house
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3.9
- noun
- /haʊs/
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casa
- Yes, I have, I worked for a Broadcasting House for six or seven years.
- publishing house
- auction house
- exchange house
Over here we have the House of Marley Chant Mini.
- Over here we have the House of Marley Chant Mini.
- The next thing is my Etude House moistful collagen facialness.
- Anyway, yeah, that's the latest in the Dior Fragrance house, and she's a beauty.
- And I, I just remember sitting there in that Waffle House going, I don't have that.
- Now fashion houses must adapt to that change market.
- And when I say supermodels, people, women from Waffle House, No, you know what?
Examples
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But to do that, we need to sell more dolls than any of the other houses.
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With Webster, Webster and Cohen, the biggest brokerage house in Miami.
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OK, We are the quote house that all our friends come to.
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Can't trust the exchange houses anymore.
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Uh, I'm Bob, in-house photographer at a university.
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The new publishing house is dedicated to supporting emerging authors.
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Many famous authors have started their careers at small houses before gaining recognition.
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She works for a financial house that specializes in investment strategies.
Synonyms
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1.9
A company that provides professional services like lawyers or accountants
18
3.2
A company that makes and sells books, magazines or journals
7
4.5
A company that buys and sells stocks or other investments for clients
6
7.2
A fashion company that makes expensive clothes and accessories
1
2.7
A company that sells goods or services to make money
A business that sells goods in large amounts to shops and other businesses at low prices
A bank that helps a company sell new shares or bonds to the public
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
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
1
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
House also came to mean a business or firm because shops and firms were often known by the building where they worked, so a 'publishing house' or 'brokerage house' is the company itself.