House vs. Bungalow

By Jaxson

Main Difference

The main difference between House and Bungalow is that the House is a structure intended for living in and Bungalow is a type of building, originally developed in the Bengal region in South Asia, but now found throughout the world.

  • House

    A house is a building that functions as a home, ranging from simple dwellings such as rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes and the improvised shacks in shantytowns to complex, fixed structures of wood, brick, concrete or other materials containing plumbing, ventilation and electrical systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, domestic animals such as chickens or larger livestock (like cattle) may share part of the house with humans. The social unit that lives in a house is known as a household.

    Most commonly, a household is a family unit of some kind, although households may also be other social groups, such as roommates or, in a rooming house, unconnected individuals. Some houses only have a dwelling space for one family or similar-sized group; larger houses called townhouses or row houses may contain numerous family dwellings in the same structure. A house may be accompanied by outbuildings, such as a garage for vehicles or a shed for gardening equipment and tools. A house may have a backyard or frontyard, which serve as additional areas where inhabitants can relax or eat.

  • Bungalow

    A bungalow is a type of building, originally developed in the Bengal region in South Asia. The meaning of the word bungalow varies internationally. Common features of many bungalows include verandas and being low-rise. In Australia, the California bungalow associated with the United States was popular after the First World War. In North America and the United Kingdom, a bungalow today is a house, normally detached, that may contain a small loft. It is either single-story or has a second story built into a sloping roof, usually with dormer windows (one-and-a-half stories).

Wikipedia
  • House (noun)

    A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. from 9thc.

    “This is my house and my family’s ancestral home.”

  • House (noun)

    The people who live in a house; a household. from 9thc.

  • House (noun)

    A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). from 10thc.

    “The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house.”

    “On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.”

  • House (noun)

    A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. from 10thc.

    “A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house.”

  • House (noun)

    The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance. from 10thc.

    “After her swan-song, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.”

  • House (noun)

    A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. from 10thc.

    “The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.”

  • House (noun)

    A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. from 10thc.

    “A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.”

  • House (noun)

    a place of rest or repose. from 9thc.

  • House (noun)

    A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities. from 19thc.

    “I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.”

  • House (noun)

    An animal’s shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection. from 10thc.

  • House (noun)

    One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart. from 14thc.

  • House (noun)

    The fourth Lenormand card.

  • House (noun)

    A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece. from 16thc.

  • House (noun)

    The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice. from 19thc.

  • House (noun)

    Lotto; bingo. from 20thc.

  • House (noun)

    A children’s game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.

    “As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.”

  • House (noun)

    A small stand of trees in a swamp.

  • House (noun)

    House music.

  • House (verb)

    To keep within a structure or container.

    “The car is housed in the garage.”

  • House (verb)

    To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.

  • House (verb)

    To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.

  • House (verb)

    To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.

  • House (verb)

    To contain or cover mechanical parts.

  • House (verb)

    To drive to a shelter.

  • House (verb)

    To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

  • House (verb)

    To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.

    “to house the upper spars”

  • Bungalow (noun)

    A small house or cottage usually having a single story

  • Bungalow (noun)

    A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide verandah

Wiktionary
  • House (noun)

    a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys

    “house prices”

    “a house of Cotswold stone”

  • House (noun)

    the people living in a house; a household

    “make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house”

  • House (noun)

    a noble, royal, or wealthy family or lineage; a dynasty

    “the power and prestige of the House of Stewart”

  • House (noun)

    a dwelling that is one of several in a building.

  • House (noun)

    a building in which animals live or in which things are kept

    “a hen house”

  • House (noun)

    a building in which people meet for a particular activity

    “a house of prayer”

  • House (noun)

    a firm or institution

    “a publishing house”

  • House (noun)

    the Stock Exchange.

  • House (noun)

    a restaurant or inn

    “help yourself to a drink, compliments of the house!”

    “a carafe of house wine”

  • House (noun)

    a brothel.

  • House (noun)

    a theatre

    “a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house”

  • House (noun)

    a performance in a theatre or cinema

    “tickets for the first house”

  • House (noun)

    a religious community that occupies a particular building

    “the Cistercian house at Clairvaux”

  • House (noun)

    a residential building for pupils at a boarding school

    “a house of 45 boarders”

    “a house prefect”

  • House (noun)

    each of a number of groups into which pupils at a day school are divided for games or competition.

  • House (noun)

    a college of a university.

  • House (noun)

    a legislative or deliberative assembly

    “the sixty-member National Council, the country’s upper house”

  • House (noun)

    (in the UK) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US) the House of Representatives

    “the government commanded an overall majority in the House”

  • House (noun)

    used in formal debates that mimic the procedures of a legislative assembly

    “a debate on the motion ‘This house would legalize cannabis’”

  • House (noun)

    a style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat

    “DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house”

  • House (noun)

    a twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.

  • House (noun)

    a twelfth division of the celestial sphere represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life.

  • House (noun)

    old-fashioned term for bingo

  • House (noun)

    used by a bingo player to announce that they have won.

  • House (adjective)

    (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.

  • House (adjective)

    relating to a firm, institution, or society

    “a house journal”

  • House (adjective)

    (of a band or group) resident or regularly performing in a club or other venue

    “the house band”

  • House (verb)

    provide with shelter or accommodation

    “they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees”

  • House (verb)

    provide space for; contain or accommodate

    “the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture”

  • House (verb)

    fix (something) in a socket or mortise.

  • Bungalow (noun)

    a low house having only one storey or, in some cases, upper rooms set in the roof, typically with dormer windows.

  • Bungalow (noun)

    (in SE Asia) a large detached house with more than one storey.

Oxford Dictionary

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