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house
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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
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