- 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"
- the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;
"he worked for a brokerage house"
- the members of a religious community living together
- the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema;
"the house applauded"
"he counted the house"
- an official assembly having legislative powers;
"a bicameral legislature has two houses"
- aristocratic family line;
"the House of York"
- play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults;
"the children were playing house"
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- the management of a gambling house or casino;
"the house gets a percentage of every bet"
- 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"
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented;
"the house was full"
- a building in which something is sheltered or located;
"they had a large carriage house"
