Duplex
Duplex noun - A house with two units sharing a common wall.
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Synonyms for Duplex
House and duplex are semantically related. In some cases you can use "House" instead a noun "Duplex".
Nearby Words: duplexed, duplexing
House
House noun - The place where one lives.
Usage example: come over to my house for supper so I can show off my new stove
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Standardized Sitcom Housing: Subverted in the fact the Rush house is a duplex, with the kitchen and bedroom connected to the living room on both floors.
Source: Series / Too Close for Comfort -
House Fire: The December 2006 story arc where Michael, Deanna and their children are forced from their duplex home due to a fire in the downstairs unit (caused by the occupant smoking in bed).
- The family lives up in the top floor of a San Francisco duplex that the two elder Rushes own; Myron Rafkin, the man who rented the apartment on the bottom floor of the house suddenly dies, only for the family to discover that he's been living a secret life as a transvestite.
Source: Series / Too Close for Comfort
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