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1. Internal product or possession, such as list that is controlled by the list owner and includes all of the owner's customers, or a house advertising agency that is owned by an advertiser, or a house advertisement that is placed at no cash cost in the advertiser's own medium. House advertisements are placed at the expense of lost advertising space sales revenue. See also house organ.

2. Residential unit as defined by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, sharing a common entrance and cooking facilities; also called household.

3. Firm providing a product or service, such as a publishing house or a catalog house.

1. free-standing dwelling.


2. business establishment that is occupied heavily by customers, such as a bar, theater, or casino.


3. firm or individual engaged in business as a broker-dealer in securities or investment banking and related services.


4. nickname for the London Stock Exchange.


5. synonym for company or firms, such as in the term publishing house.

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In the world of food and drink, the word "house" refers to the restaurant or establishment at hand. For example: 1. House wine is one featured by a restaurant or bar and often served in a carafe or by the glass. Sometimes, a winery does a special bottling and labels the wines for an establishment. House wines are usually inexpensive wines that offer the diner an economical option to the more pricey, better-known selections on the wine list. Ask the server what the house wine is-he or she should be able to tell you the variety (chardonnay, merlot, and so on), brand name and vintage (if any). 2. House dressing is generally a salad dressing created by that restaurant's chef. 3. House brand typically refers to a liquor (usually inexpensive) that a bar uses for drinks unless a specific brand is requested. 4. On the house refers to an item given to the customer for free.

noun

1. A building or shelter where one lives: abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, home, lodging (often used in plural), place, residence. Chiefly British dig (used in plural). See protection/exposure.
2. A group of usually related people living together as a unit: family, household, ménage. See group.
3. A commercial organization: business, company, concern, corporation, enterprise, establishment, firm². Informal outfit. See group.
4. A group of people sharing common ancestry: clan, family, kindred, lineage, stock, tribe. Idioms: flesh and blood, kith and kin. See kin.

verb

1. To provide with often temporary lodging: accommodate, bed (down), berth, bestow, billet, board, bunk¹, domicile, harbor, lodge, put up, quarter, room. See protection/exposure.
2. To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period: abide, domicile, dwell, live¹, reside. See place.
3. To give refuge to: harbor, haven, shelter. See protection/exposure.

Idioms beginning with house:
house of cards

In addition to the idiom beginning with house, also see boardinghouse reach; bring down the house; clean house; eat someone out of house and home; get on (like a house afire); keep house; on the house; open house; people who live in glass houses; put one's house in order; safe as houses.

The most substantial body of folk practice and belief concerning houses focuses on protecting them from witchcraft, evil spirits, fire, thunder, and lightning; this involved placing protective objects, generally near a point of possible entry—door, hearth and chimney, window. There are ample records showing that certain items (e.g. holed stones, horseshoes, houseleeks, rowans, thunder-stones, witch posts, a piece of Yule Log) were believed to ward off danger; in other cases this interpretation is more conjectural, though plausible (e.g. putting dried cats, horse bones, and shoes inside walls, and stone heads on the façade). It has recently been suggested (Lloyd, 1999) that certain patterns cut into timbers of East Anglian houses were protective. Some of these features, such as witch posts, must be the work of the builders, presumably by agreement with the owners; others could be added by anyone at any time. It is not always clear where magic ends and decoration begins; traditional features such as the finials on tiled roofs and plaited bird figures on thatches were probably regarded as lucky by some craftsmen and some customers, but as simply ornamental by others. Some trees and shrubs also protected against fire, witchcraft, or both; these include bay, elder, holly, and rowan.

The only belief about houses themselves appears to be one mentioned by Charles Dickens in Dombey and Son ((1848) chapter 51): ‘Mr Towlinson … frequently begs to know whether he didn't say that no good would come of living in a corner house’. This prejudice was ‘common in Herefordshire’ (N&Q 5s: 4 (1875), 216), and Opie and Tatem give a further reference from 1947.

Also from the mid-19th century, and more regularly reported, is the idea that to enter a house with a spade (or axe, mattock, etc.) on your shoulder presages death, because these tools are used to dig graves. Standard collections mention this for several regions, including Shropshire, Herefordshire, and Dorset (Burne, 1883: 280; Leather, 1912: 119; Udal, 1922: 286); the first known reference is in N&Q 1s: 12 (1855), 488. The somewhat similar taboo on opening an umbrella indoors is less easily explicable.

See also BUILDING TRADE, FOUNDATION SACRIFICES. For beliefs about house furnishings, see BEDS, FIRES, MIRRORS, etc.

