Meaning ofhousein English

house

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Pluralhouses
Past Tensehoused
Participle Verbhousing
Third Person Singularhouses

Definitions

Noun
1. a building for non-residential use
2. a theatre or performance venue
3. people living together; a family unit
  The family is a happy house with loving members.
4. a company or business establishment
  The company is a prestigious house in the industry.
5. a place for public entertainment; accommodation
  The hotel is a house that provides comfortable accommodation.
6. the audience for a performance
  The full house applauded the performers at the end of the show.
7. a legislative building; assembly
  The parliament is housed in a historic house in the city.
8. an animal's shelter or protective covering
  The hermit crab emerged from its house to find food.
9. a small group of trees (in a swamp)
  The house of cypress trees stood tall in the swamp.
10. a music genre
  The DJ played a lively house music set at the party.
11. a human dwelling structure
  The family bought a beautiful house with a big garden.
12. a container for something; a holder
  The birdhouse was designed to house a small bird.
13. a single-family residential building
  The family moved into their new house on the outskirts of town.
Verb
1. to keep within a structure; contain
  The stadium was designed to house over fifty thousand spectators.
2. to admit or provide residence; harbor
  The charity will house the homeless during the winter months.
3. to cover or contain mechanical parts
  The metal casing will house the delicate electronics inside.

Compounds / Phrases

baghouse bakehouse barrelhouse bathhouse birdhouse boardinghouse boathouse brewhouse bughouse bunkhouse clearinghouse coffeehouse countinghouse courthouse deckhouse dyehouse doghouse firehouse gatehouse glasshouse greenhouse guesthouse henhouse hothouse houseboat houseboats houseboys housebound housebroke housebroken housebuilder housebuilding housecarl housedress housefly houseflies housefront houseguest household households housemaid housemaids housemaster housemate housemistress houseparent houseplant housesitting housewares housework icehouse jailhouse longhouse madhouse meetinghouse poorhouse backhouse guardhouse bookhouse movie house public house oasthouse packinghouse pesthouse playhouse lodging house rooming house posthouse pothouse powerhouse prisonhouse housekeeping resthouse roadhouse roughhouse roundhouse schoolhouse smokehouse springhouse stagehouse statehouse storehouse summerhouse taphouse teahouse cathouse bawdy-house disorderly house house of ill fame house of ill repute sporting house house of ill reputation tollhouse toolhouse townhouse watchhouse wheelhouse workhouse lighthouse housewife clubhouse steakhouse dollhouse housekeeper householders treehouse housewarming houseware slaughterhouse fieldhouse funhouse arthouse housemates housecall housebreaking housecleaning houseman pilothouse safehouse rowhouse nuthouse housetraining chophouse houseguests customhouse cookhouse sugarhouse houseboy housetops housetrained housebreak housetop tea house milkhouse dovehouse draught-house doss-house sickhouse house-trained house-green houseplants housemother juke house picture house Wendy house toyhouse publishing house roughhouses coffee house house of worship tenement house lighthouses housewives house-wives doll's house housekeepers house officer terraced house bellhouse housebreaks house-broken apartment house cophouse boardinghouses customshouse gashouse houseboater houseboaters housebreaker housebreakers housebreakings housecarls houseclean housecleaned housecleanings housecoat housecoats housedresses housefather housefronts houseful housefuls househusband househusbands housekeep housekeepings houselessness houselight houselights housemasters housemen housemothers housepainter housepainters houseparents houseperson housepersons houseroom houserooms housesit housesits housetrain housetrains housewarmings housewrap housewraps motherhouse pumphouse shophouse washhouse wellhouse tiring-house house-wife planthouse plant-house hanse-house pogey house duplex house semi-detached house twin house house advantage housebreaked linked house houseworks film house

Meaning ofhousein English

house

Noun

Verb