house
102
3.9
- noun
- /haʊs/
- 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
369
1.0
A large farm building for storing hay or keeping animals
155
1.0
A small simple building in a garden for storing tools
19
2.7
A small building by a river or lake where people keep boats
14
1.0
A small box hung outside where birds can make a nest
9
3.1
A building where goods are kept for later use
8
1.0
A small outside shelter where a dog sleeps or stays
7
6.8
A small building beside an old house where people keep carriages or cars
1
6.6
A small covered structure on a ship's deck for shelter, storage, or work
1
6.8
A small building near a large house where carriages or cars are kept
1
6.2
A small farm building where people hang meat or fish to dry
1
7.9
A small building behind a house used as a toilet or for storing tools
1
4.4
A small building over a deep hole that holds water for people
1
3.7
A building, often a barn, where people keep cows
1
4.8
A small building where you keep tools
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
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
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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.