ˈranch house noun [countable]

1. American English a house built on one level, usually with a roof that does not slope very much ⇒ bungalow

2. a house on a ranch in which the rancher lives

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house a building that someone lives in, especially one that is intended for one family, person, or couple to live in:
Annie and Rick have just bought their first house.
The price of houses is going up all the time.
detached house British English a house that is not joined to another house:
a detached four-bedroomed house
semi-detached house British English a house that is joined to another house on one side
terraced house British English, row house American English one of a row of houses that are joined together
townhouse one of a row of houses that are joined together. In British English, townhouse is often used about a large and impressive house in a fashionable area of a city:
an 18th-century townhouse in Bath
cottage a small house in the country – used especially about houses in the UK:
a little cottage in the country
a thatched cottage (=with a roof made of straw)
bungalow a small house that is all on one level:
Bungalows are suitable for many elderly people.
country house a large house in the countryside, especially one that is of historical interest:
The hotel was originally an Edwardian country house.
mansion a very large house:
the family’s Beverly Hills mansion
mobile home (also trailer American English) a type of house that can be pulled by a large vehicle and moved to another place
ranch house American English a long narrow house that is all on one level:
a California ranch house
duplex American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
apartment especially American English, flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat. Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements:
His apartment is on the eighth floor.
In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
condominium (also condo informal) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them:
a 10-unit condominium complex
development a group of new houses or other buildings that are all planned and built together on the same piece of land:
The site is to be used for a new housing development.
estate British English an area where a large group of houses have all been built together at the same time:
She grew up on a council estate in Leeds.

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