Dictionary entry details
• HOUSE (noun)
Meaning:
A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
he has a house on Cape Cod / she felt she had to get out of the house
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
abode; domicile; dwelling; dwelling house; habitation; home (housing that someone is living in)
Meronyms (parts of "house"):
library (a room where books are kept)
attic; garret; loft (floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage)
porch (a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)
study (a room used for reading and writing and studying)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house"):
beach house (a house built on or near a beach)
maisonette; maisonnette (a small house)
hall; manse; mansion; mansion house; residence (a large and imposing house)
ranch house (a one story house with a low pitched roof)
residence (the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president))
row house; town house (a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls)
safe house (a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations)
saltbox (a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind)
adobe house; sod house; soddy (a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses)
solar house (a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials)
stash house (a house where weapons and supplies are hidden)
tract house (one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land)
villa (detached or semidetached suburban house)
lodging house; rooming house (a house where rooms are rented)
hunting lodge; lodge (a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter)
hacienda (the main house on a ranch or large estate)
boarding house; boardinghouse (a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests)
bungalow; cottage (a small house with a single story)
cabin (a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area)
chalet (a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style)
chapterhouse; frat house; fraternity house (a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity)
country house (a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country)
detached house; single dwelling (a house that stands alone)
guesthouse (a house separate from the main house; for housing guests)
gatehouse (a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence)
farmhouse (house for a farmer and family)
duplex; duplex house; semidetached house (a house with two units sharing a common wall)
doll's house; dollhouse (a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything)
Meaning:
An official assembly having legislative powers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
a bicameral legislature has two houses
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
general assembly; law-makers; legislative; legislative assembly; legislature (persons who make or amend or repeal laws)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house"):
Seanad; Seanad Eireann (the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Free State)
Dail; Dail Eireann (the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State)
British House of Lords; House of Lords (the upper house of the British parliament)
British House of Commons; House of Commons (the lower house of the British parliament)
House of Burgesses (the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia)
House of Representatives; U.S. House; U.S. House of Representatives; United States House of Representatives; US House; US House of Representatives (the lower legislative house of the United States Congress)
Meaning:
A building in which something is sheltered or located
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
they had a large carriage house
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house"):
meat house; smokehouse (a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish)
pump house; pumping station (a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated)
oast house (a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof)
meat house (a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored)
icehouse (a house for storing ice)
field house; sports arena (a building for indoor sports)
courthouse (a building that houses judicial courts)
boathouse (a house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats)
bagnio; bathhouse (a building containing public baths)
Meaning:
A social unit living together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
menage; household; family; house; home
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house"):
menage a trois (household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations)
foster home (a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency))
foster family (the family of a fosterling)
extended family (a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives)
conjugal family; nuclear family (a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner)
broken home (a family in which the parents have separated or divorced)
Meaning:
A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
theater; theatre; house
Context example:
the house was full
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Meronyms (parts of "house"):
tiered seat (seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front)
theater stage; theatre stage (a stage in a theater on which actors can perform)
standing room (room for passengers or spectators to stand)
stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)
parquet circle; parterre (seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies))
parquet (seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle)
orchestra pit; pit (lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers)
orchestra (seating on the main floor in a theater)
greenroom (a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors)
dressing room (a room in which you can change clothes)
circle; dress circle (a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra)
box office; ticket booth; ticket office (the office where tickets of admission are sold)
Domain category:
dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house"):
opera; opera house (a building where musical dramas are performed)
music hall; vaudeville theater; vaudeville theatre (a theater in which vaudeville is staged)
little theater; little theatre (a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups)
home theater; home theatre (television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater)
dinner theater; dinner theatre (a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission)
cinema; movie house; movie theater; movie theatre; picture palace (a theater where films are shown)
arena theater; theater in the round (a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage)
Meaning:
The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
business firm; firm; house
Context example:
he worked for a brokerage house
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
business; business concern; business organisation; business organization; concern (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house"):
auction house (a firm that conducts auctions)
law firm (a firm of lawyers)
dealer (a firm engaged in trading)
publisher; publishing company; publishing firm; publishing house (a firm in the publishing business)
consulting company; consulting firm (a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee)
accounting firm (a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee)
corp; corporation (a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state)
Meaning:
Aristocratic family line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the House of York
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
family; family line; folk; kinfolk; kinsfolk; phratry; sept (people descended from a common ancestor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "house"):
royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)
Medici (aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century)
Meaning:
The members of a religious community living together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
community (a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common)
Meaning:
The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context examples:
the house applauded / he counted the house
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
audience (a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance)
Meronyms (parts of "house"):
claque (a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance)
Meaning:
Play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the children were playing house
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
child's play; play (activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules)
Meaning:
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
star sign; sign of the zodiac; planetary house; mansion; sign; house
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
part; region (the extended spatial location of something)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Instance hyponyms:
Fish; Pisces; Pisces the Fishes (the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20)
Aquarius; Aquarius the Water Bearer; Water Bearer (the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18)
Capricorn; Capricorn the Goat; Goat (the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19)
Archer; Sagittarius; Sagittarius the Archer (the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21)
Scorpio; Scorpio the Scorpion; Scorpion (the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21)
Balance; Libra; Libra the Balance; Libra the Scales (the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22)
Virgin; Virgo; Virgo the Virgin (the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22)
Leo; Leo the Lion; Lion (the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22)
Cancer; Cancer the Crab; Crab (the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22)
Gemini; Gemini the Twins; Twins (the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20)
Bull; Taurus; Taurus the Bull (the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20)
Aries; Aries the Ram; Ram (the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19)
Holonyms ("house" is a part of...):
zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
Meaning:
The management of a gambling house or casino
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
the house gets a percentage of every bet
Hypernyms ("house" is a kind of...):
management (those in charge of running a business)
• HOUSE (verb)
Meaning:
Contain or cover
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Context example:
This box houses the gears
Hypernyms (to "house" is one way to...):
accommodate; admit; hold (have room for; hold without crowding)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Provide housing for
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
domiciliate; house; put up
Context example:
The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
Hypernyms (to "house" is one way to...):
shelter (provide shelter for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "house"):
rehouse (put up in a new or different housing)
home (provide with, or send to, a home)
accommodate; lodge (provide housing for)
chamber (place in a chamber)
take in (provide with shelter)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
