Entry Word: house

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a commercial or industrial activity or organization <a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks> — see enterprise 1
2 a group of persons who come from the same ancestor <the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor> — see family 1
3 the place where one lives <come over to my house for supper so I can show you my new stove> — see home 1
4 those who live as a family in one house <the whole house is in a state of excited anticipation for the holidays> — see household