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Noun house has 12 senses
- 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"
--1 is a kind of dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house; building, edifice
--1 has parts: library; loft, attic, garret; porch; study
--1 has particulars: | | beach house; boarding house, boardinghouse; bungalow, cottage; cabin; chalet; chapterhouse, fraternity house, frat house; country house; detached house, single dwelling; dollhouse, doll's house; duplex house, duplex, semidetached house; farmhouse; gatehouse; guesthouse; hacienda; lodge, hunting lodge; lodging house, rooming house; maisonette, maisonnette; mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence; ranch house; residence; row house, town house; safe house; saltbox; sod house, soddy, adobe house; solar house; stash house; tract house; villa |
- house - an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses"
--2 is a kind of legislature, legislative assembly, general assembly, law-makers
--2 has particulars:
- house - a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
--3 is a kind of building, edifice
--3 has particulars:
- family, household, house, home, menage - 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"
--4 is a kind of unit, social unit
--4 has particulars:
- theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
--5 is a kind of building, edifice
--5 has parts:
--5 has particulars: | | arena theater, theater in the round; cinema, movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture palace; dinner theater, dinner theatre; home theater, home theatre; little theater, little theatre; music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre; opera, opera house |
- firm, house, business firm - members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
--6 is a kind of business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
--6 has particulars:
- house - aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
--7 is a kind of family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
--7 has particulars:
- house - the members of a religious community living together
--8 is a kind of community
- house - the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
--9 is a kind of audience
--9 has part: claque
- 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"
--10 is a kind of play, child's play
- sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house - (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
--11 is a kind of region, part
--11 is a part of zodiac
--11 has particulars: | | Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram; Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull; Gemini, Gemini the Twins, Twins; Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab; Leo, Leo the Lion, Lion; Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Virgin; Libra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales; Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion; Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer; Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat; Aquarius, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer; Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Fish |
- house - the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
--12 is a kind of management
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