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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : noun, adjective hous; verb houz |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective haʊs; verb haʊz |
Definition of house
Origin :- Old English hus "dwelling, shelter, house," from Proto-Germanic *husan (cf. Old Norse, Old Frisian hus, Dutch huis, German Haus), of unknown origin, perhaps connected to the root of hide (v.) [OED]. In Gothic only in gudhus "temple," literally "god-house;" the usual word for "house" in Gothic being razn.
- Meaning "family, including ancestors and descendants, especially if noble" is from c.1000. The legislative sense (1540s) is transferred from the building in which the body meets. Meaning "audience in a theater" is from 1660s (transferred from the theater itself, cf. playhouse); as a dance club DJ music style, probably from the Warehouse, a Chicago nightclub where the style is said to have originated. Zodiac sense is first attested late 14c. To play house is from 1871; as suggestive of "have sex, shack up," 1968. House arrest first attested 1936. On the house "free" is from 1889.
- And the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amos came to him, and saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not liue. [2 Kings xx:1, version of 1611]
- noun human habitat
- noun family, ancestry
- noun business establishment
- noun government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws
- Why, at that fellow's house he gives you that claret wine as warm as soup.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- "I have heard that she remains at the house where Phidias died," rejoined Plato.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Her house is the only one in all Greece where women are allowed to be present at entertainments.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- The boys possessed two uncles, one on each side of the house.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Well, he don't appear to be here; I'll go round to the back part of the house.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- That evening, the lawyer called at the house of the superintendent.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- But the house and the town grated harshly now upon the young man.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Then for the summer we'll go to Newport, and when we come back from there we'll take a house.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- He drove first to the Milbrey house, on the chance that she might be at home.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- At any rate, if the lady of the house objected to it, it could return with Mistress Randall.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
Synonyms for house
- abode
- apartment
- box
- building
- bullpen
- castle
- cave
- clan
- co-op
- commons
- commorancy
- company
- concern
- condo
- condominium
- congress
- coop
- corporation
- council
- crash pad
- crib
- cubbyhole
- den
- diggings
- digs
- domicile
- dump
- dwelling
- dynasty
- edifice
- family tree
- firm
- flat
- flophouse
- folk
- folks
- habitation
- hole in the wall
- home
- home plate
- homestead
- household
- joint
- kennel
- kin
- kindred
- layout
- lean-to
- legislative body
- legislature
- line
- lineage
- mansion
- menage
- organization
- outfit
- pad
- parliament
- partnership
- pied-à-terre
- pigpen
- pigsty
- race
- rack
- residence
- residency
- roof
- roost
- setup
- shack
- shanty
- stock
- tradition
- tribe
- turf
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