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noun

ˈhau̇s How to pronounce house (audio)
Definition of housenext
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as in company
a commercial or industrial activity or organization a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks

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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor

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as in residence
the place where one lives come over to my house so I can show you my new furniture

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as in household
those who live as a family in one house the whole house is in a state of excited anticipation for the holidays

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as in nest
the shelter or resting place of a wild animal prairie dogs make their house underground

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verb

ˈhau̇z How to pronounce house (audio)
1
as in to lodge
to provide with living quarters or shelter some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished

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as in to closet
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers the famous document is housed in a special display case

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Recent Examples of house
Noun
Investigators also found store security camera video that showed Hubbs buying roadside flares and kerosene two days before the house fire. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Voelkl is a master perfumer at DSM-Firmenich, one of the world’s leading fragrance houses — and is only the 16th in the company’s century-long history. — Arabelle Sicardi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
The new headquarters will house the library system’s finance, human resources, marketing, maintenance and delivery, and executive teams. — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026 The Northwest Correctional Complex in Tennessee can house up to 1,776 male inmates, according to the state Department of Correction. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for house
Recent Examples of Synonyms for house
  1. company
  2. family
  3. residence
  4. household
  5. nest
  6. lodge
  7. closet
  8. firm
Noun
  • By then Ono had signed on to the artificial intelligence company Axiom Math as its founding mathematician.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike other blockbuster drugs, multiple companies introduced versions, which is both creating competition now and will likely lead to much lower prices in the 2030s when generics become available.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of company
Noun
  • Another family attempted to navigate the gate to access medical appointments.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sanders, who spoke alongside el Sayed in Grand Rapids, said Trump’s attacks on the Democratic candidate were rooted in Islamophobia because Republicans have little to say about the issues affecting working families.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of family
Noun
  • The backstory This property has quite the history—originally built in 1868, its roots date back to the Gilded Age era when affluent families summered here (and big names like the Vanderbilts and the Astors took up residence nearby).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Before the family landed in Florida, Lula, who turned 81 on Tuesday, spoke to dozens of supporters outside the presidential residence in Brasilia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of residence
Noun
  • The Times reported that the Metropolitan Police shared the information with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but apparently not with other members of the royal household.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Wholesale prices are only one part of a household bill, typically 30% to 50%, according to PolitiFact, so residential bills haven’t risen nearly that much.
    — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of household
Noun
  • My brain is a rat’s nest of judicial decisions, fun facts about small mammals, and lots and lots of astronomy stuff.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The nest is redolent of carnivore, a mix of their own potent musk and the stink of blood and decay.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of nest
Verb
  • One tale from Windy City Ghosts goes that a few nights after the dagger was removed from wherever it was lodged in the basement, an employee, possibly a bouncer, went down the basement.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Typically, criminal cases for conduct that occurred well in the past — as this one alleges — are lodged through an indictment, not a criminal complaint.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodge
Verb
  • The demand also helped relaunch Okra Threads, a campus clothes and resources closet that opened this semester, Lovin said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • This 37% price cut gives backpackers, beachgoers, and closet rock stars an opportunity to capture surprisingly rich bass and all-weather resilience without paying standard retail prices.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of closet
Noun
  • Plenty of Istanbul firms run on contracts, and plenty of London ones run on handshakes.
    — Ali Aydan, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The married couple and co-executives sit atop CDR Companies — a network of affiliated firms that has grown into a juggernaut of government contracting with a national reach, from engineering to healthcare to emergency management.
    — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of firm

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“House.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/house. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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