house

Noun

• a building in which something is sheltered or located
  • they had a large carriage house
    

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
  • the house was full
    

• a social unit living together
  • he moved his family to Virginia
    
  • It was a good Christian household
    
  • I waited until the whole house was asleep
    
  • the teacher asked how many people made up his home
    

• the management of a gambling house or casino
  • the house gets a percentage of every bet
    

• (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

• play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
  • the children were playing house
    

• aristocratic family line
  • the House of York
    

• an official assembly having legislative powers
  • a bicameral legislature has two houses
    

• the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
  • the house applauded
    
  • he counted the house
    

• the members of a religious community living together

• the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
  • he worked for a brokerage house
    

• a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
  • he has a house on Cape Cod
    
  • she felt she had to get out of the house
    

Verb

• provide housing for
  • The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
    

• contain or cover
  • This box houses the gears
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  theater , theatre , family , household , home , menage , sign of the zodiac , star sign , sign , mansion , planetary house , firm , business firm , put up , domiciliate