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cottage

/ˈkɒtɪdʒ/noun

A small, simple house, often in the countryside.

Example sentences

  • “They rent a cottage by the lake every August.”
  • “The old stone cottage had a thatched roof and a tiny garden.”

Attaches to small-scale things: cottage industry, cottage cheese, cottage garden.

Synonyms for cottage

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