house
noun
- 1
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
“This is my house and my family's ancestral home.”
- 2
The people who live in a house; a household.
- 3
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
“On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.”
- 4
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
- 5
A theatre.
“After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.”
- 6
A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
“The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.”
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A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
“A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.”
- 8
A place of rest or repose.
- 9
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
“I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.”
- 10
An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
- 11
One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
- 12
The fourth Lenormand card.
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A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
- 14
The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
- 15
Lotto; bingo.
- 16
A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
“As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.”
- 17
A small stand of trees in a swamp.
- 18
(sudoku) 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.
verb
- 1
To keep within a structure or container.
“The car is housed in the garage.”
- 2
To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
- 3
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
- 4
To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
- 5
To contain or cover mechanical parts.
- 6
To drive to a shelter.
- 7
To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
- 8
To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
“to house the upper spars”
- 9
To eat.
noun
- 1
House music.
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