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  HOUSE, n.  A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat,
  mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus and microbe. 
  _House of Correction_, a place of reward for political and personal
  service, and for the detention of offenders and appropriations. 
  _House of God_, a building with a steeple and a mortgage on it. 
  _House-dog_, a pestilent beast kept on domestic premises to insult
  persons passing by and appal the hardy visitor.  _House-maid_, a
  youngerly person of the opposing sex employed to be variously
  disagreeable and ingeniously unclean in the station in which it has
  pleased God to place her.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  House
     Till their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They
     then for the first time inhabited cities (Gen. 47:3; Ex. 12:7;
     Heb. 11:9). From the earliest times the Assyrians and the
     Canaanites were builders of cities. The Hebrews after the
     Conquest took possession of the captured cities, and seem to
     have followed the methods of building that had been pursued by
     the Canaanites. Reference is made to the stone (1 Kings 7:9;
     Isa. 9:10) and marble (1 Chr. 29:2) used in building, and to the
     internal wood-work of the houses (1 Kings 6:15; 7:2; 10:11, 12;
     2 Chr. 3:5; Jer. 22:14). "Ceiled houses" were such as had beams
     inlaid in the walls to which wainscotting was fastened (Ezra
     6:4; Jer. 22:14; Hag. 1:4). "Ivory houses" had the upper parts
     of the walls adorned with figures in stucco with gold and ivory
     (1 Kings 22:39; 2 Chr. 3:6; Ps. 45:8).
     
       The roofs of the dwelling-houses were flat, and are often
     alluded to in Scripture (2 Sam. 11:2; Isa. 22:1; Matt. 24:17).
     Sometimes tents or booths were erected on them (2 Sam. 16:22).
     They were protected by parapets or low walls (Deut. 22:8). On
     the house-tops grass sometimes grew (Prov. 19:13; 27:15; Ps.
     129:6, 7). They were used, not only as places of recreation in
     the evening, but also sometimes as sleeping-places at night (1
     Sam. 9:25, 26; 2 Sam. 11:2; 16:22; Dan. 4:29; Job 27:18; Prov.
     21:9), and as places of devotion (Jer. 32:29; 19:13).

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  House, NM (village, FIPS 33710)
    Location: 34.64797 N, 103.90328 W
    Population (1990): 85 (54 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 88121

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  House \House\ (hous), n.; pl. Houses. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s;
     akin to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel.
     h?s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple;
     and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See Hide, and cf. Hoard,
     Husband, Hussy, Husting.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Houses are built to live in; not to look on.
                                                    --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench
              Are from their hives and houses driven away. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the
        phrase to keep house. See below.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One that feared God with all his house. --Acts x. 2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The last remaining pillar of their house,
              The one transmitter of their ancient name.
                                                    --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Com.) A firm, or commercial establishment.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     8. (Astrol.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of
        a piece.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a
         theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     11. The body, as the habitation of the soul.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               This mortal house I'll ruin,
               Do C[ae]sar what he can.             --Shak.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     12.
  
     Usage: [With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.] The grave. ``The
            narrow house.'' --Bryant.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: House is much used adjectively and as the first element
           of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house
           cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     House ant (Zo["o]l.), a very small, yellowish brown ant
        ({Myrmica molesta), which often infests houses, and
        sometimes becomes a great pest.
  
     House of bishops (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies
        composing a general convertion, the other being House of
        Clerical and Lay Deputies.
  
     House boat, a covered boat used as a dwelling.
  
     House of call, a place, usually a public house, where
        journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when
        out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.]
  
     To bring down the house. See under Bring.
  
     To keep house, to maintain an independent domestic
        establishment.
  
     To keep open house, to entertain friends at all times.
  
     Syn: Dwelling; residence; abode. See Tenement.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  House \House\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Housing.] [AS. h?sian.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At length have housed me in a humble shed. --Young.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              House your choicest carnations, or rather set them
              under a penthouse.                    --Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To drive to a shelter. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To admit to residence; to harbor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. --Sir
                                                    P. Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. --Sandys.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make
        safe; as, to house the upper spars.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  House \House\, v. i.
     1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You shall not house with me.          --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Astrol.) To have a position in one of the houses. See
        House, n., 8. ``Where Saturn houses.'' --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  House \House\, n.; pl. Houses. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s; akin
     to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel. h?s,
     Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple; and
     prob. to E. hide to conceal. See Hide, and cf. Hoard,
     Husband, Hussy, Husting.]
     1. 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.
  
              Houses are built to live in; not to look on.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench Are
              from their hives and houses driven away. --Shak.
  
     2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the
        phrase to keep house. See below.
  
     3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
  
              One that feared God with all his house. --Acts x. 2.
  
