saltbox

noun

Definition of saltboxnext
as in cottage

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Recent Examples of saltbox Baron’s Cove, located at the center of it all, is a gorgeous saltbox cottage designed by Colleen Bashaw that underwent a full renovation in 2015. — Ariel Okin, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025 John Farrell, Coldwell Banker Realty, (978) 578-5203. Roxbury, Connecticut This four-bedroom modern saltbox was built in 2021 from handmade waterstruck brick. — The Week Staff, theweek, 16 July 2024 My family lives in the white clapboard saltbox at 335 River Road in Carlisle, Massachusetts, the one-time home of Thaddeus Blood, who was born—most likely in our family room—on May 28, 1755. — John Kaag, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saltbox
  1. cottage
  2. farmhouse
  3. townhome
  4. ranch
  5. duplex
  6. bungalow
  7. homestead
  8. ranch house
Noun
  • Homeowners Katie and Jared Hyatt fondly named their 1866 cottage on Main Street in Madison, Georgia, ‘The Few House’.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • And what of the fact that Snow White, abandoned in the woods (where the Huntsman is too kindhearted to carry out the Evil Queen’s order to murder her), comes upon a cottage where seven cute, quarrelsome 249-year-old short men with Amish beards live in bachelor squalor and become her protectors?
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of cottage
Noun
  • It's influenced by farmhouse style architecture, is finished in smart siding and has a small storage box outside.
    — Adam Williams, New Atlas, 18 Mar. 2025
  • There’s never been a better time to accomplish this goal thanks to loads of markdowns on Martha Stewart’s Wayfair line, which is packed with modern farmhouse furniture and decor that exude springtime’s fresh, calming spirit.
    — Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of farmhouse
Noun
  • Designed by the late, celebrated architect Frank Weise, this striking five-story townhome—once a 19th-century carriage house— is now designated a historic landmark by the city.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This change comes as clusters of construction workers are building up new homes, townhomes and apartments throughout the small community just north of Charlotte’s uptown — an indication of the city’s growth creeping in.
    — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of townhome
Noun
  • The ranch, near the village of Teuchitlán, was raided last September by Mexican authorities who failed to find or reveal the discovery of human remains.
    — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Back at the Dutton ranch, Jacob and Jack (Darren Man) are assembling some sort of contraption that could pass for a torture tool.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of ranch
Noun
  • The additional single-family homes would sit on roughly 10 acres on the east side of the overall development and would be built in a second phase, after the original 62 duplexes and three-plexes, which have received final plat approval and are awaiting building permits.
    — Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Astoria Townhomes will put about 118 duplex and triplex for-sale townhomes on about 11.73 acres, according to a press release.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of duplex
Noun
  • When the state bought the bungalows to preserve as a historic site, Wiley moved into an apartment in the Pacific Palisades.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The 11 bungalows are eclectic affairs, built from reclaimed wood and furnished with African art.
    — Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of bungalow
Noun
  • Others call for an increase in homestead property tax exemption or offer grants to senior citizens in a lower income bracket.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That could mean no TABOR refunds for taxpayers next year and leave the state short on funds to cover homestead property tax exemptions for seniors and disabled veterans.
    — Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of homestead
Noun
  • The 1954 ranch house was a veritable museum of Rat Pack era décor, filled with fluffy, sparkly and fruit colored furnishings.
    — Julie Lasky, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Advertisement California Will Rogers’ ranch house and motel owned by William Randolph Hearst consumed by Palisades fire Jan. 8, 2025 The rustic recording studio retreat is a visual icon of Los Angeles music history.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of ranch house

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