house

  • 71house — I. noun /haʊs / (say hows) (plural houses /haʊzəz / (say howzuhz)) 1. a building for people to live in, usually one which is self contained and designed for a single family. 2. a place of lodgement, rest, etc., as of an animal. 3. a household. 4 …

  • 72house —    1. a brothel    Literally, a dwelling or any other building given over to a special purpose, such as a theatre or debating chamber. The use for a brothel tout court is obsolete, along with house of accommodation or assignation (which let rooms …

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  • 73house — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, Dymaxion house, Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, White House, abbey, abode, accommodate, adobe house, affiliation, agency, aktiebolag, amphitheater, ancestry, animal kingdom,… …

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  • 74house — n., adj. [[t]haʊs[/t]] v. [[t]haʊz[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t]ˈhaʊ zɪz[/t]] v. housed, hous•ing, adj. 1) a building in which people live; residence 2) a household 3) (often cap.) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the House of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 75House of 9 — Infobox Film name = House of 9 image size = 200px caption = Promotional movie poster for the film director = Steven R. Monroe producer = Sheikh Mohamed Alastair Burlingham Al Khalifa Douglas W. Miller writer = Philippe Vidal starring = Dennis… …

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  • 76house*/*/*/ — [haʊs] (plural houses [ˈhaʊzɪz] ) noun I 1) [C] a building for living in, usually where only one family lives a three bedroom house[/ex] We re moving house (= going to live in a different house) at the end of the month.[/ex] 2) [singular] the… …

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  • 77house —   Hale (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and the many entries that follow it), kauhale.    ♦ Two story house, hale i luna a i lalo.    ♦ House trailer, ka a hale.    ♦ Ancient types of houses: mua (eating, for men); hālau (for canoes, hula… …

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  • 78House 2 — Pour les articles homonymes, voir House. House 2 : La Deuxième Histoire (House II: The Second Story) est un film américain réalisé par Ethan Wiley, sorti en 1987. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique …

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  • 79house — {{11}}house (n.) O.E. hus dwelling, shelter, house, from P.Gmc. *husan (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. hus, Du. huis, Ger. Haus), of unknown origin, perhaps connected to the root of HIDE (Cf. hide) (v.) [OED]. In Gothic only in gudhus temple, lit. god house;… …

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  • 80house — noun haʊs (plural houses haʊzɪz) 1》 a building for human habitation.     ↘chiefly Scottish a dwelling that is one of several in a building.     ↘a building in which animals live or in which things are kept. 2》 a building in which people meet for… …

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