Bibliography
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• Opie and Tatem, 1989: 97, 331, 367

1. A building or dwelling for human residence.
2. A theater, as a legitimate house. 3. (Colloq.) The auditorium in a theater; the audience space.

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All-inclusive and may include any and every kind of structure, depending upon the context in which it is used and the purpose sought to be effected. 169 A. 2d 65, 68. Whether a structure is defined as a “house” or “home” may have constitutional implications. For Fourth Amendment purposes, “houses” include curtilage.
375 F. Supp. 949, 958. See domicile, dwelling house, residence. See also halfway house, prostitution [house of prostitution].

As used in France's champagne region, the word "house" refers to a company (such as Taittinger or Veuve Clicquot) that produces and sells its Champagne under its brand name.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus and microbe. House of Correction, a place of reward for political and personal service, and for the detention of offenders and appropriations. House of God, a building with a steeple and a mortgage on it. House-dog, a pestilent beast kept on domestic premises to insult persons passing by and appal the hardy visitor. House-maid, a youngerly person of the opposing sex employed to be variously disagreeable and ingeniously unclean in the station in which it has pleased God to place her.

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Because a house is a personal dwelling place, a house under construction shows inner work is being performed on the psyche. The condition of a house-whether it is in disrepair or it is fixed up and newly painted-is also symbolic.

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Common misspelling(s) of house

• housr

Dansk (Danish)
n. - hus, hjem, bolig, husstand, ejendom
adj. - hus-, hjemme-
v. tr. - huse, skaffe tag over hovedet, skaffe bolig, installere, opbevare
v. intr. - bo

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    komme glimrende ud af det med hinanden
• get one's house in order    feje for egen dør, bringe orden i sin tilværelse
• house arrest    husarrest
• house guest    gæst på husets regning
• house husband    hjemmegående mand
• house lights    lyset i salonen
• house magazine    personaleblad
• House of Commons    Underhuset
• house of God    kirke
• House of Lords    Overhuset
• House of Representatives    repræsentanternes hus
• house owner    husejer
• house party    selskab af overnattende gæster
• house plant    stueplante, kedelig person der sidder hjemme
• house room    husrum, husly
• Houses of Parliament    Parlamentet, parlamentsbygningen
• keep house    holde hus, føre hus, holde sig inde
• on the house    gratis, på husets regning
• opera house    operahus
• show house    udstillingsbygning
• subsidized house    boligtilskud, boligsikring
• tea house    tehus, terestaurant
• temporary house    midlertidig bolig
• terraced house    rækkehus
• tied house    tjenestebolig

Nederlands (Dutch)
huis, woning, firma, het Witte huis, vorstenhuis, internaat, bordeel, huis van bewaring, religieuze gemeenschap, afdeling van (kost)school, onderdeel van universiteit, Kamer (van parlement), verbeterings- gesticht, bioscoop, schouwburg, tekens van dierenriem, de beurs, housemuziek, parlements-/ Kamerleden, zaal, publiek, huishouding/-gezin, hofhouding, huisvesten, bewonen, (op)bergen, huis-

Français (French)
n. - maison, logement, (Pol) chambre, (Comm) maison, (Théât) assistance, salle, séance, Maison (des Windsor), (Relig) maison, (Astrol) maison, house music (musique de discothèque)
adj. - de la maison (un vin), (Comm) (produit) fait par un détaillant et vendu sous son nom
v. tr. - héberger, loger, abriter, contenir
v. intr. - demeurer, prendre refuge

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    s'entendre à merveille
• get one's house in order    mettre de l'ordre dans ses affaires
• house arrest    résidence surveillée
• house guest    invité
• house husband    homme au foyer
• house lights    (Théât) éclairage
• house magazine    bulletin/magazine interne
• House of Commons    (GB, Pol) la Chambre des Communes
• house of God    maison de Dieu
• House of Lords    (GB, Pol) la Chambre des Lords
• House of Representatives    (GB, Pol) Chambre des représentants
• house owner    propriétaire
• house party    réception
• house plant    plante d'intérieur
• house room    pour rien au monde (objet), perte de temps (pour une idée)
• Houses of Parliament    Parlement britannique
• keep house    tenir une maison
• keep to the house    tenir la maison
• on the house    aux frais de la princesse, aux frais de la maison, c'est la maison qui offre (des boissons)
• opera house    opéra
• show house    maison témoin
• subsidized house    HLM, logements sociaux
• tea house    salon de thé
• temporary house    logement provisoire
• terraced house    maison en terrasses
• tied house    pub où l'on ne vend qu'une marque de bière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Haus, Haushalt, Hütte, Vorstellung, Schlafsaal (Internat) , (Parlaments-)Kammer, Quorum (im Parlament), (hist.) Haus, Dynastie, (ugs.) Bordell
v. - unterbringen, beherbergen, (Seew.) sicher verstauen
adj. - Haus...

