house

noun · verbA1

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noun
Plural noun:
houseshousenhicehoosehouss
  1. 1.

    (countable, uncountable)A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

    This is my house and my family's ancestral home.

  2. 2.

    (countable, uncountable)A container; a thing which houses another.

  3. 3.

    (uncountable)Size and quality of residential accommodations; housing.

  4. 4.

    (countable, uncountable)A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.

  5. 5.

    (countable, uncountable)The people who live in a house; a household.

  6. 6.

    (countable, uncountable)A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).

    The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house.

    On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.

  7. 7.

    (countable, uncountable)The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.

    After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

  8. 8.

    (countable, uncountable)(politics) 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.

  9. 9.

    (countable, uncountable)A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.

    A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.

  10. 10.

    (countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative) A place of rest or repose.

  11. 11.

    (countable, uncountable)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.

  12. 12.

    (countable, uncountable)An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.

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verb
V_es/s
houses
V_ing/Gerund
housing
V_ed/pp
housed
  1. 1.

    (transitive)To keep within a structure or container.

    The car is housed in the garage.

  2. 2.

    (transitive)To admit to residence; to harbor.

  3. 3.

    To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.

  4. 4.

    (transitive)(transitive, astrology) To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.

  5. 5.

    (transitive)To contain or cover mechanical parts.

  6. 6.

    (transitive)To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.

    The joists were housed into the side walls, rather than being hung from them.

  7. 7.

    (obsolete)To drive to a shelter.

  8. 8.

    (obsolete)To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

  9. 9.

    (nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.

    to house the upper spars

  10. 10.

    (Canada, US, slang, transitive)To eat; especially, to scarf down.

    All you wanna do is drink a fifth, house a lasagna, and hide in a dumpster until that baby stops crying.

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