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   house

   noun

   • 1. a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys: "my wife and I are moving to a new house" Similar homeplace of residencehomesteadlodging placea roof over one's headformal:habitationresidencedwellingdwelling placeabodedomicile
   • ▪ the people living in a house; a household: "make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house" Similar householdfamilyfamily circleménageclantribeinformal:brood
   • ▪ a noble, royal, or wealthy family or lineage; a dynasty: "the power and prestige of the House of Stewart" Similar clankindredfamilytriberacestraindynastylinelineageancestryancestorsbloodlinedescentfamily tree
   • ▪ a dwelling that is one of several in a building. Scottish
   • ▪ a building in which animals live or in which things are kept: "a hen house"
   • 2. a building in which people meet for a particular activity: "a house of prayer"
   • ▪ a firm or institution: "a publishing house" Similar firmbusinesscompanycorporationenterpriseestablishmentinstitutionconcernorganizationoperationinformal:outfitset-up
   • ▪ the Stock Exchange. informal British
   • ▪ a restaurant or inn: "help yourself to a drink, compliments of the house!" Similar innbartavernhostelrytaproomrestauranthoteleating housepubpublic houseinformal:eateryboozerhistorical:alehousetaphousebeerhousesaloon
   • ▪ a brothel. dated
   • ▪ a theatre: "a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house" Similar audiencecrowdthose presentlistenersspectatorsviewersgatheringassemblyassemblagecongregationgallerystallsinformal:punters
   • ▪ a performance in a theatre or cinema: British "tickets for the first house"
   • 3. a religious community that occupies a particular building: "the Cistercian house at Clairvaux"
   • ▪ a residential building for pupils at a boarding school: "a house of 45 boarders"
   • ▪ each of a number of groups into which pupils at a day school are divided for games or competition. British
   • ▪ a college of a university. formal British
   • 4. a legislative or deliberative assembly: "the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house" Similar legislative assemblylegislative bodychambercouncilparliamentdietcongresssenate
   • ▪ (in the UK) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US) the House of Representatives: "the government commanded an overall majority in the House"
   • ▪ used in formal debates that mimic the procedures of a legislative assembly: "a debate on the motion ‘This house would legalize cannabis’" Similar audiencecrowdthose presentlistenersspectatorsviewersgatheringassemblyassemblagecongregationgallerystallsinformal:punters
   • 5. a style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat: "DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house"
   • 6. a twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.
   • ▪ a twelfth division of the celestial sphere represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life.
   • 7. old-fashioned term for bingo British
   • ▪ used by a bingo player to announce that they have won.

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.
   • 2. relating to a firm, institution, or society: "a house journal"
   • ▪ (of a band or group) resident or regularly performing in a club or other venue: "the house band"

   verb

   • 1. provide with shelter or accommodation: "they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees" Similar accommodateprovide accommodation forprovide with accommodationgive accommodation tomake space formake room forgive someone a roof over their headprovide a roof over someone's headprovide with a place to workharbourlodgequarterboardbillettake inprovide shelter forsheltersleepput upgive a bed toprovide with a place to sleepOpposite evict
   • 2. provide space for; contain or accommodate: "the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture" Similar containholdstorecoverprotectencloseencasesheathekeep safeOpposite expose
   • ▪ fix (something) in a socket or mortise.
   • 3. eat the whole of (something), typically very quickly: informal North American "it could be that I just housed a massive burrito, but I don't feel good"

   Word Origin Old Englishhūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs).

   Derivatives

   • 1. houseful noun
   • 2. houseless adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › houseHouse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HOUSE is a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home. How to use house in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HOUSE definition: 1. a building that people, usually one family, live in: 2. all the people living in a house: 3. a…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › houseHOUSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a building in which people live; residence for human beings. Synonyms: abode, domicile. a household. (often initial capital letter) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg. a building for any purpose: a house of worship. a theater, concert hall, or auditorium: a vaudeville house.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family. She has moved to a smaller house. ...her parents' house in Warwickshire. Synonyms: home, residence, dwelling [formal, literary], building More Synonyms of house. 2. singular noun. You can refer to all the people who live together in a house as the house.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › houseHouse - definition of house by The Free Dictionary

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   house is generally applied to a structure built for one or two families or social units: a ranch house in the suburbs. home may be used of an apartment or a private house; it retains connotations of domestic comfort and family ties: Their home is full of charm and character.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › houseHouse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A house is a building where you might live alone or it could be a multi-family house that you share with other families. If you live in an apartment building, that's "home," but it's not a house. You can also use house to refer to groups of people. The House of Tudor is an English royal family.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHOUSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a building where people live, usually one family or group: a three-bedroomed house. We went to my aunt's house for dinner. Fewer examples. How big is the house? Luckily, no one was inside the house when the fire started. Clive soon got used to the idea of having children around the house again. The house has its own swimming pool.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › househouse | meaning of house in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   house meaning, definition, what is house: a building that someone lives in, especi...: Learn more.

10. www.wordreference.com › definition › househouse - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    a building, enclosure, or other construction for any of various purposes:[ used with a noun in combination] a clubhouse (= a house for the members of a club); a doghouse (= a house for a dog). Show Business a theater, concert hall, or auditorium, or the audience in it: There was a full house for his performance.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americanhouse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    noun. /haʊs/ (pl. houses. /ˈhaʊzəz/ ) building. enlarge image. [countable] a building for people to live in, usually for one family He went into the house. a two-bedroom house Let's have the party at my house. house prices What time do you leave the house in the morning (= to go to work)?