house

/haʊs/
verb
  1. To provide a place for someone or something to live or stay.
    • This building houses the university's library.
    • We need to house the refugees in temporary camps.
    • The shelter houses up to fifty homeless people each night.
  2. To contain or store something.
    • The garage houses all of our gardening tools.
    • The museum houses a collection of ancient artifacts.
    • This cabinet houses the computer server.
Synonyms
noun
  1. A building where people live, usually one family or group.
    • We bought a new house with a big backyard.
    • The old house on the corner has been empty for years.
    • Her house is painted blue with white shutters.
  2. A company or organization, especially one involved in a particular business.
    • She works for a publishing house in New York.
    • The fashion house launched its new collection last week.
    • That investment house manages millions of dollars.
  3. A group of people who meet to make laws, such as a parliament or congress.
    • The speaker addressed the House this morning.
    • The House of Representatives voted on the new bill.
    • Both houses of Congress must approve the law.
  4. A building used for a specific purpose, such as a theater or restaurant.
    • We had dinner at a famous steak house downtown.
    • The opera house was packed for the performance.
    • The movie house shows classic films on weekends.
  5. A type of music with a strong, steady beat, often played in clubs.
    • They played house music all night at the party.
    • The DJ mixed deep house and techno.
    • House is my favorite genre to dance to.
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