Definition of house

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House (n.) Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.

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Treasure-house :: Treasure-house (n.) A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.
Houseline :: Houseline (n.) A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing.
Room :: Room (n.) Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes up too much room..
Within :: Within (adv.) In the house; in doors; as, the master is within..
Desolate :: Desolate (a.) Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house..
Appendage :: Appendage (n.) Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house..
House :: House (v. t.) 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..
Ruin :: Ruin (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like..
House :: House (v. i.) To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8..
House :: House (n.) 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..
Capitol :: Capitol () The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the United States; also, the building in which the legislature of State holds its sessions; a statehouse..
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of another..
Cornice :: Cornice (n.) Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house..
Chouse :: Chouse (n.) One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton; a gull.
Indict :: Indict (v. t.) To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to find an indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach..
Outhouse :: Outhouse (n.) A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.
Speakership :: Speakership (n.) The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of Representatives..
House :: House (v. t.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars..
Ossuary :: Ossuary (n.) A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.
Stage :: Stage (n.) The floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited..
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