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House

A house is a single-unit residential building, which may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space.

Estate

An extensive area of land in the country, usually with a large house, owned by one person, family, or organization.

House

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys
House prices
A house of Cotswold stone

Estate

All the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death
In his will, he divided his estate between his wife and daughter

House

A building in which people meet for a particular activity
A house of prayer
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Estate

A class or order regarded as forming part of the body politic, in particular (in Britain), one of the three groups constituting Parliament, now the Lords spiritual (the heads of the Church), the Lords temporal (the peerage), and the Commons. They are also known as the three estates
The unions are no longer an estate of the realm

House

A religious community that occupies a particular building
The Cistercian house at Clairvaux

Estate

A particular state, period, or condition in life
The holy estate of matrimony
Programmes for the improvement of man's estate

House

A legislative or deliberative assembly
The sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house

Estate

Short for estate car
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House

A style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat
DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house

Estate

A landed property, usually of considerable size.

House

A twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.

Estate

One's property, both real and personal, vested and contingent, especially as disposed of in a will.

House

Old-fashioned term for bingo

Estate

The nature and extent of an owner's rights with respect to land or other property.

House

(of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.

Estate

Chiefly British A housing development.

House

Relating to a firm, institution, or society
A house journal

Estate

The situation or circumstances of one's life
A child's estate gives way to the adult's estate.

House

Provide with shelter or accommodation
They converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees

Estate

Social position or rank, especially of high order.

House

Provide space for; contain or accommodate
The museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture

Estate

A major social class, such as the clergy, the nobility, or the commons, formerly possessing distinct political rights.

House

A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.

Estate

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person.

House

A household or family.

Estate

State; condition.

House

Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.

Estate

(archaic) Status, rank.

House

A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit
A sorority house.

Estate

(archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions.

House

A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something
A carriage house.
The lion house at the zoo.

Estate

(obsolete) A "person of estate"; a nobleman or noblewoman.

House

A building devoted to a particular activity
A customs house.
A house of worship.

Estate

(historical) A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights (Estates of the realm).

House

A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public
A movie house.
The specialty of the house.

Estate

(legal) The nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land.

House

The seating area in such an establishment
Dimmed the lights in the house to signal the start of the show.

Estate

An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership.

House

The audience or patrons of such an establishment
A full house.

Estate

The landed property owned or controlled by a government or a department of government.

House

A commercial firm
A brokerage house.

Estate

A housing estate.

House

A publishing company
A house that specializes in cookbooks.

Estate

A station wagon; a car with a tailgate (or liftgate) and storage space to the rear of the seating which is coterminous with the passenger compartment (and often extensible into that compartment via folding or removable seating).

House

A gambling casino.

Estate

(obsolete) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.

House

(Slang) A house of prostitution.

Estate

(computing) An organization's collective information technology resources.

House

A residential college within a university.

Estate

Previously owned; secondhand.
An estate diamond; estate jewelry

House

Often House A legislative or deliberative assembly.

Estate

To give an estate to.

House

The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.

Estate

To bestow upon.

House

A quorum of such an assembly.

Estate

Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition or circumstances of life or of any person; situation.
Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate.

House

Often House A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family
The House of Orange.

Estate

Social standing or rank; quality; dignity.
God hath imprinted his authority in several parts, upon several estates of men.

House

One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.

Estate

A person of high rank.
She's a duchess, a great estate.
Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee.

House

The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also called mansion.

Estate

A property which a person possesses; a fortune; possessions, esp. property in land; also, property of all kinds which a person leaves to be divided at his death.
See what a vast estate he left his son.

House

House music.

Estate

The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth; the general interest; state affairs.
I call matters of estate not only the parts of sovereignty, but whatsoever . . . concerneth manifestly any great portion of people.

House

To provide living quarters for; lodge
The cottage housed ten students.

Estate

The great classes or orders of a community or state (as the clergy, the nobility, and the commonalty of England) or their representatives who administer the government; as, the estates of the realm (England), which are (1) the lords spiritual, (2) the lords temporal, (3) the commons.

House

To shelter, keep, or store in a house or other structure
A library housing rare books.

Estate

The degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc.

House

To fit (something) into a socket or mortise.

Estate

To establish.

House

(Nautical) To secure or stow safely.

Estate

Tom settle as a fortune.

House

To reside; dwell.

Estate

To endow with an estate.
Then would I . . . Estate them with large land and territory.

House

To take shelter.

Estate

Everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

House

A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
This is my house and my family's ancestral home.

Estate

Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;
The family owned a large estate on Long Island

House

An apartment building within a public housing estate.

Estate

A major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights

House

(uncountable) Size and quality of residential accommodations.

House

A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.

House

The people who live in a house; a household.

House

A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house.
On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.

House

A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.
A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house.

House

A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
One more, sir, then I'll have to stop serving you – rules of the house, I'm afraid.
The house always wins.

House

(historical) A workhouse.

House

The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.

House

A theatre.
After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

House

(politics) 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.

House

A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.

House

(metaphorical) A place of rest or repose.

House

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.

House

An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.

House

(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.

House

(cartomancy) The fourth Lenormand card.

House

A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

House

(curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.

House

Lotto; bingo.

House

(uncountable) 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.

House

A small stand of trees in a swamp.

House

(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.

House

(music genre) House music.

House

(transitive) To keep within a structure or container.
The car is housed in the garage.

House

(transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.

House

To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.

House

To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.

House

(transitive) To contain or cover mechanical parts.

House

(transitive) To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.
The joists were housed into the side walls, rather than being hung from them.

House

(obsolete) To drive to a shelter.

House

(obsolete) To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

House

(nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
To house the upper spars

House

To eat.

House

A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.
Houses are built to live in; not to look on.
Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stenchAre from their hives and houses driven away.

House

Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.

House

Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
One that feared God with all his house.

House

A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel.
The last remaining pillar of their house,The one transmitter of their ancient name.

House

One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.

House

A firm, or commercial establishment.

House

A public house; an inn; a hotel.

House

A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.

House

A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

House

An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.

House

The body, as the habitation of the soul.
This mortal house I'll ruin,Do Cæsar what he can.

House

The grave.

House

To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
At length have housed me in a humble shed.
House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse.

House

To drive to a shelter.

House

To admit to residence; to harbor.
Palladius wished him to house all the Helots.

House

To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

House

To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.

House

To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
You shall not house with me.

House

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families;
He has a house on Cape Cod
She felt she had to get out of the house

House

An official assembly having legislative powers;
The legislature has two houses

House

A building in which something is sheltered or located;
They had a large carriage house

House

A social unit living together;
He moved his family to Virginia
It was a good Christian household
I waited until the whole house was asleep
The teacher asked how many people made up his home

House

A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented;
The house was full

House

Members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;
He worked for a brokerage house

House

Aristocratic family line;
The House of York

House

The members of a religious community living together

House

The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema;
The house applauded
He counted the house

House

Play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults;
The children were playing house

House

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

House

The management of a gambling house or casino;
The house gets a percentage of every bet

House

Contain or cover;
This box houses the gears

House

Provide housing for;
The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town

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