housemate
housemate
Definition
house·mate (-māt′)
noun
a person who shares a house, apartment, condominium, etc. with another person
housemate
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- evict: Whilst Big Brother asks us to evict a housemate, The Weakest Link wants us to pick on the less able.
- become: Bonnie's Interview " It was time to go " Tonight Bonnie become the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house.
- find: Tensions simmer between art student Lauren and her layabout boyfriend James over their inability to find a new housemate.
- have: Big Brother Big Brother Finally, for its seventh series, Big Brother has a disabled housemate - Pete Bennett.
- choose: All week we have been urged to choose a new housemate to replace next Friday's first evictee.
- ask: BB asked each housemate to suggest a gift or gifts at no more than £ 10 in total for their best friend to receive.
Adjective modifier
- fellow: It was in a conversation with fellow housemate Steph that Cameron revealed his lack of female company. I definitely would like one.
- former: And this despite having a good friend and former housemate who is one.
- bad: Hair A really bad housemate is a hairy housemate.
- new: We're easy going, fun, friendly, hope our new housemate is the same!
- only: But Jennie was furious at being the only housemate with nothing.
- first: Bonnie's Interview " It was time to go " Tonight Bonnie become the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house.
Modifies a noun
- profile: To see all existing housemate profiles for Barnsley or to create your own profile, click here.
Noun used with modifier
- ootb: OOTB housemate: Maxwell, cheeky southeast England accent.
Possessives
- computer: Well, I assumed that the housemate's computer would, being a laptop, have a network socket.
Preposition: of
- mine: I've just discovered the weblog of an old friend and housemate of mine: Phil.
Preposition: with
- vote: The housemate with most votes wins a fabulous cash prize!
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