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housing
Noun
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Housing is the homes or residences where people live in a city, state, country, etc.
The housing market in is expensive.
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A machine or part's housing is the area or container it is in.
We had to remove the housing to replace the fan.
shortage
Noun
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A shortage is when there is too little of something.
There has been a shortage of food because of the drought.
The company had a shortage of candidates for the job.