- housewarming
- noun Date: 1577 a party to celebrate the taking possession of a house or premises
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housewarming
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Housewarming — House warm ing, n. A feast or merry making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
housewarming — celebration of a new home, 1570s, from HOUSE (Cf. house) (n.) + prp. of WARM (Cf. warm) … Etymology dictionary
housewarming — [hous′wôr΄miŋ] n. a party given by or for someone moving into a new home … English World dictionary
housewarming — [[t]ha͟ʊswɔː(r)mɪŋ[/t]] housewarmings N COUNT: oft N n A housewarming is a party that you give for friends when you have just moved to a new house. I m so sorry I missed the housewarming... I d been to a housewarming party the night before … English dictionary
housewarming — UK [ˈhaʊsˌwɔː(r)mɪŋ] / US [ˈhaʊsˌwɔrmɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms housewarming : singular housewarming plural housewarmings a party that you give in a house that you have just moved into … English dictionary
Housewarming party — A housewarming party is a party held on the occasion of moving into a new, purchased residence. It is an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends, and sometimes for friends to give gifts to furnish the new home. [… … Wikipedia
housewarming — /hows wawr ming/, n. a party to celebrate a person s or family s move to a new home. [1570 80; HOUSE + WARMING] * * * … Universalium
housewarming — Synonyms and related words: Kaffeeklatsch, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, ball, blowout, brawl, caucus, cocktail party, coffee klatch, colloquium, commission, committee, conclave, concourse, congregation, congress, conventicle,… … Moby Thesaurus
housewarming — house|warm|ing [ haus,wɔrmıŋ ] noun count a party that you give in a house that you have just moved into … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
housewarming — n. party to celebrate a new home … English contemporary dictionary
