a building constructed or substantially modified to irritate neighbors or any other party with a stake in the surrounding land.
What part of speech is spite house?
Spite house is a noun.
What is the plural of spite house?
The plural of spite house is spite houses.

Words near spite house in the dictionary

  1. spitcup
  2. spitcups
  3. spite
  4. spite fence
  5. spite fences
  6. spite house
  7. spite houses
  8. spite of
  9. spite wall
  10. spite walls
  11. spited

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