Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun houghton

2 senses of houghton

Sense 1
Houghton, Henry Oscar Houghton -- (United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895))
       INSTANCE OF=> publisher -- (a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music)

Sense 2
Houghton -- (a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula)
       INSTANCE OF=> town -- (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")
       INSTANCE OF=> port of entry, point of entry -- (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)