: those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family;
also
: a social unit composed of those living together in the same dwelling
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Examples of household in a Sentence
At that time, not many households had telephones.
a household that consists of a single mom, her two kids, and her widowed mother
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Put them next to Run DMC, Tribe Called Quest, KRS-One, Public Enemy and LL Cool J. The New York duo may not be a household name, but Eric B. & Rakim represent the genre’s focus on verbal artistry and the direct connection to the funk of the ‘70s.
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None of PPC Partners companies listed on its website is a household name.
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The alleged winners included such household names as subsidiaries of Glencore Plc, Trafigura Beheer BV and Vitol Group, among the more than 40 individuals and firms named as defendants.
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After The Origins of Totalitarianism, which sought to explain and contextualize the tyrannical regimes of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Arendt became a household name.
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Woods is not the only household name who has been rejuvenated.
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Anyone who self-identifies as LGBTQ, is not a household name (sorry Ellen!) and is making a positive contribution to society is eligible to be a nominee.
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Long before finding household name status as the lead of Mad Men, Jon Hamm was just a struggling actor trying to make ends meet.
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Here again are all the figures who fleetingly became household names in the United States: Sergey Kislyak, Corey Lewandowski, Natalia Veselnitskaya, Guccifer 2.0.
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First Known Use of household
14th century
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: of or relating to a household : domestic
- cooking and other household arts
Examples of household in a Sentence
he spent the weekend at home, helping with household chores
“ozone” is now a household word, thanks to global warming
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Not exactly household names, but here’s the geography that the videos take you through.
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First Known Use of household
14th century
household Synonyms
Synonyms
common, commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, garden-variety, ordinary, quotidian, routine, ubiquitous, usual;
Antonyms
extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual;
Related Words
de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory;
ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing;
Phrases
a dime a dozen;
HOUSEHOLD Defined for English Language Learners
household
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: of or relating to a house or to the people living in a house
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: known to many people : familiar or common
HOUSEHOLD Defined for Kids
: all the people in a family or group who live together in one house
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