Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house of ease

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
house- of ease
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

houses of ease (plural)

Phrases

closet of ease do one's ease house of office seat of ease

Frequently Paired Words

closet of ease do one's ease house of office seat of ease

Synonyms

outhouse

Questions

What does house of ease mean?
An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.
Where does house of ease come from?
From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”).

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