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house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a
.
A structure serv
i
ng
as
a d
we
lling
for
one
or
more per
son
s, especially for a
family
.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something
, such as a burrow or shell,
that
serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild
an
imal.
3.
A dwelling for a gro
up
of
people
, such as students or members of a religious community,
who
live
toge
the
r as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A
build
ing that functions as the primary shelter or location of
some
thing:
a carriage house; the lion house
at
the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restau
ran
t, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes
in
cook
books.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college
with
in a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in
which
such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors
and
descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12
part
s
into
which the heavens
are
divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a
planet
in the heavens.
Also
called
m
ans
ion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
ho
used
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To
provide
living
quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter,
keep
, or store in or as
if
in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To
take
shelter.
Idioms:
like
a house
on
fire
/afire
In
form
al
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran
away
like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment;
free
:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in
order
To organize one's
affairs
in a sensible, logical
way
.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary
house
:
house
(hous)
n.
pl.
hous·es
(hou
z
z, -s
z)
1.
a.
A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
b.
A household or family.
2.
Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3.
A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
a sorority house.
4.
A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something:
a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
a.
A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:
a movie house; the specialty of the house.
b.
The audience or patrons of such an establishment:
a full house.
6.
a.
A commercial firm:
a brokerage house.
b.
A publishing company:
a house that specializes in cookbooks.
c.
A gambling casino.
d.
Slang
A house of prostitution.
7.
A residential college within a university.
8.
a.
often
House
A legislative or deliberative assembly.
b.
The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
c.
A quorum of such an assembly.
9.
often
House
A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
the House of Orange.
10.
a.
One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
b.
The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also
call
ed
mansion
.
11.
House music.
v.
(houz)
housed
,
hous·ing
,
hous·es
v.
tr.
1.
To provide living quarters for; lodge:
The cottage housed ten students.
2.
To shelter, keep, or store in or as if in a house:
a library housing rare books.
3.
To contain; harbor.
4.
To fit into a socket or mortise.
5.
Nautical
To secure or stow safely.
v.
intr.
1.
To reside; dwell.
2.
To take shelter.
Idioms:
like a house
on fire
/afire
Informal
In an extremely speedy manner:
ran away like a house on fire; tickets that sold like a house afire.
on the house
At the expense of the establishment; free:
food and drinks on the house.
put
/set
(one's) house in order
To organize one's affairs in a sensible, logical way.
»
Lesson No. 1 Glossary