house
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1.0
- noun
- /haʊs/
:
casa
- Every summer, we enjoy barbecues in the backyard of our house with friends and family.
- live in a house
- build a house
- leave the house
Because no one has been to this house for years.
- Because no one has been to this house for years.
- So we ran to her house and then my Theos.
- So you sit in my house eating dinner.
- And now almost three hours later our house still smells like shit.
- Why pick a fence, a house, a good job?
- Although I wouldn't know if I would die in a house fire today.
- They can't take your house unless you refinance it.
- So his fingerprints was in my house on the Monday.
- And she has a big pool in her house in Miami, OnStar Island.
Examples
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Like, do I want to sit alone in a house with my thoughts?
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So my parents bought this house from his grandmother.
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So this was our house for the weekend.
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We're going back to the house, OK?
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I was just gonna ask you how the house is feeling now.
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We keep domestic pets in the house with us; they "live" with us.
Academic text (2017) -
We won't have to leave the house until Tuesday.
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It was one of those California Spanish houses... everyone was nuts about 10 or 15 years ago.
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We're sitting at Aunt Penny's house at her piano.
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This guy is just parked outside my house, blasting his music.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A place where someone lives and feels they belong
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2.5
A house or other place where someone lives
65
2.9
A house or apartment where someone lives
A house or building where people live, not a business building
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
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3.5
The elected lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and passes laws
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4.6
A place where people live while they recover from addiction or return from prison and prepare to live alone
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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
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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
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3.7
A house that is old and kept because it has an important past and is often open to visitors
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1.6
Work that covers the inside or outside of a house with color to protect and decorate it
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2.8
A person who stays in and looks after a house while the owners are away, often without pay
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4.8
The upper house of the UK Parliament with appointed, hereditary, and clergy members who review laws
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Etymology
House comes from the old English word hus, which meant 'dwelling' or 'shelter' and is like German Haus; think of it as the place that keeps a family safe and dry, which is why house means a building for people to live in.