house
- noun
- /haʊs/
- Grant finishes his speech to what was a full house; some attendees are grabbing their coats and sneaking out.
- a packed house
- a full house
And I want to welcome you to our in house audience.
- And I want to welcome you to our in house audience.
Examples
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Her performance brought cheers from the packed house at the local theatre.
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Looks like another full house tonight.
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And I want to welcome you to our in house audience.
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Got a full house out there.
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We have the best seats in the house for the tree light show.
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We got a packed house of kids, it's on a Saturday afternoon.
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Is there a doctor in the house?
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The house will be packed.
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His performance, to a packed house in a stately auditorium, was the best I'd ever seen him give.
Academic text (2009) -
The audience was thrilled as they filled the house for the opening night of the play.
Synonyms
People who sit together to watch a performance or listen to a speech
Idioms
- Informal
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
Compounds
The lower law-making part of the United States Congress with people chosen from each state by population
The government building in Washington, D.C. where the US president lives and works
The elected lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and passes laws
A place where people live while they recover from addiction or return from prison and prepare to live alone
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
The upper house of the UK Parliament made of appointed and hereditary members who review laws
- Specialized
A company that buys and sells stocks or other investments for clients
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
The elected part of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and approves laws
- Baby Talk
A small model house with tiny furniture that children play with using dolls
A house that is old and kept because it has an important past and is often open to visitors
Work that covers the inside or outside of a house with color to protect and decorate it
A person who stays in and looks after a house while the owners are away, often without pay
The upper house of the UK Parliament with appointed, hereditary, and clergy members who review laws
How Full
Surface Forms
Etymology
The meaning of house as the audience comes from the idea of the people inside the building; the whole 'house' in a theatre is the crowd sitting together, so the word can mean the people who make up the audience.