Synonyms of longhouse
60 similar words
Another word for longhouse is backhouse. Other synonyms of longhouse are backside, bog, carsey, craphouse and dunnekin.
Synonyms and similar words for longhouse
nounAn outhouse, an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.
- backhouse
- backside UK
- bog UK, slang
- carsey UK, slangA house.
- craphouse vulgarAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- dunnekinAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- dunny Australia, slang
- House of Commons Canada, UK
- jakes UK, slangA place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- johnny house US, slangAn outhouse or portable toilet.
- karzy UK, slang
- khazi
- kocayA place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
- little house Australia
- long drop Australia
- netty
- outhouse US
- privy
- shield
- shithouse vulgar
- shouse AustraliaAn outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- thunderbox Australia, UK
- usual offices UKA place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- boggard obsolete
- boghouse UK, datedAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- chamber foreign obsolete
- common house obsolete
- commons obsoleteAn outhouse.
- Cousin John obsoleteA place or device for urination and defecation: an outhouse or chamber pot.
- danna obsolete, slangHuman feces.
- draught obsolete
- draught-house obsoleteAn outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- earth closet UK, datedAn outhouse or lavatory which uses a cesspit rather than a flush toilet and plumbing.
- foreign obsoleteAn outhouse; an outdoor toilet.
- gang obsolete
- gingerbread office obsolete
- gong obsolete
- gonghouse obsolete
- house of ease obsoleteAn outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.
- house of easement obsoleteAn outbuilding in which to do one's easement (defecate): an outhouse.
- house of office UK, obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- issue obsolete
- jacques obsolete
- jakeshouse obsoleteAn outbuilding with a jakes: an outhouse.
- necessary obsolete
- necessary house obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
- necessary place obsoleteA place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
- necessary vault obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
- neddy obsolete
- passage house obsolete
- petty obsoleteAn outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
- petty-house obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- privy house obsoleteAn outhouse: an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.
- purging place obsolete
- retreat obsolete
- siege obsolete
- siegehouse obsoleteAn outbuilding with toilet seats: an outhouse.
- vault obsolete
- wardrobe obsolete
- withdraught obsolete
Meaning of longhouse
- noun A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.
- noun An outhouse, an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.
- noun The modern society, perceived as increasingly matriarchal and overly egalitarian, and therefore stifling nonconformity and masculine values.
longhouse in other languages
Questions about synonyms of longhouse
- What is another word for longhouse?
- Longhouse has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as backhouse, backside, bog, carsey, craphouse, dunnekin, dunny and House of Commons.
- What does longhouse mean?
- Longhouse means a long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: longhouse (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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