house
/haʊs/
verb
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.