house

house

verb

Definition of HOUSE

1

to provide with living quarters or shelter <some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished>

Synonyms accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, shelter, take in

Related Words ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent; barrack; bed (down)

Near Antonyms eject, evict

2

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers <housed the stereo speakers in attractive walnut cabinets that match the furniture>

Synonyms box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, mew (up), pen, wall (in)

Related Words bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict; encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround; armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb