1. Structures collectively in which people are housed
   "The university provided housing for all first-year students";
   - lodging, living accommodations
    
2. A protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
   "The engine housing was damaged in the collision"
    
3. Decorative covering for a horse, especially an ornamental saddle cloth or harness
   "The knight's horse wore elaborate housings for the tournament";
   - caparison, trapping

1. Contain or cover
   "This box houses the gears"
    
2. Provide someone with accommodation
   "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town";
   - put up, domiciliate [rare]

Derived forms: housings

Type of: accommodate, admit, construction, hold, protection, protective cover, protective covering, saddlery, shelter, stable gear, structure, tack

Encyclopedia: Housing, Town Planning etc Act 1909