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   House

   noun

   • 1. a building for human habitation, especially one that is lived in by a family or small group of people: "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: "do you want the whole house woken up?" Similar householdfamilyfamily circleménageclantribeinformal:brood
   • ▪ a family or family lineage, especially a noble or royal one; a dynasty: "the power and prestige of the House of Stewart" Similar clankindredfamilytriberacestraindynastylinelineageancestryancestorsbloodlinedescentfamily tree
   • ▪ a building in which animals live or in which things are kept: "a reptile house"
   • 2. a building in which people meet for a particular activity: "a house of prayer"
   • ▪ a business or institution: "a publishing house" Similar firmbusinesscompanycorporationenterpriseestablishmentinstitutionconcernorganizationoperationinformal:outfitsetup
   • ▪ a restaurant or inn: "I ordered a bottle of their house wine" Similar innbartavernhostelrytaproomrestauranthoteleating housepubpublic houseinformal:eateryboozerhistorical:alehousetaphousebeerhousesaloon
   • ▪ a brothel. dated
   • ▪ a theater: "a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house" Similar audiencecrowdthose presentlistenersspectatorsviewersgatheringassemblyassemblagecongregationgallerystallsinformal:punters
   • 3. a religious community that occupies a particular building: "the Cistercian house at Clairvaux"
   • ▪ a residential hall at a school or college: "a house of 45 boarders"
   • ▪ 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
   • ▪ the House of Representatives or (in the UK or Canada) the House of Commons or Lords: "the government commanded an overall majority in the House"
   • 5. a style of popular dance music typically using synthesized drum and bass lines, sparse repetitive vocals, and a fast beat: "DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house"
   • 6. any of the twelve divisions 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 celestial division represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life.

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.
   • 2. relating to a business, 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 (a person or animal) with shelter or living quarters: "we make exceptions to these rules if we need to house someone urgently" 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 workharborlodgequarterboardbillettake inprovide shelter forsheltersleepput upgive a bed toprovide with a place to sleepOpposite evict
   • 2. provide space for; accommodate: "the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture" Similar containholdstorecoverprotectencloseencasesheathekeep safeOpposite expose
   • ▪ insert or 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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   5 days ago · 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.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.

7. 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.

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

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   a building in which people live; residence. household: In our house, my parents make decisions together. a family, including ancestors and descendants:[ often: House] the House of Hapsburg.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhouse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of house noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOUSE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    HOUSE meaning: 1. a building where people live, usually one family or group: 2. the people who live in a house…. Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › houseHouse Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    HOUSE meaning: 1 : a building in which a family lives often used before another noun; 2 : the people who live in a house