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Definition of House
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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. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below. Those who dwell in the same house; a household. 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. 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. A firm, or commercial establishment. A public house; an inn; a hotel. 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. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house. The body, as the habitation of the soul. The grave. 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. To drive to a shelter. To admit to residence; to harbor. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge. To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8. Related Definitions:
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House Quotations
A house in the country is not the same as a country house. Gertrude Stein A house divided against itself cannot stand. Abraham Lincoln For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house. Heidi Klum If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons. Winston Churchill Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house. Gavin Rossdale |
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House Translations
house in Afrikaans is huis house in Danish is hus house in Dutch is geslacht, pand, huis house in Finnish is talo house in French is maison, logis, logez, logent, logeons house in German is Haus house in Italian is casa house in Latin is domus house in Norwegian is hus house in Portuguese is casa house in Spanish is casa house in Swedish is hysa, hus |
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