house

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And, you approved the person to stay in your house.

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Quick take

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"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of house gathered in one view.

noun

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"

noun

the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"

noun

the members of a religious community living together

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for house.

noun

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"

noun

the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"

noun

the members of a religious community living together

noun

the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"

noun

an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"

noun

aristocratic family line; "the House of York"

noun

play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"

noun

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

noun

the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

noun

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"

See also: family, household, home, menage

noun

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"

noun

a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"

verb

contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"

verb

provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"

Example sentences

And, you approved the person to stay in your house.

* If they were in your name, well, that sucks, but still nobody is coming for your house.

It'll get you out of the house, get you with other people, and put a few bucks in your pocket.

The son then says, "Yeah, she thought it might be a tree falling on the house or a meteorite.

* If your payables and debts are all in the company's name, nobody is coming for your house.

Coworker was building a new house, and when it came to the numbers it was let loose that it was going to cost about $700K.

Maybe I want to buy my aging mother a new house, and I don't want to wait for a bloody IPO, I want to do it now.

For example, if you do hire people to work in your house, make sure that you encourage them to educate their children ?

Seriously, your car/house/clothes are too nice, and you have them because society makes you feel less successful if you don't.

If your landlord was interested in running a tenement home/boarding house/hotel, they wouldn't sign you into a year-long lease.

It depresses me so much, that I want to throw away the whole box or move out of the house!Don't mean to be harsh on Cap Watkins, I'm just tired of reading this kind of posts.

"The owner of the house, who we reached for comment, had been residing in the UK, and was not aware of current events, and was distraught to discover the state of the home on his return.

I felt silly for not realizing it beforehand, partially because danah had hung out at my house at hackathons and such even, and I just didn't get it until her presentation.

I honestly get the impression that they outsource all of their development for Amazon Payments and no longer have any expertise in-house required to actually maintain the software once deployed.