house-hunt

English

Verb

house-hunt (third-person singular simple present house-hunts, present participle house-hunting, simple past and past participle house-hunted)

  1. To search for a house

Noun

house-hunt (plural house-hunts)

  1. The act of searching for a house.
    • 1980 August 30, Amy Hoffman, “Lesbian Family Retreats to the Safe Sex '50s”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 9:
      Laura uses her money to keep her doors tightly shut and her privacy intact. Of course, this is never completely possible. When challenged about her relationship with Jane by a real estate agent during their house-hunt in the suburbs, Laura says that the two of them are sisters. Jane gets angry at Laura for lying.
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