Housing Terminology

noun a person who has completed their undergraduate studies and has not yet achieved a higher degree

• The bachelor of science degree requires completion of several advanced courses.
• My friend is still a bachelor at 40, he's in no rush to settle down.
• Check out that bachelor pad, it's so cool!
• She is a bachelor of her own destiny, making all her decisions independently.

noun a cheap, run-down hotel or rooming house, especially one used by transients or people living on very low incomes

• The city council decided to shut down the flophouse due to multiple health code violations.
• I heard that old abandoned building is now being used as a flophouse for homeless people.
• I can't believe he's living in that flophouse, it's such a dump.
• His mind felt like a flophouse, cluttered with random thoughts and memories.

noun a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling

• The poor family lived in a small hovel on the outskirts of town.
• I can't believe they expect us to stay in this hovel for the weekend.
• This hovel is a dump, let's get out of here.
• His mind was like a cluttered hovel, filled with chaotic thoughts.

noun a synonym for 'residence' or 'dwelling'

• The soldiers were provided with comfortable living quarters during their deployment.
• The new apartment has spacious living quarters with a great view.
• I can't wait to crash in my living quarters after a long day at work.
• His mind was like a cluttered living quarters, filled with thoughts and memories.