house
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(noun) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house" |
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Related Words: child's play, play |
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(verb) provide housing for |
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Synonyms: put up |
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Related Words: accommodate, bield, chamber, home, lodge, rehouse, shelter, take in |
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(verb) contain or cover; "This box houses the gears" |
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Related Words: bear, carry, contain, hold |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: abode, adobe house, beach house, boarding house, boardinghouse, bungalow, cabin, chalet, chapterhouse, cottage, country house, detached house, dollhouse, domicile, door, duplex, duplex house, dwelling, dwelling house, farmhouse, frat house, fraternity house, gatehouse, guesthouse, habitation, hacienda, hall, home, hunting lodge, lodge, maisonnette, manse, mansion, mansion house, ranch house, residence, saltbox, semidetached house, single dwelling, sod house, soddy, solar house, villa |
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(noun) a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house" |
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Related Words: bagnio, bathhouse, boathouse, building, courthouse, edifice, field house, icehouse, meat house, oast house, pump house, pumping station, smokehouse, sports arena |
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(noun) aristocratic family line; "the House of York" |
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Related Words: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty, sept |
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(noun) an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses" |
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Related Words: Dail, Dail Eireann, House of Commons, House of Lords, House of Representatives, Seanad, Seanad Eireann, general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislature |
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(noun) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house" |
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Related Words: audience |
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(noun) the members of a religious community living together |
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Related Words: community |
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(noun) members of a business organization; "he worked for a brokerage house" |
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Synonyms: business firm, firm |
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Related Words: accounting firm, auction house, business, business concern, business organization, concern, consulting company, consulting firm, dealer, law firm, publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house |
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(noun) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" |
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Synonyms: theater, theatre |
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Related Words: arena theater, building, cinema, edifice, movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, music hall, opera, opera house, picture palace, theater in the round, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: family, home, household, menage |
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Related Words: conjugal family, extended family, foster home, nuclear family, social unit, unit |
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(noun) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
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Synonyms: mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac |
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Related Words: Aquarius, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Aries, Aries the Ram, Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Capricon the Goat, Capricorn, Gemini, Gemini the Twins, Leo, Leo the Lion, Libra, Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales, Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, part, region |
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