"house-hunt" meaning in All languages combined

See house-hunt on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: house-hunts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} house-hunt (plural house-hunts)
  1. The act of searching for a house to buy or rent.
    Sense id: en-house-hunt-en-noun-f~sDgRkE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53

Verb [English]

Forms: house-hunts [present, singular, third-person], house-hunting [participle, present], house-hunted [participle, past], house-hunted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} house-hunt (third-person singular simple present house-hunts, present participle house-hunting, simple past and past participle house-hunted)
  1. To search for a house to buy or rent.
    Sense id: en-house-hunt-en-verb-PCVh3Mkx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
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