Definition of house

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House (n.) One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament..

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Yard :: Yard (n.) An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard..
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the foundation of a house, etc..
Hearth :: Hearth (n.) The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside..
Opera :: Opera (n.) The house where operas are exhibited.
Tile :: Tile (v. t.) To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house..
Dovecote :: Dovecote (n.) A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house..
Guards :: Guards (n. pl.) A body of picked troops; as, The Household Guards..
Postentry :: Postentry (n.) A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which had been omitted by mistake..
Charnel :: Charnel (n.) A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.
Playgoer :: Playgoer (n.) One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances..
Smeltery :: Smeltery (n.) A house or place for smelting.
Unhouse :: Unhouse (v. t.) To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to deprive of shelter..
Andron :: Andron (n.) The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house.
Outhouse :: Outhouse (n.) A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.
Cognomen :: Cognomen (n.) The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family..
Range :: Range (v. i.) To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; -- often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast..
Lombard-house :: Lombard-house (n.) Alt. of Lombar-hous.
Open :: Open (a.) Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead..
Illumination :: Illumination (n.) Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
Bedbug :: Bedbug (n.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect (Cimex Lectularius), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix..
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