house in English
- house⇄adj. houselike.
- house⇄expr. bring down the house, (Informal.) to be loudly applauded.
Ex. One can see that this programme might deservedly have brought down the house in a college hall, but it is not well enough organised to justify transplantation (Punch). - house⇄expr. clean house,
a. to clean a house or apartment and its furnishings.
Ex. She cleaned house in the early morning.
b. (Figurative.) to get rid of bad conditions in an institution, organization, or business, by putting it in order an - house⇄expr. keep house, to manage a home and its affairs; do housework.
Ex. In this the children play'd at keeping house (Tennyson). - house⇄expr. on the house, paid for by the owner of the business; free.
Ex. What d'ya mean treat them? You mean on the house? (New Yorker). - house⇄expr. put (or set) one's house in order, to arrange one's affairs in good order.
Ex. The Prussians, after the disaster of Jena in 1807, had set to work to put their house in order (H. G. Wells). - house⇄expr. the House,
a. the House of Representatives.
b. the House of Commons.
c. the House of Lords. - house⇄house (1), noun, pl.houses
(v.,) housed, housing. - house⇄house (2), noun, verb, housed,housing.
(Archaic.) - house⇄noun housing (2).
- house⇄noun 1. a building in which people live, especially a building that is the ordinary dwelling place of a family.
Ex. Our house has six rooms and is next door to the drugstore.
2. the place in which an animal lives or into which it retires, su - house⇄v.i. to dwell or take shelter.
Ex. He wends unfollow'd, he must house alone (Matthew Arnold). - house⇄v.t. to equip (a horse, etc.) with a housing (2).
- house⇄v.t. 1. to take or put into a house; provide with a house; shelter.
Ex. Where can we house all these children? A big influx of workers is expected and they will have to be housed, educated, protected (Newsweek).
2. to keep or store in a hous
house in Kashmiri कॉशुर
house in Sindhi سنڌي
House
Part of Speech:
Noun
Pronunciation:
/haʊs/
Definitions:
- A building for human habitation, especially one that is lived in by a family or small group of people.
- A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons.
- A building that serves as a home or shelter.
Usage Examples:
- "They live in a beautiful house by the sea."
- "The old house has a lot of history."
Etymology:
From Old English "hūs," which is related to the word for "shelter" or "home."
Inflections:
Plural: houses
Gerund: housing
Synonyms:
- Dwelling
- Home
- Residence
- Abode
Antonyms:
None
Collocations:
- Tree house
- Housewarming party
- Greenhouse
- Country house
Idiomatic Expressions:
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." (Meaning: A group that is divided will not be successful.)
Translations:
Spanish: casa
French: maison
German: Haus
Italian: casa
Related Words:
- Apartment: A self-contained housing unit in a building.
- Bungalow: A low house, often with a single story.
Visual Aid:
[Image of a house]
Contextual Information:
Commonly used in discussions about living arrangements, real estate, and architecture.
Frequency of Use:
Very common in everyday language.