Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective omitting no one; proceeding from the door of one house to that of the next.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next
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Examples
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Little news reached the outside world about the fighting in Bakara Market over the past few months, but the bullet-ridden buildings and collapsed walls tell a story of pitched battles and house-to-house combat.
Mogadishu Business District in Ruins Following Militants' Exit 2011
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The killing continued through the night, with soldiers operating house-to-house sweeps in the apartment buildings adjacent to the square.
The Isthmus: Stories from Mexico's Past, 1495-1995 by Bruce Stores 2010
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The soldiers smashed down doors and went house-to-house, pillaging, beating and raping for an entire night, from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next day, witnesses said.
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Little news reached the outside world about the fighting in Bakara Market over the past few months, but the bullet-ridden buildings and collapsed walls tell a story of pitched battles and house-to-house combat.
Mogadishu Business District in Ruins Following Militants' Exit 2011
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Electricity and telephone service were reported to have been cut, and government militias were reported to be making house-to-house searches.
Syria Detains Opposition Activists in Continuing Crackdown 2011
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Forces acting for President Bashar al-Assad were reported to have chased protesters and conducted house-to-house raids following the end of prayers in the central cities of Hama and Homs, which have seen an emerging armed insurgency.
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The only country it has pronounced loudly on is Libya, where Moammar Gadhafi threatened to go house-to-house to kill civilians who opposed him.
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Others are going house-to-house and school-to-school to ensure its success amid concerns that pockets of resistance may emerge.
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Back to the Fall of Berlin, the Russians crossed the Oder River (not named after its smell) and entered house-to-house fighting on the streets of Berlin.
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Electricity and telephone service were reported to have been cut, and government militias were reported to be making house-to-house searches.
Syria Detains Opposition Activists in Continuing Crackdown 2011
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