VDA - House (Part 1/2)

A building in which people live

• House

• Shelter

• Hut

Something beneath, behind, or within which a person is protected from storms or other adverse conditions

• House

• Shelter

• Hut

A small, simple dwelling or shelter, esp. one made of natural materials

• House

• Shelter

• Hut

A primitive form of shelter consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over

• Pit dwelling

• Lake dwelling

• Yurt

A dwelling, esp. of prehistoric times, built on piles or other supports over the water of a lake

• Pit dwelling

• Lake dwelling

• Yurt

A circular, tent-like dwelling of the Mongol nomads of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or animal skins

• Yurt

• Teepee

• Wigwam

• Wetu

A tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door

• Yurt

• Teepee

• Wigwam

• Wetu

An American Indian dwelling, usually of round or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, rush mats, or animal skins

• Yurt

• Teepee

• Wigwam

• Wetu

A temporary domed hut or red cedar and grass used by northeastern North American tribes

• Yurt

• Teepee

• Wigwam

• Wetu

A Navaho Indian dwelling constructed usually of earth and logs and covered with mud and sod

• Hogan

• Sod house

• Wetu

• Wigwam