ENGLISH: house - CREOLE: kay



Overview of noun house



The noun house has 12 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)



1. (1029) house -- (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house")

2. (151) house -- (an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses")

3. (51) house -- (a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house")

4. (39) family, household, house, home, menage -- (a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home")

5. (18) theater, theatre, house -- (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full")

6. (17) firm, house, business firm -- (the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house")

7. (13) house -- (aristocratic family line; "the House of York")

8. (2) house -- (the members of a religious community living together)

9. (2) house -- (the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house")

10. (2) house -- (play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house")

11. sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house -- ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

12. house -- (the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet")



Overview of verb house



The verb house has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (13) house -- (contain or cover; "This box houses the gears")

2. (4) house, put up, domiciliate -- (provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town")

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