chambered

verb

Definition of chamberednext
past tense of chamber
as in housed
to provide with living quarters or shelter chambered the lost hikers in the barn until the next morning

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  1. housed
  2. lodged
  3. accommodated
Verb
  • These one- or two-room shacks housed, on average, six enslaved people and had, at most, one window.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • This knife set is housed in a wooden block, creating a sleek, bougie design that will complement the rest of the accessories in your kitchen.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of housed
Verb
  • Walking upright slowed the transit of food through the system, meaning that waste material became lodged in the bands of the large intestine, setting the flora of the gut off balance and seeping poison into the rest of the body.
    Elsa Richardson, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Around the time of her departure, Perrette lodged accusations of an assault or a crime.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of lodged
Verb
  • Advertisement The centers will house only adult men, while vulnerable people such as women, children, elderly people and those who are ill or victims of torture will be accommodated in Italy.
    Llazar Semini, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of accommodated
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