house-to-house

adjective

Going from one house to another.

“to go house-to-house”

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Meanings

adjectivehouse-to-house (not comparable)

alternative house to house

  1. not comparableGoing from one house to another.

    house-to-house canvassing

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    Near-synonym: door-to-door

    Synonyms: door-to-door

adverbhouse-to-house (not comparable)

alternative house to house

  1. not comparableTo all the houses, one after another, in a given area.

    to go house-to-house

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveGoing from one house to another.

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door-to-door

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveomitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next

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Also see
door-to-door

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

First attested in 1855–1860.

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APA

house-to-house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-to-house

MLA

“house-to-house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-to-house. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “house-to-house,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/house-to-house.

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