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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- on the house
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
haUs
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| definition 1: |
a building with connected rooms in which people of the same family or group live.
This neighborhood has houses and shops.
- synonyms:
- dwelling, home, residence
- similar words:
- address, lodging, place
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| definition 2: |
the people who live in such a building; household.
Our house has five people.- synonyms:
- family, household
- similar words:
- residents
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| definition 3: |
a building that is used for a particular purpose.
We visit our house of worship every week.We went to the coffee house to meet our friends.- similar words:
- auditorium, building, hall, place
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| definition 4: |
a group or assembly that meets to write, discuss, and pass laws.
The house is in session for six months a year.- synonyms:
- assembly
- similar words:
- congress, council, legislature, parliament, senate
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| definition 5: |
the audience at a public event.
There was a large house for the film.- synonyms:
- audience
- similar words:
- public, spectators
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| related words: |
agency, apartment, cabin, enterprise, family, housing |
| contrasting words: |
apartment |
| phrase: |
on the house |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
haUz
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| inflections: |
houses, housing, housed |
| definition: |
to provide room and board or living quarters for.
That school houses students on campus.The animals are housed in a barn.- similar words:
- accommodate, quarter
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| related words: |
bed, locate |
Word Builder: house +
- housewares:
things used in the kitchen of a house, such as utensils.
- housewife:
a woman who does not work outside of the home.
- housework:
the work of keeping a house clean and safe.
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