house

/haʊs/ verbnoun
5 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®8 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS14
VERB
1

Provide housing for.

“The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town”

2

Contain or cover.

“This box houses the gears”

NOUN
1

Play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults.

“the children were playing house”

2

The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema.

“the house applauded”

“he counted the house”

3

The management of a gambling house or casino.

“the house gets a percentage of every bet”

4

The members of a religious community living together.

5

A social unit living together.

“It was a good Christian household”

“I waited until the whole house was asleep”

6

The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments.

“he worked for a brokerage house”

7

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided.

8

A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented.

“the house was full”

9

A building in which something is sheltered or located.

“they had a large carriage house”

10

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”

11

An official assembly having legislative powers.

“a bicameral legislature has two houses”

12

Aristocratic family line.

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®8 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinousehay
Starts & ends withH … E
Syllableshouse
SYNONYMS & RELATED16
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