house
411
3.9
- noun
- /haʊs/
:
almacén
- Roof tiles are carefully stacked outside one house to be used for repairs.
- storage house
- charnel house
Examples
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Fix up an area of the house that they use a lot.
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How long could they have been in the house for?
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So one of my favorite things about the house is the lighting.
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This is the public stairs of the house next.
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There are workshops in other parts of the house used to teach cooking and sewing.
Academic text (2008) -
Davis was able to identify 350 individuals who lived in these houses over a 65-year period.
Academic text (2011) -
Fuel cells are showing up in buses, hospitals, residential houses, military bases, and wastewater treatment plants.
Academic text (1999) -
In the winter, we store the garden tools in the house to keep them protected from the cold.
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The animal shelter must have a safe house for the stray cats that they rescue.
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A local organization is building a new house to keep the fire equipment secure during storms.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A roofed and walled place for people to live or work in
363
1.0
A large farm building for storing hay or keeping animals
159
1.0
A small simple building in a garden for storing tools
23
2.7
A small building by a river or lake where people keep boats
17
1.0
A small box hung outside where birds can make a nest
10
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
7
6.8
A small building beside an old house where people keep carriages or cars
3
1.0
A small outside shelter where a dog sleeps or stays
1
6.6
A small covered structure on a ship's deck for shelter, storage, or work
1
6.2
A small farm building where people hang meat or fish to dry
A small building where you keep tools
A building, often a barn, where people keep cows
A small building near a large house where carriages or cars are kept
A small building over a deep hole that holds water for people
A small building behind a house used as a toilet or for storing tools
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
House kept its basic sense of 'shelter', so it is used for any small building that protects things like equipment, animals, or vehicles, for example a pump house or engine house.