house
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5.9
- noun
- /haʊs/
:
teatro
- Another Antigone was produced in 1988 at New York City's highly respected off-off-Broadway house Playwrights Horizons.
- opera house
- movie house
- art-house
Artsy art house films, people enjoy that too.
- Artsy art house films, people enjoy that too.
Examples
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The sight of the Mauritania movie house evokes the actors and actresses starring in old films viewed there.
Academic text (2002) -
It's playing at the Manhattan opera house.
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And there's a concert, a piano concert, next week at the old opera house.
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This used to be one of the most popular houses for films in the city.
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I have seen it myself in all the famous opera houses around the world.
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If you go to the movie house, look for me in some of the newsreels.
Synonyms
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1.0
A building where people go to see plays or movies
314
1.0
A large space for public gatherings like concerts or feasts
110
1.0
A building where people go to watch movies on a big screen
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3.7
A large room with seats where people sit to watch or listen to events
65
1.0
A building where people go to watch films on a screen
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2.5
A large building or room where people hear live music, especially classical
16
3.0
A building where people watch operas and musical shows
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1.6
A building where people go to watch movies
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8.9
An old-fashioned cinema where films are shown to the public
Idioms
- Informal
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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
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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
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4.1
The upper house of the UK Parliament made of appointed and hereditary members who review laws
- Specialized
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4.5
A company that buys and sells stocks or other investments for clients
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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 originally meant a building for shelter, and by extension it came to mean any building where people gather for shows, which is why a theatre or cinema is often called a 'house'.