     4. 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.
  
              The last remaining pillar of their house, The one
              transmitter of their ancient name.    --Tennyson.
  
     5. 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.
  
     6. (Com.) A firm, or commercial establishment.
  
     7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.
  
     8. (Astrol.) 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.
  
     9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of
        a piece.
  
     10. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a
         theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.
  
     11. The body, as the habitation of the soul.
  
               This mortal house I'll ruin, Do C[ae]sar what he
               can.                                 --Shak.
  
     12.
  
     Usage: [With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.] The grave. ``The
            narrow house.'' --Bryant.
  
     Note: House is much used adjectively and as the first element
           of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house
           cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework.
  
     House ant (Zo["o]l.), a very small, yellowish brown ant
        ({Myrmica molesta), which often infests houses, and
        sometimes becomes a great pest.
  
     House of bishops (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies
        composing a general convertion, the other being House of
        Clerical and Lay Deputies.
  
     House boat, a covered boat used as a dwelling.
  
     House of call, a place, usually a public house, where
        journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when
        out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  House \House\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Housing.] [AS. h?sian.]
     1. 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.
  
              At length have housed me in a humble shed. --Young.
  
              House your choicest carnations, or rather set them
              under a penthouse.                    --Evelyn.
  
     2. To drive to a shelter. --Shak.
  
     3. To admit to residence; to harbor.
  
              Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. --Sir
                                                    P. Sidney.
  
     4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. --Sandys.
  
     5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make
        safe; as, to house the upper spars.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  House \House\, v. i.
     1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
  
              You shall not house with me.          --Shak.
  
