flophouses

noun

plural of flophouse
as in rooms

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  1. rooms
  2. boardinghouses
  3. barracks
  4. billets
  5. penthouses
  6. tenements
  7. mansions
  8. apartments
Noun
  • To up the glamour, Goyal outlined the walls and windows in jet-black molding, lending the rooms a tuxedo-piping effect.
    — Sarah Medford, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The rooms are hung with wire grid-wall panels typically used for retail displays.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of rooms
Noun
  • By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
  • Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home.
    — Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of boardinghouses
Noun
  • Another strike targeted a barracks for Iran’s 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which operates tanks and armored vehicles, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state television reported.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of barracks
Noun
  • The first billets have been shipped to SGL facilities in the US for machining.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of billets
Noun
  • With a foreword by fashion designer Jenna Lyons, the book showcases a variety of distinct residential projects, from city penthouses and lakeside retreats to coastal sanctuaries, culminating in their first luxury yacht project.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Those plans included a garage, pedestrian access to the nearby Trinity Trails, a swimming pool, a pickleball court and penthouses.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of penthouses
Noun
  • Jet fuel burns as hot as kerosene — twice as hot as wood — and firefighters battle kerosene fires every day in the basements of tenements all over the city.
    — Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • No one wants to go back to the days of tenements and apartments with insufficient ventilation or light.
    — Michael Schill, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Definition of tenements
Noun
  • Not only mansions but also apartment buildings are subject to the tax, which developers say makes new projects financially unfeasible and has slowed down apartment construction.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of mansions
Noun
  • Karademas said that construction of the East Bank apartments is a sign the city is moving in a good direction.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Residents who lived in separate apartments in the house stood outside, according to the Culpeper Police Department.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of apartments
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