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    sich gut verstehen
• get one's house in order    seine Angelegenheiten in Ordnung bringen
• house arrest    Hausarrest
• house guest    Gast
• house husband    Hausmann
• house lights    Lichter im Theatersaal
• house magazine    Hauszeitschrift, Hausnachrichten
• House of Commons    das Unterhaus (GB: das gewählte Parlament)
• house of God    Gotteshaus
• House of Lords    das Oberhaus (GB: bestehend aus Adeligen und Bischöfen)
• House of Representatives    Repräsentantenhaus (Unterhaus des US-Kongresses)
• house owner    Hauseigentümer
• house party    Gesellschaft, mehrtägige Feier
• house plant    Zimmerpflanze
• house room    Platz im Hause
• Houses of Parliament    brit. Parlament
• keep house    den Haushalt führen
• keep to the house    den Haushalt machen/führen
• on the house    auf Kosten des Hauses
• opera house    Opernhaus
• show house    Musterhaus
• subsidized house    bezuschußte Wohnung
• tea house    Teehaus
• temporary house    vorübergehende Wohnung
• terraced house    Reihenhaus
• tied house    Dienstwohnung, an eine Brauerei gebundene Gaststätte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - οικία, οίκος, σπίτι, κατοικία, νοικοκυριό, κοινοβούλιο, βουλή, ακροατήριο ή σύνολο θεατών, (αστρολογικός) οίκος, (θεατρική, κινηματογραφική κ.λπ.) παράσταση, (οικον.) οίκος, επιχείρηση (κν. φίρμα)
v. - στεγάζω, αποθηκεύω

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    τα πηγαίνουμε μια χαρά
• get one's house in order    τακτοποιώ τα του οίκου μου
• house arrest    περιορισμός κατ' οίκον
• house guest    φιλοξενούμενος (ένοικος)
• house husband    άντρας που ασχολείται με το νοικοκυριό του σπιτιού
• house lights    τα φώτα της αίθουσας θεάτρου
• house magazine    εσωτερική έκδοση
• House of Commons    Βουλή των Κοινοτήτων
• house of God    (θρησκ.) οίκος του Θεού, ιερός ναός
• House of Lords    (Βρετ.) η Βουλή των Λόρδων
• House of Representatives    Βουλή των αντιπροσώπων
• house owner    ιδιοκτήτης σπιτιού
• house party    δεξίωση ή φιλοξενία σε σπίτι (για πάνω από ένα 24ωρο), φιλοξενούμενοι
• house plant    φυτό εσωτερικού χώρου
• house room    χώρος φιλοξενίας ή αποθήκευσης αντικειμένων στο σπίτι
• Houses of Parliament    Κοινοβούλιο, το κτίριο του κοινοβουλίου
• keep house    κρατώ σπίτι/νοικοκυριό
• on the house    κερνάει το κατάστημα
• opera house    λυρική σκηνή, όπερα
• show house    σπίτι έκθεμα
• subsidized house    επιδοτούμενο σπίτι
• tea house    τεϊοποτείο
• temporary house    προσωρινό σπίτι
• terraced house    κατοικία που ανήκει σε σειρά όμοιων κατοικιών ενωμένων με μεσοτοιχία
• tied house    (Βρετ.) μπιραρία (που ανήκει σε ζυθοποιία και διαθέτει μόνο δικά της προϊόντα)

Italiano (Italian)
alloggiare, casa, pubblico, famiglia

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    fare amicizia con gran rapidità
• get/put/set one's house in order    sistemare i propri affari
• house arrest    arresti domiciliari
• house guest    ospite
• house husband    marito che non lavora e bada alla casa
• house lights    luci di sala
• house magazine    rivista sulla casa
• House of Commons    Camera dei Comuni
• house of God    Casa di Dio
• House of Lords    Camera dei Lord
• House of Representatives    Camera dei deputati
• house owner    proprietario di casa
• house party    festa condotta in una grande casa fuori città
• house plant    pianta d'appartamento
• house room    spazio disponibile in casa
• Houses of Parliament    Parlamento
• keep house    mantenere (in ordine) la casa, lavorare nel governo della casa
• on the house    omaggio della casa
• opera house    teatro dell'opera
• show house    casa campione
• subsidized house    casa sovvenzionata
• tea house    sala da tè
• temporary house    abitazione provvisoria
• terraced house    casa a schiera
• tied house    residenza ufficiale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casa (f), estabelecimento (m)
v. - morar, abrigar

