to house
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3.2
- verb
- /haʊs/
:
albergar
- It houses 75 men.
- house a collection
- library houses rare items
- museums house collections
And 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
84
3.7
Surround something completely, often with a wall or fence
34
4.9
To cover something completely so nothing can get in or out
Idioms
- Informal
12
5.1
A plan or organization that seems strong but is actually weak and likely to fail
- Informal
To eat so much at someone's home that they have almost no food left
- Informal
Suddenly fail completely because it is weak or badly built
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
210
3.0
The lower law-making part of the United States Congress with people chosen from each state by population
176
1.9
The government building in Washington, D.C. where the US president lives and works
34
3.5
The elected lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and passes laws
32
4.6
A place where people live while they recover from addiction or return from prison and prepare to live alone
21
3.0
A company that sells things to the person who pays the most, often paintings or antiques
The part of the United States Congress with elected representatives that makes and passes federal laws
7
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
5
3.3
The elected part of the British Parliament that makes laws and represents the public
A lower house of the United States Congress where members elected from each state make and pass national laws
The lower house of the United States Congress with 435 elected members who make national laws
1
3.6
The elected part of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and approves laws
- Baby Talk
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2.1
A small model house with tiny furniture that children play with using dolls
1
3.7
A house that is old and kept because it has an important past and is often open to visitors
1
1.6
Work that covers the inside or outside of a house with color to protect and decorate it
1
2.8
A person who stays in and looks after a house while the owners are away, often without pay
1
4.8
The upper house of the UK Parliament with appointed, hereditary, and clergy members who review laws
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.