the house is semi-detached

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• Semi-detached — [ Mentmore, UK masquerade as one Mock Tudor style house.] Semi detached housing (often abbreviated to semi in the UK, Canada, and Australia, as in three bedroom semi, or outright renamed duplex in New England), consists of pairs of houses built… …   Wikipedia

• semi-detached —    (of a house)    sharing a party wall    The standard English usage avoids direct mention of the fact that the house is not separate from its neighbour:     And the novel s title was the first recorded use (in 1859) of the word semi detached .… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• detached — adjective 1 not reacting in an emotional way, so that you can do your job properly or make the right decisions: Try to take a more detached view. 2 BrE a detached house or garage is not joined to another building on any side: a large detached… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Semi — is a Latin prefix to a verb, noun, or adjective meaning half . Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply semi in appropriate contexts:* Semi automatic firearm * Semi trailer truck (UK: articulated lorry) * Semi submersible, a… …   Wikipedia

• Ye Olde Cinder House — is a house that is situated in West Hallam, Derbyshire and is made of ‘cinder’. It is a listed building which is situated on Station Road.HistoryThe Cinder House was built in 1833 to celebrate the birth of the local Squire’s son, Francis Parker… …   Wikipedia

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• house — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 building that is made for one family to live in ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, comfortable, elegant, fancy (esp. AmE), fine, grand, handsome, lovely, luxurious …   Collocations dictionary

• house — house1 W1S1 [haus] n plural houses [ˈhauzız] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where someone lives)¦ 2¦(building)¦ 3¦(government)¦ 4¦(company)¦ 5¦(theatre)¦ 6 in house 7 put/set/get your (own) house in order 8 bring the house down …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• semi — [[t]se̱mi[/t]] semis (The pronunciation [[t]se̱maɪ[/t]] can also be used for meaning 3.) 1) N COUNT A semi is a semi detached house. [BRIT, INFORMAL] Syn: semi detached 2) N COUNT: usu pl, usu the N In a sporting competition, the semis are the… …   English dictionary

• detached — de|tached [dıˈtætʃt] adj 1.) not reacting to or becoming involved in something in an emotional way ≠ ↑involved ▪ Try to take a more detached view . detached from ▪ He appeared totally detached from the horrific nature of his crimes. detached… …   Dictionary of contemporary English