After his surgery, the houseboundness he experienced made him rely on neighbors for groceries and companionship.

She's been housecalling all morning to check on her elderly neighbors.

The old map marked the housebody at the village center, its hearth still blackened from centuries of fires.

Because the clinic was closed, the doctor housecalled the bedridden patient last night.

Unlike the partygoers, the housebodies at the retreat spent their evenings reading by the fireplace.

The Houseals gathered at the old farmhouse every summer to swap stories and recipes.

Ms. Houseal arrived early to organize the neighborhood meeting.