Villa vs. Cottage

Villanoun

(plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

Villanoun

A family house, often semi-detached, in a middle class street.

Villanoun

A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.

Villanoun

A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance.

Villanoun

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

Villanoun

detached or semi-detached suburban house

Villanoun

country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard

Villanoun

pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds

Villanoun

(especially in continental Europe) a large and luxurious country house in its own grounds.

Villanoun

a detached or semi-detached house in a residential district, typically one that is Victorian or Edwardian in style

Villanoun

a rented holiday home abroad.

Villanoun

a large country house of Roman times, having an estate and consisting of farm and residential buildings arranged around a courtyard.

Villa

A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably.

Cottagenoun

A small house; a cot; a hut.

Cottagenoun

A seasonal home of any size or stature. A recreational home or a home in a remote location.

Cottagenoun

A public lavatory

Cottagenoun

as a meeting place for homosexual men.

Cottageverb

To stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.

Cottageverb

To have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging.

Cottagenoun

A small house; a cot; a hut.

Cottagenoun

a small house with a single story

Cottagenoun

a small house, typically one in the country

Cottagenoun

a simple house forming part of a farm, used by a worker

Cottagenoun

(in the context of casual homosexual encounters) a public toilet.

Cottageverb

perform homosexual acts in a public toilet

Cottage

A cottage is typically a small house. It may carry the connotation of being an old or old-fashioned building.