Definitions For Longhouse

Noun

LONGHOUSE (plural LONGHOUSEs) A long communal housing of the iroquois and some other american indians, the malays, the indonesians, the vikings{{,}} and many other peoples. {{label, en, obsolete, euphemism}} An outhouse: an outbuilding used for urination and defecation.

Synonyms

outhouse See thesaurus:bathroom

Hypernyms

house

Hypernyms

house

Translations

Czech: dlouhý dům, m Finnish: pitkätalo Malay: rumah panjang Malecite-Passamaquoddy: qanotuwan Montana Salish: usšnéɫxʷ Oneida: kanushésn̲e̲ outhouse

Alternative forms

long house, long-house

Etymology

from long + house. use for outhouses possibly via whittington's longhouse, a public toilet in medieval london, but first attested in translation of a similar french expression.

Is Longhouse a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
16

The word Longhouse is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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