Meaning of 'house' (Webster Dictionary)
- A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for
animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the
habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.
- Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the
phrase to keep house. See below.
- Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
- A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of
persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an
illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the
house of Israel.
- One of the estates of a kingdom or other government
assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a
legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the
House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress,
and Parliament.
- A firm, or commercial establishment.
- A public house; an inn; a hotel.
- A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles
intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by
astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting
horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect
to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon,
called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in
the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing
through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.
- A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a
piece.
- An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a
theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.
- The body, as the habitation of the soul.
- The grave.
- To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
- To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n.,
8.
- To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to
cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as,
to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils;
to house cattle.
- To drive to a shelter.
- To admit to residence; to harbor.
- To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
- To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as,
to house the upper spars.
Meaning of 'house' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- an official assembly having legislative powers
Example in sentence:- a bicameral legislature has two houses
Meaning (2):
- the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
Example in sentence:- he counted the house;
- the house applauded
Meaning (3):
- a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
Example in sentence:- he has a house on Cape Cod;
- she felt she had to get out of the house
Meaning (4):
- a social unit living together
Example in sentence:- he moved his family to Virginia;
- I waited until the whole house was asleep;
- It was a good Christian household;
- the family refused to accept his will;
- the teacher asked how many people made up his home
Meaning (5):
- the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
Example in sentence:- he worked for a brokerage house
Meaning (6):
- play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
Example in sentence:- the children were playing house
Meaning (7):
- the management of a gambling house or casino
Example in sentence:- the house gets a percentage of every bet
Meaning (8):
- aristocratic family line
Meaning (9):
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
Meaning (10):
- a building in which something is sheltered or located
Example in sentence:- they had a large carriage house
Meaning (11):
- provide housing for
Example in sentence:- The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town;
- We are lodging three foreign students this semester
Meaning (12):
- contain or cover
Example in sentence:- This box houses the gears
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