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house [n]
 
1)a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: abode  building  domiciliate  beach_house  boarding_house  bungalow  cabin  chalet  chapterhouse  country_house  detached_house  doll's_house  duplex  farmhouse  gatehouse  guesthouse  hacienda  library  hunting_lodge  lodging_house  attic  maisonette  hall  porch  ranch_house  residence  row_house  safe_house  saltbox  adobe_house  solar_house  stash_house  study  tract_house  villa 
 
2)an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: general_assembly  house_of_representatives  british_house_of_commons  british_house_of_lords  dail  seanad 
 
3)a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: building  domiciliate  bagnio  boathouse  courthouse  field_house  icehouse  meat_house  oast_house  pump_house  meat_house 
 
4)a social unit living together; "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"
    Synonyms :family home household menage 
    See Also: social_unit  home  conjugal_family  extended_family  foster_family  foster_home  menage_a_trois 
 
5)a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
    Synonyms :theater theatre 
    See Also: building  dramatic_art  arena_theater  box_office  cinema  circle  dinner_theater  dressing_room  greenroom  home_theater  little_theater  music_hall  opera  orchestra  orchestra_pit  parquet  parquet_circle  stage  standing_room  theater_stage  tiered_seats 
 
6)members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
    Synonyms :business_firm firm 
    See Also: business  corp  accounting_firm  consulting_company  publisher  dealer  law_firm  auction_house 
 
7)aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: family  royal_family  medici 
 
8)the members of a religious community living together
    Synonyms :
    See Also: community 
 
9)the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: audience  claque 
 
10)play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: child's_play 
 
11)(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
    Synonyms :mansion planetary_house sign sign_of_the_zodiac star_sign 
    See Also: part  zodiac  astrology  aries  bull  gemini  cancer  leo  virgin  balance  scorpio  archer  capricorn  aquarius  fish 
 
12)the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: management 
 
house [v]
 
1)contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: accommodate  housing 
 
2)provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
    Synonyms :domiciliate put_up 
    See Also: shelter  diggings  housing  rehouse  home  accommodate  chamber  take_in 
 



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