noun
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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- he has a house on Cape Cod
- she felt she had to get out of the house
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the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
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- he worked for a brokerage house
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the members of a religious community living together
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the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
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- the house applauded
- he counted the house
noun
an official assembly having legislative powers
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- a bicameral legislature has two houses
noun
aristocratic family line
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- the House of York
noun
play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
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- the children were playing house
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(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
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the management of a gambling house or casino
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- the house gets a percentage of every bet
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a social unit living together
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- he moved his family to Virginia
- It was a good Christian household
- I waited until the whole house was asleep
- the teacher asked how many people made up his home
- the family refused to accept his will
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a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
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- the house was full
noun
a building in which something is sheltered or located
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- they had a large carriage house
verb
contain or cover
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- This box houses the gears
verb
provide housing for
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- The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town