Definition of house
houses
play play \ˈhau̇-zəz also -səz\1 : a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home invited them to her house for dinner a two-family house
2a (1) : a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal (2) : a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooidsb : a building in which something is sheltered or stored a carriage house
3a astrology : one of the 12 equal sectors (see 1sector 1a) in which the celestial sphere is dividedb astrology : a sign of the zodiac that is the seat of a planet's greatest influence the house occupied by Jupiter
4a : household woke up the whole houseb : a family including ancestors, descendants, and kindred the house of Tudor
5a : a residence for a religious community or for students a fraternity houseb : the community or students living in such a residence
6a government : a legislative, deliberative, or consultative assembly; especially : one constituting a division of a bicameral body a bill approved by both houses of Congressb : the building or chamber where such an assembly meetsc : a quorum of such an assembly
7a : a place of business or entertainment a movie house the local fish house a house of prostitutionb (1) : a business organization a publishing house (2) : a gambling establishmentc : the audience in a theater or concert hall a full house on opening night
8 curling : the circular area 12 feet in diameter surrounding the tee and within which a curling stone must rest in order to count
houselessness
nounon the house
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Examples of house in a Sentence
Would you like to come to my house for dinner?
I spent the weekend just puttering around the house.
He made enough noise to wake the whole house.
Recent Examples of house from the Web
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Starts of single-family houses have risen 7.9 percent, while construction of multi-family buildings has slipped 4.2 percent.
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Sophia King, for emailing Emanuel to get a fence removed from a Chicago park to accommodate a house music picnic.
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To become law, a bill must have three readings in the Sejm, the lower house of Parliament, then be passed by the Senate and signed by the president.
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If an art-house film gets credit for what commercial movies have already done much better, then Katherine’s victims aren’t the only suckers here.
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Two houses in Rancho Bernardo’s Westwood neighborhood were evacuated early Monday afternoon due to a natural gas leak at a nearby home under fumigation.
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Sallie Jane beamed at the compliment and therefore gave the teacher her best effort and eventually went on to raise a healthy and happy family, without ever burning down the house.
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The locksmith brought new house keys, and both men silently worked around the stranger piling his life on the front yard.
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Her three-bedroom house in the upmarket west end of Aberdeen was on the market since April and the offer price of 390,000 pounds was about 16 percent less than its valuation from two years ago.
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Origin and Etymology of house
Middle English hous, from Old English hūs; akin to Old High German hūs house
Definition of house
housed
;housing
transitive verb
1a : to provide with living quarters or shelter a place to house their guestsb : to store in a building the barn where they house their boat
2 : to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house (see 1house) so timorous a soul housed in so impressive a body — A. W. Long
3 : to serve as a shelter or container for : contain buildings that house government offices
intransitive verb
: to take shelter : lodge
Examples of house in a Sentence
More prisons are needed to house the growing number of inmates.
The museum houses an impressive collection of jewels.
The carpenter built casing to house the hot water pipes.
Recent Examples of house from the Web
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Instead, the sleek and streamlined chair houses an innovative hinge that automatically adjusts its resistance based on the weight of the chair’s occupant.
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Housed in one of the world’s largest buildings, the facility is where Boeing’s 747, 767, 777 and 787 models are assembled.
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To provide a more complete picture of gait, Rinehart’s team uses a 3-D tracking system, housed at the nearby Kingston Centre clinic, to measure the movement of the limbs and torso.
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The rotor is housed inside a vacuum chamber—the air is sucked out to remove friction.
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In addition to a flower design studio and flower farm, the campus also houses an event venue.
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Conservationists house these seeds as insurance for global food security in the face of war, natural disaster and climate change.
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Michael Donine, a manager at Bangkok Happy Bowl Thai Bistro in the North Mill Street building that houses Clark’s Market, said he had been asked by property manager Jeff Watkins not to park in a handicap space.
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NMCV houses 300 children and is open to children of all religions from age 5-18.
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Origin and Etymology of house
see 1house
House
playDefinition of House
Edward Mandell 1858–1938 Colonel House American diplomat
HOUSE Defined for English Language Learners
house
playDefinition of house for English Language Learners
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: a building in which a family lives
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: the people who live in a house
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: a structure or shelter in which animals are kept
house
playDefinition of house for English Language Learners
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: to provide shelter or a living space for (someone)
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: to be a shelter for (something) : to store or contain (something)
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: to surround or enclose (something) in order to protect it
HOUSE Defined for Kids
Definition of house for Students
houses
\ˈhau̇-zəz\1 : a place built for people to live in
2 : something (as a nest or den) used by an animal for shelter
3 : a building in which something is kept a carriage house
4 : 1household Her noise woke up the whole house.
5 : a body of persons assembled to make the laws for a country The United States Congress is made up of two houses.
6 : a business firm a publishing house
7 : the audience in a theater or concert hall
8 : family 2 the house of Windsor
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Law Dictionary
house
Legal Definition of house
1a : a building (as a single or multiple family house, apartment, or hotel room) serving as living quarters and usually including the curtilage b : a building (as one's residence or a locked place of business) in which one is entitled to protection (as from warrantless searches and seizures) under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
2a : a legislative assembly especially that constitutes a division of a bicameral body b : the building or chamber where such an assembly meets c : a quorum of such an assembly
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