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- pronunciation:
- haUs
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A house is a building made for one family or one group of people to live in. It has rooms that are connected to each other.
I love my grandmother's house. It has a big basement where we can play games, and it has a porch where we can sit outside in the summer.
- synonyms:
- dwelling, home, residence
- similar words:
- address, place
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes the word "house" means the people who live in a house.
The fire trucks woke up the whole house.- synonyms:
- family, household
- similar words:
- residents
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| definition 3: |
A house can be a building that is used for a particular type of thing. A church is sometimes called a house of worship. A coffee house is a place where people come to talk and drink coffee.
A "movie theater" used to be called a "movie house." We can still call it a "movie house," but most people say "movie theater" now.- similar words:
- auditorium, building, hall, place
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| definition 4: |
A place where animals are kept or given shelter is sometimes called a "house."
The farm has a large hen house.- similar words:
- barn, coop, shelter, stall
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| definition 5: |
A house of government is a group of people in a government who come together to write, discuss, and pass laws.
The house will begin their discussion of the proposal next week.- similar words:
- congress, council, legislature, parliament, senate
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| related words: |
agency, apartment, cabin, family |
| contrasting words: |
apartment |
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Word Builder: house +
- housewares:
things used in the kitchen of a house, such as utensils.
- housewife:
a woman who does not work outside of the home.
- housework:
the work of keeping a house clean and safe.
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