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A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
“This is my house and my family's ancestral home.”
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The people who live in a house; a household.
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A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
“On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.”
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The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
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A theatre.
“After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.”
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A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
“The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.”
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A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
“A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.”
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A place of rest or repose.
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A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
“I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.”
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An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
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One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
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The fourth Lenormand card.
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A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
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The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
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Lotto; bingo.
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A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
“As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.”
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A small stand of trees in a swamp.
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(sudoku) A set of cells in a Sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box in classic Sudoku.
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To keep within a structure or container.
“The car is housed in the garage.”
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To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
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To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
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To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
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To contain or cover mechanical parts.
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To drive to a shelter.
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To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
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To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
“to house the upper spars”
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To eat.
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