to house
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3.2
- verb
- /haʊs/
- It houses 75 men.
- house a collection
- library houses rare items
- museums house collections
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Watch on YouTubeAnd that whole house block houses women who come in.
- And that whole house block houses women who come in.
- And you have brought us this case, which I presume houses the reason for your visit, a painting.
- Then I said, housed in a box of broken glass or something like that.
- Well, Click Up is the one tool to house all your tasks, projects, docs, goals, spreadsheets, and more.
- The most important thing to realize about human beings is that a tremendous amount of what we are is not housed in our genomes.
Examples
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The second floor houses many critically ill patients.
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These little shelves house my portraits of my beloved cats.
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We have information that this complex houses one of the biggest drug operations in the city.
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Boston University Law School is a place that houses some King Papers.
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Well, actually it is a large wooden cabinet designed to house all this little file cards.
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Described by some as its own secret city, this military installation houses the National Security Agency and the United States Cyber Command.
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A new building was added to the site here by the whole foundation to house three large works by Kiefer.
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Even then, it's designed to house just 63,000 tons of spent fuel.
Academic text (2012) -
All case patients were housed in four rooms of the hematology unit.
Academic text (2013) -
The new museum will house hundreds of artifacts from ancient civilizations.
Synonyms
31
3.7
Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence
22
4.9
To cover something completely so nothing can get in or out
Idioms
- Informal
19
5.1
A plan or organization that seems strong but is actually weak and likely to fail
- Informal
2
7.5
To eat so much at someone's home that they have almost no food left
- Informal
1
6.5
Suddenly fail completely because it is weak or badly built
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
814
1.9
The government building in Washington, D.C. where the US president lives and works
181
3.0
The lower law-making part of the United States Congress with people chosen from each state by population
39
4.6
A place where people live while they recover from addiction or return from prison and prepare to live alone
24
3.0
A company that sells things to the person who pays the most, often paintings or antiques
15
3.5
The elected lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and passes laws
The part of the United States Congress with elected representatives that makes and passes federal laws
- Baby Talk
11
2.1
A small model house with tiny furniture that children play with using dolls
8
4.1
The upper house of the UK Parliament made of appointed and hereditary members who review laws
- Specialized
7
4.5
A company that buys and sells stocks or other investments for clients
A lower house of the United States Congress where members elected from each state make and pass national laws
- Slur
4
9.9
A very offensive racial insult for Black people once used for slaves in the owner's house and now unacceptable
The lower house of the United States Congress with 435 elected members who make national laws
3
3.7
A house that is old and kept because it has an important past and is often open to visitors
- Specialized
3
4.8
An organization that collects and shares information or payments between other groups
2
2.8
A person who stays in and looks after a house while the owners are away, often without pay
2
3.9
The royal family that has ruled the United Kingdom and other countries in the Commonwealth since 1917
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
To house something in the sense of contain or enclose also comes from the idea of a house as shelter, so to house equipment or animals is to put them inside a building that protects them.