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    agir rapidamente ou entusiasmadamente
• get/put/set one's house in order    colocar sua vida em ordem
• house arrest    prisão (f) domiciliar (Jur.)
• house guest    hóspede (m) (f) de casa (por dias)
• house husband    marido (m) cuja mulher trabalha fora
• house lights    iluminação (f) do auditório, teatro, etc.
• house magazine    publicação (f) interna
• House of Commons    Câmara (f) dos Comuns (Brit.)
• house of God    igreja (f)
• House of Lords    Câmara (f) dos Lordes (Brit.)
• House of Representatives    Câmara (f) dos Representantes (Brit.)
• house owner    proprietário (m)
• house party    festa-reunião (f) de turma, grupo ou outras
• house plant    planta (f) para interiores (Bot.)
• house room    acomodação (f) em casa
• Houses of Parliament    Casas (f pl) do Parlamento (Brit.)
• keep house    cuidar da casa
• on the house    por conta da casa
• opera house    teatro (m) de ópera
• show house    teatro (m)
• subsidized house    casa (f) subsidiada (pelo governo ou outro)
• tea house    casa (f) de chá
• temporary house    casa (f) provisória
• terraced house    casa (f) em ou com terraços
• tied house    casa (f) exclusiva ou concessionária (f)

Русский (Russian)
дом, семейство, здание, торговая фирма, предоставлять жилище, жить, помещать, убирать, прятать, вмещать

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    быстро и легко подружиться
• get/put/set one's house in order    приводить дом в порядок
• house arrest    домашний арест
• house guest     гость, , остающийся на ночлег
• house husband    управляющий
• house lights    освещение зрительного зала в театре
• house magazine    периодическое издание фирмы
• House of Commons    палата Общин
• house of God    фом Божий
• House of Lords    палата Лордов
• House of Representatives    палата Представителей
• house owner    домовладелец
• house party    гости, приглашенные на несколько дней
• house plant    комнатное растение
• house room    жилая площадь
• Houses of Parliament    Парламент
• keep house    вести домашнее хозяйство
• on the house    за казенный счет
• opera house    Опера
• show house    образцовый дом, выставляемый подрядчиком для осмотра
• subsidized house    субсидированная оплата аренды квартиры
• tea house    чайный домик
• temporary house    временное жилище
• terraced house    дома, плотно расположенные друг к другу
• tied house    бар, имеющий право торговать только одним сортом пива

Español (Spanish)
n. - casa, morada, vivienda, alojamiento, cámara, sala, público, establecimiento, linaje
adj. - doméstico
v. tr. - alojar, aposentar, hospedar, poner en lugar seguro
v. intr. - refugiarse, hospedarse

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    progresar rápidamente, llevarse de maravilla
• get one's house in order    cuidarse de los asuntos propios
• house arrest    arresto domiciliario
• house guest    invitado
• house husband    marido que trabaja en la casa
• house lights    luces de la sala
• house magazine    revista de la empresa
• House of Commons    Cámara de los Comunes
• house of God    la casa de Dios
• House of Lords    Cámara de los Lores
• House of Representatives    Cámara de Representantes
• house owner    propietario de su casa
• house party    reunión social de varios días en una casa de campo, grupo de personas que acuden a una reunión de ese tipo
• house plant    planta de interior
• house room    capacidad de una casa, sitio o espacio (en casa)
• Houses of Parliament    Parlamento
• keep house    mantener la casa
• keep to the house    permanecer en la casa
• on the house    regalo de cortesía de la casa, invita o paga la casa
• opera house    teatro de la ópera
• show house    vivienda de muestra
• subsidized house    vivienda subvencionada
• tea house    salón de té
• temporary house    vivienda temporaria
• terraced house    casa adosada
• tied house    casa que un granjero o una firma entrega al personal para residir, bar que pertenece a una cervecería y vende sólo una marca de cerveza o licor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hus (äv. astrol.), byggnad, villa, lägenhet, hem, hus (parl.), kammare (parl.), salong (teat.), föreställning (teat.), handelshus, elevhem, kloster, hushåll, släkt, bordell, hand (kortsp.), underhuset, börsen (britt.), horhus
v. - skaffa bostad åt, härbärgera, surr

