House
Definition of house:
part of speech: verb
To protect by covering: to shelter: to store.
part of speech: noun
A dwelling- place; building; family; trading firm; branch of the legislature.
part of speech: verb
To place in a dwelling; shelter or lodge; make secure before a storm.
part of speech: noun
A building for dwelling in: a dwelling- place: an inn: household affairs: a family: kindred: a trading establishment: one of the estates of the legislature: ( astrol.) the twelfth part of the heavens:- pl. HOUSES.
part of speech: noun
A building for residence; place of a bode; household manner of living; family or race, especially if of high rank; one of the divisions of a lawmaking or church governing body; a quorum of the members of such a body, or enough to transact business; with qualifying term, a building for assembly, business, etc.; an audience; a business firm.
part of speech: noun
The external gelatinous- like covering secreted by certain Tunicates.
part of speech: verb
To protect by covering; shelter.
part of speech: verb
Usage examples for house:
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It was not the house
"The Breaking Point", Mary Roberts Rinehart. -
You did come to my father's house that night.
"The Bag of Diamonds", George Manville Fenn. -
What did he do in the house
"Whispering Wires", Henry Leverage. -
You say that you went to the house of a friend?
"The Bag of Diamonds", George Manville Fenn.