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Meaning
Noun
●
A structure
built
or
serving
as an
abode
of human beings.
●
In Hong Kong English & Housing:
A structure
built
or
serving
as an
abode
of human beings.
An
apartment building
within a
public housing
estate.
●
A
container
; a
thing
which
houses
another.
●
Size and quality of
residential
accommodations.
●
A
building
intended
to
contain
a
single
household
,
as opposed to
an
apartment
or
condominium
or
building
containing
these.
●
The people who
live in
a
house
; a
house
hold.
●
A
building
used for something
other than
a
residence
(typically with
qualifying
word).
A
place of business
; a company or
organisation
, especially a
printing press
, a
publishing
company, or a couturier.
A place of public
accommodation
or
entertainment
, especially a
public house
, an
inn
, a
restaurant
, a
theatre
, or a
casino
; or the management thereof.
●
In Buildings:
A
building
used for something
other than
a
residence
(typically with
qualifying
word).
A workhouse.
●
The
audience
for a
live
theatrical
or
similar
performance.
●
A theatre.
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In Politics:
A
building
where a
deliberative
assembly
meets
; whence the
assembly
itself,
particularly
a
component
of a legislature.
●
A
dynasty
; a family with its
ancestors
and
descendants
, especially a
royal
or
noble
one.
●
A place of
rest
or repose.
●
A
grouping
of
schoolchildren
for the
purposes
of
competition
in
sports
and other activities.
●
An
animal
's
shelter
or
den
, or the
shell
of an
animal
such as a
snail
, used for protection.
●
In Astrology:
One of the
twelve
divisions
of an
astrological
chart.
●
In Cartomancy:
The
fourth
Lenormand card.
●
In Chess:
A
square on
a
chessboard
,
regarded
as the
proper
place of a piece.
●
In Curling:
The
four
concentric
circles
where
points
are
scored
on the ice.
●
In Games:
Lotto; bingo.
●
A children's
game
in which the
players
pretend
to be members of a household.
●
In American English:
A small
stand
of
trees
in a swamp.
●
A set of cells in a Sudoku
puzzle
which must
contain
each
digit
exactly
once, such as a
row
,
column
, or 3×3
box in
classic
Sudoku.
●
In Musical genres & Music:
House music.
Verb
●
To keep within a structure or container.
●
To
admit
to
residence
; to harbor.
●
To take
shelter
or
lodging
; to
abide
; to lodge.
●
In Astrology:
To
dwell
within one of the
twelve
astrological
houses.
●
To
contain
or
cover
mechanical
parts.
●
To
contain
one part of an
object
for the
purpose
of
locating
the whole.
●
To
drive
to a shelter.
●
To
deposit
and
cover
,
as in
the grave.
●
In Nautical:
To
stow
in a
safe place
; to
take down
and make
safe
.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
To
eat
; especially, to
scarf
down.
Name
●
A particular
chamber
of political representation
Ellipsis of House of Representatives.
●
A particular
chamber
of political representation
Ellipsis of House of Commons.
Ellipsis of House of Parliament.
More
generally
, a
shortened
name for
any
chamber
of a
legislature
that is
named
"House of...", especially where the other
chamber
(s) are not so
named
, or where there is no other
chamber
(unicameral).
●
A placename
A
village
in New Mexico.
●
A placename
An
unincorporated
community
in North Carolina.
●
A
topographic
surname
from Middle English
for someone
residing
in a
house
(
as opposed to
a
hut
) or in a
religious
house
.
●
Christ Church, Oxford.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
house
English
hous
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Shop
Howse
Store
Accommodate
Harbor
Harbour
Host
Enclose
Dwelling
Home
Homes
Put Up
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Park
Garden
Hotel
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Villa
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Yard
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Supply
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Bed
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Cows
Nows
Vows
Rows
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Nous
Scows
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Mouse
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Douse
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