Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terraced house

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: ter-raced -house
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of house which shares one or both sidewalls with the adjacent houses, typical of Victorian and Edwardian housing in English cities.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

terraced houses (plural) terrace house (alternative)

Phrases

semi-detached

Frequently Paired Words

detached semi-detached

Synonyms

linked house rowhouse townhouse

Questions

What does terraced house mean?: A type of house which shares one or both sidewalls with the adjacent houses, typical of Victorian and Edwardian housing in English cities.

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