Word Frequency
house
Definitions
noun
(haʊs
) Word forms: plural houses (ˈhaʊzɪz
)
) -
- a building used as a home; dwelling
- (as modifier) ⇒
house dog
- the people present in a house, esp its usual occupants
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- a building used for some specific purpose
- (in combination) ⇒
a schoolhouse
- often capital a family line including ancestors and relatives, esp a noble one ⇒
the House of York
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- a commercial company; firm ⇒
a publishing house
- (as modifier) ⇒
house style
,a house journal
- a commercial company; firm ⇒
- an official deliberative or legislative body, such as one chamber of a bicameral legislature
- a quorum in such a body (esp in the phrase make a house)
- a dwelling for a religious community
- (astrology) any of the 12 divisions of the zodiac See also planet (sense 3)
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- any of several divisions, esp residential, of a large school
- (as modifier) ⇒
house spirit
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- a hotel, restaurant, bar, inn, club, etc, or the management of such an establishment
- (as modifier) ⇒
house rules
- (in combination) ⇒
steakhouse
- modifier (of wine) sold unnamed by a restaurant, at a lower price than wines specified on the
wine list ⇒
the house red
- the audience in a theatre or cinema
- an informal word for brothel
- a hall in which an official deliberative or legislative body meets
- See full house
- (curling) the 12-foot target circle around the tee
- (nautical) any structure or shelter on the weather deck of a vessel
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See house and home
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See keep open house
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See on the house
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See safe as houses
verb
(haʊz
) - tr to provide with or serve as accommodation
- to give or receive shelter or lodging
- tr to contain or cover, esp in order to protect
- tr to fit (a piece of wood) into a mortise, joint, etc
- tr (nautical)
- to secure or stow
- to secure (a topmast)
- to secure and stow (an anchor)
Derived Forms
ˈhouseless adjectiveWord Origin
Old English hūs; related to Old High German hūs, Gothic gudhūs temple, Old Norse hūs houseQuotations including 'house'
"A house is a machine for living in"
Translations for 'house'
- British English: house A house is a building in which people live.She has moved to a smaller house.haʊs NOUN
- Arabic: بَيْتٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: casa
- Chinese: 房屋
- Croatian: kuća
- Czech: důmobytný
- Danish: hus
- Dutch: huis
- European Spanish: casa
- Finnish: talo
- French: maison
- German: Haus Häuser
- Greek: σπίτι
- Italian: casa
- Japanese: 家
- Korean: 주택
- Norwegian: hus
- Polish: dom
- Portuguese: casa
- Romanian: casă case
- Russian: дом
- Spanish: casa
- Swedish: hus
- Thai: บ้าน
- Turkish: ev
- Ukrainian: будинок
- Vietnamese: ngôi nhà
Example Sentences Including 'house'
A man believed to be in his 60s has died in a house fire in Newry, Co Down.Irish Times (2002)
A visit to the Arab summit would constitute an end to the Palestinian leader's three months of effective house arrest.Irish Times (2002)
By law, no Fardohnyan could declare war on the house of a family united by marriage.TREASON KEEP (2001)
Clutter becomes a vital issue when it comes to selling a house.Glasgow Herald (2001)
He pushed Tom ahead of him into the house , closed the door.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
I remember catching sight of a white hare high in the hills behind my house.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Michael locked Florence in her room and called the police who searched the house from attic to basement.THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
Perhaps the original plan had been for him to pick her up at the house.THE EXECUTION (2002)
This may well mean that the repair project will turn out to be more expensive than building a house from scratch.Country Life (2004)
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