house

A1
Pronunciation
/hʌʊs/
/haʊs/
/hʌʊs/
/haʊz/
Noun
19 definition(s)
1 Definition

A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

Example Sentences
  • This is my house and my family's ancestral home.
2 Definition

The people who live in a house; a household.

3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.
4 Definition

The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.

5 Definition

A theatre.

Example Sentences
  • After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
6 Definition

A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.

Example Sentences
  • The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.
7 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.
8 Definition

A place of rest or repose.

9 Definition

A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.

Example Sentences
  • I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.
10 Definition

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

11 Definition

One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.

12 Definition

The fourth Lenormand card.

13 Definition

A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

14 Definition

The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.

15 Definition

Lotto; bingo.

16 Definition

A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.

Example Sentences
  • As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.
17 Definition

A small stand of trees in a swamp.

18 Definition

(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.

19 Definition

House music.

Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

To keep within a structure or container.

Example Sentences
  • The car is housed in the garage.
2 Definition

To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.

5 Definition

To contain or cover mechanical parts.

6 Definition

To drive to a shelter.

7 Definition

To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

8 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • to house the upper spars
9 Definition

To eat.