     2. (Astrol.) To have a position in one of the houses. See
        House, n., 8. ``Where Saturn houses.'' --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  house
       n 1: 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: an official assembly having legislative powers; "the
          legislature has two houses"
       3: a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they
          had a large carriage house"
       4: 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" [syn: family, household,
           home, menage]
       5: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture
          shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: theater,
           theatre]
       6: members of a business organization that owns or operates one
          or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
          [syn: firm, business firm]
       7: aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
       8: the members of a religious community living together
       9: the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the
          house applauded"; "he counted the house"
       10: 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: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is
           divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign,
           mansion, planetary house]
       12: the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house
           gets a percentage of every bet"
       v 1: contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
       2: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new
          development outside the town" [syn: put up, domiciliate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 σπίτι, οίκος
     2 (''γενικότερα'') κάθε κτήριο ή μέρος κτηρίου με συγκεκριμένο
  προορισμό
     3 το κτήριο που στεγάζει ένα θέατρο ή το κοινό που παρακολουθεί μια
  παράσταση
     4 εμπορικός οίκος
     5 οίκος, δυναστεία
     6 o οίκος, καθεμιά από τις δώδεκα διαιρέσεις του αστρολογικού χάρτη
     7 βουλή, το ένα από τα δύο νομοθετικά σώματα σε χώρες όπως οι ΗΠΑ ή
  το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
     8 είδος μουσικής
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 στεγάζω
     2 φιλοξενώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     Czech n.
     gosling
     Czech n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Dutch n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     French n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hous)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm housen)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Portuguese n.
     house music, (l en house) (gl: a genre of music)
     Spanish n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  House
     n.
     1 (lb en politics) A particular chamber of political representation
     2 # (lb en US politics as "the House") (ellipsis of en
  House of Representatives)
     3 # (lb en politics Westminsterian parliamentary systems) (ellipsis
  of en House of Commons)
     4 # (lb en politics) (ellipsis of en House of Parliament)
     5 # (n-g: More generally, a shortened name for any chamber of a
  legislature that is named "House of...", especially where the
  other chamber(s) are not so named, or where there is no other chamber
  (unicameral).)
     6 A placename
     7 # (place en village s/New Mexico).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community s/North Carolina).
     9 (surname en topographic from=Middle English) for someone residing
  in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
     10 (lb en Oxon slang dated) (w: Christ Church, Oxford).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     alt.
     1 A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. (from 9th
  c.)
     2 # (lb en Hong Kong only used in names) An apartment building within
  a public housing estate.
     3 (lb en uncountable) Size and quality of residential accommodations.
     4 A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an
  apartment or condominium or building containing these.
     5 The people who live in a house; a household. (from 9th c.)
     6 A building used for something other than a residence (q: typically
  with qualifying word). (from 10th c.)
     7 # A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a
  printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. (from 10th c.)
     8 # A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a
  public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the
  management thereof. (from 10th c.)
     9 # (lb en historical) A workhouse.
     n.
     1 A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. (from 9th
  c.)
     2 # (lb en Hong Kong only used in names) An apartment building within
  a public housing estate.
     3 (lb en uncountable) Size and quality of residential accommodations.
     4 A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an
  apartment or condominium or building containing these.
     5 The people who live in a house; a household. (from 9th c.)
     6 A building used for something other than a residence (q: typically
  with qualifying word). (from 10th c.)
     7 # A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a
  printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. (from 10th c.)
     8 # A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a
  public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the
  management thereof. (from 10th c.)
     9 # (lb en historical) A workhouse.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To keep within a structure or container.
     2 (lb en transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.
     3 To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
     n.
     (senseid en genre of music) (lb en music genre) house music.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  House
     n.
     1 (lb en politics) A particular chamber of political representation
     2 # (lb en US politics as "the House") (ellipsis of en
  House of Representatives)
     3 # (lb en politics Westminsterian parliamentary systems) (ellipsis
  of en House of Commons)
     4 # (lb en politics) (ellipsis of en House of Parliament)
     5 # (n-g: More generally, a shortened name for any chamber of a
  legislature that is named "House of...", especially where the
  other chamber(s) are not so named, or where there is no other chamber
  (unicameral).)
     6 A placename
     7 # (place en village s/New Mexico).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community s/North Carolina).
     9 (surname en topographic from=Middle English) for someone residing
  in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
     10 (lb en Oxon slang dated) (w: Christ Church, Oxford).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     Czech n.
     gosling
     Czech n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Dutch n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     French n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hous)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm housen)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Portuguese n.
     house music, (l en house) (gl: a genre of music)
     Spanish n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  House
     n.
     1 (lb en politics) A particular chamber of political representation
     2 # (lb en US politics as "the House") (ellipsis of en
  House of Representatives)
     3 # (lb en politics Westminsterian parliamentary systems) (ellipsis
  of en House of Commons)
     4 # (lb en politics) (ellipsis of en House of Parliament)
     5 # (n-g: More generally, a shortened name for any chamber of a
  legislature that is named "House of...", especially where the
  other chamber(s) are not so named, or where there is no other chamber
  (unicameral).)
     6 A placename
     7 # (place en village s/New Mexico).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community s/North Carolina).
     9 (surname en topographic from=Middle English) for someone residing
  in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
     10 (lb en Oxon slang dated) (w: Christ Church, Oxford).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     Czech n.
     gosling
     Czech n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Dutch n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     French n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hous)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm housen)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     house music, house (a genre of music)
     Portuguese n.
     house music, (l en house) (gl: a genre of music)
     Swedish n.
     c house music, house (a genre of music)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  House
     n.
     1 (lb en politics) A particular chamber of political representation
     2 # (lb en US politics as "the House") (ellipsis of en
  House of Representatives)
     3 # (lb en politics Westminsterian parliamentary systems) (ellipsis
  of en House of Commons)
     4 # (lb en politics) (ellipsis of en House of Parliament)
     5 # (n-g: More generally, a shortened name for any chamber of a
  legislature that is named "House of...", especially where the
  other chamber(s) are not so named, or where there is no other chamber
  (unicameral).)
     6 A placename
     7 # (place en village s/New Mexico).
     8 # (place en unincorporated community s/North Carolina).
     9 (surname en topographic from=Middle English) for someone residing
  in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
     10 (lb en Oxon slang dated) (w: Christ Church, Oxford).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     n.
     eräs elektronisen tanssimusiikin laji

From Finnish Wiktionary: Finnish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-fi-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     n.
     eräs elektronisen tanssimusiikin laji

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  house
     Engelska n.
     1 hus#Svenska; bostad#Svenska
     2 dynasti#Svenska; hus#Svenska
     3 (tagg ekonomi språk=en) ett företag#Svenska eller en
  organisation#Svenska
     Engelska vb.
     ''(transitivt)'' hålla sig inom ett hus eller annan byggnad#Svenska

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  House /(en)hˈaʊs(de)/ 
   [mus.] house music , house 
     Synonym: House-Musik

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  House /haʊ̯s/ 
  house
  Musik: kurz für Housemusic

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  House /haʊ̯s/ 
  kandang
  Musik: kurz für Housemusic

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  house /hˈaʊs/
  huis

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  house /hˈaʊs/
  bedehuis

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  House /hˈaʊs/
  المنزل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  house //haʊs// //hʌʊs// 
  1. стопа́нство, къща
  an establishment, business
  2. къ́ща, къща
  archetypal structure of a human abode
  3. ка́мара, къща
  debating chamber for government politicians
  4. дина́стия, къща
  dynasty, familiar descendance
  5. дом, къ́ща, къща
  human abode

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  house //haʊz// 
  1. помещавам
  keep within a structure or container
  2. подслонявам се
  take shelter