Definition of House
House
House


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(noun)
A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling or residence.

e.g. The family moved into a new house on the outskirts of town.

(noun)
broadly, a building in which things or animals of a particular kind are kept;

e.g. I am excited to visit the bird house when we go to the zoo.

(noun)
a particular institution or business, or broadly, a building where people gather to engage in some particular activity;

e.g. There was a fire in the publishing house last week. We have to be at the court house early tomorrow morning.

(noun)
a legislative assembly that typically engages in discussions and provides formal recommendations and advice, or the building where such an assembly gathers;

e.g. The bill passed in the first house, and it must pass in the next as well before it becomes a law.

(adjective)
frequently occurring in buildings, either due to being kept there or by infesting/invading them;

e.g. I water my house plants regularly. There are many house ants in the kitchen.

(adjective)
relating to a particular society, institution, or business or its regular operations;

e.g. At a restaurant, the house special is a dish whose recipe was developed at the restaurant. We listened to the house band perform at the bar.

(verb)
to provide someone with a place to stay/live, to store or keep things in a particular place;

e.g. I can house you in my spare bedroom while you are staying in the city. They house their car in the garage.

(verb)
to contain or accommodate something, to serve as a space for it;

e.g. This conference room should be large enough to house our weekly meetings.



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