Usually means: Town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History
We found 11 dictionaries that define the word Houghton:

General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. Houghton: Vocabulary.com
  2. Houghton, houghton: Wordnik
  3. Houghton: Wiktionary
  4. houghton: Dictionary.com
  5. Houghton (East Indiaman), Houghton: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. Houghton: Rhymezone
  7. houghton: FreeDictionary.org
  8. houghton: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. Houghton: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. baby names list (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Houghton: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See houghtons as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Houghton)

noun:  A common placename:
noun:  A number of places in the United Kingdom:
noun:  A village in Houghton and Wyton parish, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL281724).
noun:  A village in Stanwix Rural parish, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY407593).
noun:  A hamlet in Sancton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE886392).
noun:  A village and civil parish in Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU341143).
noun:  A village and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF789288).
noun:  A hamlet in Heddon-on-the-Wall parish, southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1266).
noun:  A village and civil parish in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ017411).
noun:  A village in Burton community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9807).
noun:  A town near Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
noun:  A number of places in the United States:
noun:  A minor city in Lee County, Iowa.
noun:  A city, the county seat of Houghton County, Michigan, on the Upper Peninsula.
noun:  A township in Keweenaw County, Michigan.
noun:  A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Caneadea, Allegany County, New York.
noun:  An unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota.
noun:  A neighbourhood of the city of Kirkland, Washington.
noun:  A habitational surname from Old English.

Similar:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Words similar to Houghton

Usage examples for Houghton

Idioms related to Houghton

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing Houghton

Words that often appear near Houghton

Rhymes of Houghton

Invented words related to Houghton

Similar:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Compound Your Joy