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Outhouse is an English word with synonyms like privy or jakes. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Outhouse meaning

  1. An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
  2. Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.

Synonyms of Outhouse

privy earth-closet jakes outbuilding

Related words

Other words often associated with Outhouse or its synonyms:

secluded john lavatory private room edifice can toilet secret bathroom building lav

Using Outhouse

  • The main meaning on this page is: An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit. | Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
  • Useful related words include: privy, earth-closet, jakes, outbuilding.
  • In the example corpus, outhouse often appears in combinations such as: an outhouse, outhouse and, the outhouse.

Context around Outhouse

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

stinky 1× composting 1× old 1× brick 1× demolish 1× yeah 1× vintage 1× henhouse 1× portable 1× griffin 1×

Often after:

maintenance 1× news 1× speaks 1× ear 1×

Sentence patterns with Outhouse

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a brick outhouse and sleeps 1× a composting outhouse is one 1× a portable outhouse at iron 1× a vintage outhouse and posted 1× an old outhouse was given 1× and an outhouse to use 1× and yeah outhouse maintenance 1× boulder an outhouse and of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bomb exploded 1× a composting outhouse 1× a model in 1× after closing on 1× agiriga slept on 1× an old outhouse 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the rear 1× build a cabin 1× by the church 1× contrast he said 1× eventually demolished altogether 1× hours a night 1×

Words around Outhouse

Just before it in the word index:

outhitting 4 outhit 10 outhere 2 outh 2 outgunning 3 outgunned 48

Just after it in the word index:

outhouses 13 outhwaite 6 outing 975 outings 409 outjumped 2 outkast 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abeyance 37 abp 37 achiever 37 acker 37 acquiescence 37

Corpus analysis for Outhouse

  • In this selection, "outhouse" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, stinky, composting, old, maintenance, news and speaks stand out and add context to how "outhouse" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a brick outhouse and sleeps and a composting outhouse is one. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "outhouse" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with outhouse

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Proposal: Demolish outhouse and erect single storey extension. (8 words)

A composting outhouse is one that does not use water for flushing. (12 words)

My other grandparents had an outhouse, so it was a contrast," he said. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

The outhouse has two meanings: one refers to a real stinky outhouse the summer kids use as an initiation protocol for new kids; the other meaning is much more sinister and involves people with guns. (35 words)

A bomb exploded inside a portable outhouse at Iron Horse Park near Baker Lake June 27. Police Chief Randy Ketterling questioned three juveniles he had witnessed in the area at the time of the incident. (35 words)

After closing on the land in 2013, the couple built a fixed wooden platform for a large tent and an outhouse to use for several years while they saved up to build a cabin. (34 words)

Question examples

I’m not sure whether Ian made it to the outhouse or not? (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

The outhouse has two meanings: one refers to a real stinky outhouse the summer kids use as an initiation protocol for new kids; the other meaning is much more sinister and involves people with guns.

Located in Highland Council, Scotland, the swamp comes complete with candles made of (fake) earwax, a nice boulder, an outhouse and — of course — waffles for breakfast.

A composting outhouse is one that does not use water for flushing.

And another one-bed flat will be created in an outhouse at the rear.

An old outhouse was given a much-needed makeover and now has a stunning clawfoot bathtub, shower, sink and toilet all sheltered from the creepy crawlies that come with outdoor living.

He likes eggs and chips, is built like a brick outhouse and sleeps around four hours a night.

My other grandparents had an outhouse, so it was a contrast," he said.

Now, Johnson goes from a 1-7 team to a Super Bowl contender with an MVP-candidate quarterback, which is the epitome of an outhouse-to-penthouse move.

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Proposal: Demolish outhouse and erect single storey extension.

Agiriga slept on the floor of an outhouse that he shared with another homeless man who had been taken in by the church.

At some point during all this, the outhouse was damaged even more and eventually demolished altogether.

Cabin user fees cover the helicopters, propane for heat, materials for renovations, the crews doing the work, and yeah, outhouse maintenance.

Friends of author Chris Humphreys have meanwhile been treated to a reading of one of his short stories, which he recorded from a vintage outhouse and posted to Facebook.

That old skank needs to watch the outhouse news both local and national.

US Marshalls put out a hard target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area.

A bomb exploded inside a portable outhouse at Iron Horse Park near Baker Lake June 27. Police Chief Randy Ketterling questioned three juveniles he had witnessed in the area at the time of the incident.

After closing on the land in 2013, the couple built a fixed wooden platform for a large tent and an outhouse to use for several years while they saved up to build a cabin.

Griffin Outhouse speaks post game with after 5-4 SO win on Saturday over pic.

I’m not sure whether Ian made it to the outhouse or not?

A model in an Outhouse ear cuff for Amit Aggarwal’s Crystalis collectionTop model Noyonika Chatterjee walked her last show on Sunday evening.

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Common combinations with outhouse

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "outhouse" in a sentence?
An example: "The outhouse has two meanings: one refers to a real stinky outhouse the summer kids use as an initiation protocol for new kids; the other meaning is much more sinister and involves people with guns." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "outhouse" from authentic English texts.
What does "outhouse" mean?
Outhouse means: An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
What are synonyms of "outhouse"?
Common synonyms of "outhouse" include: privy, earth-closet, jakes, outbuilding.
How many example sentences with "outhouse" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "outhouse", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.