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noun
- 1. a building for human habitation, especially one that is lived in by a family or small group of people: "my wife and I are moving to a new house"
- 2. a building in which people meet for a particular activity: "a house of prayer"
adjective
- 1. (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.
- 2. relating to a business, institution, or society: "a house journal"
verb
- 1. provide (a person or animal) with shelter or living quarters: "we make exceptions to these rules if we need to house someone urgently"
- 2. provide space for; accommodate: "the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture"
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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. 2. a (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 zooids. b.
house noun [C] (HOME) Add to word list. a building in which people, usually one family, live: to buy / rent a house. a brick / clapboard house. my/ your /grandma’s house. A house can also be a building where animals are kept: a dog house. A house (also (also household)) can also be all the people living in a house:
a building in which people live; residence for human beings. a household. ( often initial capital letter) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg. a building for any purpose: a house of worship. a theater, concert hall, or auditorium: a vaudeville house.
A house is a building where you might live alone or it could be a multi-family house that you share with other families. If you live in an apartment building, that's "home," but it's not a house. You can also use house to refer to groups of people. The House of Tudor is an English royal family.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family. She has moved to a smaller house. ...her parents' house in Warwickshire. Synonyms: home, residence, dwelling [formal, literary], building More Synonyms of house. 2. singular noun.
[countable] a building for people to live in, usually for one family. in a house We live in a two-bedroom house. in the house It was so hot outside we stayed in the house. into the house He went into the house. out of the house I had to get out of the house. inside the house A light was on inside the house.
A1. a building where people live, usually one family or group: a three-bedroomed house. We went to my aunt's house for dinner. Fewer examples. How big is the house? Luckily, no one was inside the house when the fire started. Clive soon got used to the idea of having children around the house again. The house has its own swimming pool.