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Common
noun
•
A
structure
built
or
serving
as an
abode
of
human beings
.
•
The people who
live in
a
house
; a
household
.
•
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.
A
workhouse
.
•
The
audience
for a
live
theatrical
or
similar
performance.
•
A
theatre
.
•
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
.
•
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:
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
.
name
•
The
House of Representatives
.
•
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
(
as in
Australia
or
Canada
), or where there is no other
chamber
(
as in
New Zealand
).
•
A
topographic
surname
, from
Middle English
for someone
residing
in a
house
(
as opposed to
a
hut
) or in a
religious
house
.
•
The
college
of
Christ
Church
,
Oxford
.
•
A
village
in
New Mexico
.
•
An
unincorporated
community
in
North Carolina
.
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