house

Definitions

1. noun

   A building where people live.

   Examples

   • This is my house and my family's home.
   • They just bought a house on the edge of town.
2. noun

   A building of flats in a large public housing area.

   Examples

   • They were given a flat in a house on the north side.
   • The council built several new houses.
3. noun

   Something that holds or covers another thing.

   Examples

   • The watch has a metal house protecting its inside parts.
   • The engine house keeps out dust and water.
4. noun

   The size or quality of a home.

   Examples

   • They bought too much house for their money.
   • They moved to a smaller house when the kids left.
5. noun

   A building for one family, not a flat.

   Examples

   • They bought a house with a small garden.
   • Unlike our old flat, this is a proper house.
6. noun

   The people living in a home.

   Examples

   • The whole house was asleep by midnight.
   • The noise woke the whole house.
7. noun

   A building used for a purpose other than living.

   Examples

   • The old carriage house is now a guest house.
   • At the zoo, we went straight to the monkey house.
8. noun

   A company or business, such as a publisher.

   Examples

   • A small publishing house signed the author.
   • She works for a fashion house in Paris.
   ≈shop
9. noun

   A place such as a pub, theatre or casino, or the people who run it.

   Examples

   • One more, sir, then I must stop. Those are the rules of the house.
   • The house always wins.
   ≈shop
10. noun

    In the past, a workhouse for poor people.

    Examples

    • He said he would find work rather than go to the house.
    • Many poor old people ended their days in the house.