house
Meaning of house
noun
- a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.
my wife and I are moving to a new house
a house of Cotswold stone
house prices
- a building in which people meet for a particular activity.
a house of prayer
- a religious community that occupies a particular building.
the Cistercian house at Clairvaux
- a legislative or deliberative assembly.
the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house
- a style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat.
DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house
- a twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.
- old-fashioned term for bingo.
- (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.
- relating to a firm, institution, or society.
a house journal
- provide with shelter or accommodation.
they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees
- provide space for; contain or accommodate.
the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture
- eat the whole of (something), typically very quickly.
it could be that I just housed a massive burrito, but I don't feel good
Old English hūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs).
Information about house
- The plural form of house is: houses.
- Languages in which house is used:
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Hyphenation of house
house
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- house is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
house synonyms
Meaning family:
family, household, home, menage
Meaning theater:
Meaning firm:
Meaning sign of the zodiac:
Meaning put up:
Meaning a house, especially a farmhouse, and outbuildings:
Meaning a house or home:
Meaning a person's home, especially a large and impressive one:
Meaning a house, flat, or other place of residence:
Meaning a place of residence; a house or home:
Meaning a person's residence or home:
Meaning a large room used for formal or public events:
Meaning an advisory, deliberative, or administrative body of people formally constituted and meeting regularly:
Meaning a legislature similar to the UK Parliament in other nations and states:
Meaning the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats:
Meaning a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington DC, was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the :
Meaning the smaller upper assembly in the US, US states, France, and other countries:
Meaning (of a building or other area) provide lodging or sufficient space for:
Meaning shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person):
Meaning provide (someone) with accommodation in return for payment:
Meaning be stationed or lodged in a specified place:
Meaning live and receive regular meals in a house in return for payment or services:
Meaning lodge (soldiers) in a particular place, especially a civilian's house:
Meaning protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather:
Meaning be in a state of sleep; be asleep:
Meaning have or hold (someone or something) within:
Meaning grasp, carry, or support with one's hands:
Meaning keep or accumulate (something) for future use:
Meaning put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it:
Meaning keep safe from harm or injury:
Meaning surround or close off on all sides:
Meaning enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround:
Meaning put (a weapon such as a knife or sword) into a sheath:
house antonyms
Meaning expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law:
Meaning make (something) visible by uncovering it:
Translation of house
- Spanish: casa, almacenar, contener, albergar, alojar, establecimiento, sitio, familia, linaje, dinastía, hospedar, signo
- French: maison, domicile, contenir, site, famille, dynastie, signe
- German: Haus, Geschlecht, Dynastie
- Italian: casa, domicilio, custodire, contenere, alloggiare, azienda, famiglia, dinastia, casato, ospitare, segno
- Portuguese: casa, encaixotar
Words that rhyme with house
Ouse, Bouse, bouse, sambouse, Scouse, lobscouse, scouse, bedouse, douse, Beehouse, Brighouse, Brookhouse, Charterhouse, Frankhouse, Hillhouse, Holyroodhouse, House, Limehouse, Morehouse, Mulhouse, Newhouse, Peterhouse, Rockhouse, Rodenhouse, Sloughhouse, Springhouse, Statehouse, Unityhouse, Waterhouse, Westinghouse, Whitehouse, Wodehouse, Woodhouse, alehouse, almshouse, archhouse, babyhouse, backhouse, baghouse, bakehouse, bargehouse, barrelhouse, bathhouse, bawdyhouse, beadhouse, beamhouse, bedehouse, beehouse, beerhouse, bellhouse
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