1. 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"
    
2. A building in which something is sheltered or located
   "they had a large carriage house"
    
3. A social unit living together
   "I waited until the whole house was asleep";
   - family, household, home, ménage
    
4. A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
   "the house was full";
   - theater [US], theatre
    
5. The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
   "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
    
6. The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
   "he worked for a brokerage house";
   - firm, business firm
    
7. The members of a religious community living together
   "The house of Franciscan monks welcomed visitors"
    
8. An official assembly having legislative powers
   "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
    
9. Aristocratic family line
   "the House of York"
    
10. Play in which children take the roles of father, mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
    "the children were playing house"
     
11. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
    "She always checks her planetary house in the daily horoscope";
    - sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, planetary house
     
12. The management of a gambling house or casino
    "the house gets a percentage of every bet"

1. Contain or cover
   "This box houses the gears"
    
2. Provide someone with accommodation
   "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town";
   - put up, domiciliate [rare]

Derived forms: housing, houses, housed

Type of: abode, accommodate, admit, audience, building, business, business concern, business organisation [Brit], business organization, child's play [informal], community, concern, domicil [rare], domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, edifice, fam [informal], family, family line, folk, general assembly, habitation, hold, home, kinfolk, kinsfolk, kith and kin, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, management, part, phratry, play, region, shelter, social unit, unit

Part of: zodiac

Encyclopedia: House, NM