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   house

   noun

   • 1. a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys: "my wife and I are moving to a new house" Similar homeplace of residencehomesteadlodging placea roof over one's headformal:habitationresidencedwellingdwelling placeabodedomicile
   • ▪ the people living in a house; a household: "make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house" Similar householdfamilyfamily circleménageclantribeinformal:brood
   • ▪ a noble, royal, or wealthy family or lineage; a dynasty: "the power and prestige of the House of Stewart" Similar clankindredfamilytriberacestraindynastylinelineageancestryancestorsbloodlinedescentfamily tree
   • ▪ a dwelling that is one of several in a building. Scottish
   • ▪ a building in which animals live or in which things are kept: "a hen house"
   • 2. a building in which people meet for a particular activity: "a house of prayer"
   • ▪ a firm or institution: "a publishing house" Similar firmbusinesscompanycorporationenterpriseestablishmentinstitutionconcernorganizationoperationinformal:outfitset-up
   • ▪ the Stock Exchange. informal British
   • ▪ a restaurant or inn: "help yourself to a drink, compliments of the house!" Similar innbartavernhostelrytaproomrestauranthoteleating housepubpublic houseinformal:eateryboozerhistorical:alehousetaphousebeerhousesaloon
   • ▪ a brothel. dated
   • ▪ a theatre: "a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house" Similar audiencecrowdthose presentlistenersspectatorsviewersgatheringassemblyassemblagecongregationgallerystallsinformal:punters
   • ▪ a performance in a theatre or cinema: British "tickets for the first house"
   • 3. a religious community that occupies a particular building: "the Cistercian house at Clairvaux"
   • ▪ a residential building for pupils at a boarding school: "a house of 45 boarders"
   • ▪ each of a number of groups into which pupils at a day school are divided for games or competition. British
   • ▪ a college of a university. formal British
   • 4. a legislative or deliberative assembly: "the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house" Similar legislative assemblylegislative bodychambercouncilparliamentdietcongresssenate
   • ▪ (in the UK) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US) the House of Representatives: "the government commanded an overall majority in the House"
   • ▪ used in formal debates that mimic the procedures of a legislative assembly: "a debate on the motion ‘This house would legalize cannabis’" Similar audiencecrowdthose presentlistenersspectatorsviewersgatheringassemblyassemblagecongregationgallerystallsinformal:punters
   • 5. a style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat: "DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house"
   • 6. a twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.
   • ▪ a twelfth division of the celestial sphere represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life.
   • 7. old-fashioned term for bingo British
   • ▪ used by a bingo player to announce that they have won.

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.
   • 2. relating to a firm, institution, or society: "a house journal"
   • ▪ (of a band or group) resident or regularly performing in a club or other venue: "the house band"

   verb

   • 1. provide with shelter or accommodation: "they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees" Similar accommodateprovide accommodation forprovide with accommodationgive accommodation tomake space formake room forgive someone a roof over their headprovide a roof over someone's headprovide with a place to workharbourlodgequarterboardbillettake inprovide shelter forsheltersleepput upgive a bed toprovide with a place to sleepOpposite evict
   • 2. provide space for; contain or accommodate: "the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture" Similar containholdstorecoverprotectencloseencasesheathekeep safeOpposite expose
   • ▪ fix (something) in a socket or mortise.
   • 3. eat the whole of (something), typically very quickly: informal North American "it could be that I just housed a massive burrito, but I don't feel good"

   Word Origin Old Englishhūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs).

   Derivatives

   • 1. houseful noun
   • 2. houseless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   FREE HOUSE definition: 1. a type of bar in the UK that is not owned and controlled by a brewery (= a business that makes…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFREE HOUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   In Britain, a free house is a pub which is not owned by a particular company and so can sell whatever beers it chooses. This free house is under new ownership and has been transformed with stripped beams, oak floors and earthy paints. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Free house definition: a tavern that, having no affiliation or contract with a particular brewery, serves several brands of beer, ale, etc.. See examples of FREE HOUSE used in a sentence.

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   Definition of free house noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Noun. 1. free house - a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale. gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, taphouse, saloon - tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals.

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   FREE HOUSE meaning: 1. a type of bar in the UK that is not owned and controlled by a brewery (= a business that makes…. Learn more.

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   free house meaning, definition, what is free house: in Britain, a pub that can buy beer from...: Learn more.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun free house. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFREE HOUSE definition in American English - Collins Online...

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    In Britain, a free house is a pub which is not owned by a particular company and so can sell whatever beers it chooses. This free house is under new ownership and has been transformed with stripped beams, oak floors and earthy paints. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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    How to use . free house in a sentenceAn added bonus, quips the former Marine: “I have the most mine-free house in the entire state of Virginia.”