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
房产, 议院, 房屋, 房屋的, 家养的, 在家中出没为害的, 住院的, 供单位内阅读的, 给...房子住, 覆盖, 收藏, 住, 躲藏

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    进展迅速, 动作迅速
• get one's house in order    把屋子收拾好, 把自己的事情处理好, 进行必要的改革
• house arrest    软禁
• house guest    过夜的客人
• house husband    家庭主夫
• house lights    观众席照明灯
• house magazine    商行内部报刊, 单位出版刊物
• House of Commons    下院
• house of God    教堂, 礼拜堂
• House of Lords    上院
• House of Representatives    众议院
• house owner    屋主
• house party    在家中为住宿客人举行的宴会
• house plant    室内盆栽植物
• house room    房屋中的房间
• Houses of Parliament    英国的国会两院
• keep house    当家
• on the house    本店奉送, 由店家出钱, 免费
• opera house    歌剧院, 剧场
• show house    剧院, 剧场, 样品屋
• subsidized house    住宅补贴
• tea house    茶室, 茶叶部, 茶馆
• temporary house    临时住处, 临时的家
• terraced house    排屋中的一栋房屋, 联立房屋
• tied house    特约酒店

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 房產, 議院, 房屋
adj. - 房屋的, 家養的, 在家中出沒為害的, 住院的, 供單位內閱讀的
v. tr. - 給...房子住, 覆蓋, 收藏
v. intr. - 住, 躲藏

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    進展迅速, 動作迅速
• get one's house in order    把屋子收拾好, 把自己的事情處理好, 進行必要的改革
• house arrest    軟禁
• house guest    過夜的客人
• house husband    家庭主夫
• house lights    觀眾席照明燈
• house magazine    商行內部報刊, 單位出版刊物
• House of Commons    下院
• house of God    教堂, 禮拜堂
• House of Lords    上院
• House of Representatives    眾議院
• house owner    屋主
• house party    在家中為住宿客人舉行的宴會
• house plant    室內盆栽植物
• house room    房屋中的房間
• Houses of Parliament    英國的國會兩院
• keep house    當家
• on the house    本店奉送, 由店家出錢, 免費
• opera house    歌劇院, 劇場
• show house    劇院, 劇場, 樣品屋
• subsidized house    住宅補貼
• tea house    茶室, 茶葉部, 茶館
• temporary house    臨時住處, 臨時的家
• terraced house    排屋中的一棟房屋, 聯立房屋
• tied house    特約酒店

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 집, 가정, 우리, 여관
adj. - (동물 등이) 집에서 사는, 의료원 숙소의, 회사의, 사회의
v. tr. - 집을 주다, 숙박 시키다, ~을 넣어두다, ~을 지붕으로 덮다
v. intr. - 유숙하다, 피난하다

idioms:

• get on like a house on fire    금방 친해지다
• get one's house in order    필요한 개장을 하다
• keep house    살림을 하다, 일가를 이루다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 家, 家屋, 家族, 家系, 劇場, 観客, 建物, 寮, 会社, 議院, 議事堂, 一家, 商店, 会館, 聴衆, 宮
v. - 家に入れる, 収容する, 収納する, 覆う, はめる, 宿る, 住む

idioms:

• doll's house    おもちゃの家, 人形の家, ちっちゃな家
• get on like a house on fire    仲良くなる
• get/put/set one's house in order    家の中を整理する, 仕事を片付ける
• house arrest    自宅監禁, 軟禁
• house guest    泊り客
• house husband    主夫
• house lights    観客席用の照明
• house magazine    社内報
• House of Commons    下院
• house of God    教会
• House of Lords    上院
• House of Representatives    下院
• house owner    家主
• house party    パーティー
• house plant    観葉植物
• house room    収容力
• on the house    無料で
• rooming house    下宿屋
• subsidized house    補助金受給住宅
• tied house    社宅, 特約酒場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منزل أو بيت, زريبه, مرآب, اسرة أو عائله, بيت للطلاب, مقر اخويه دينيه, مجلس تشريعي, بيت تجاري مؤسسه تجاريه, دار, ادارة ناد للقمار, كازينو, فندق, مطعم, حانه, ماخور أو مغى, مسرح, النظارة أو جماعه المشاهين في المسرح (فعل) يؤوي أو يسكن, يصنع في مكان آمن, يشتمل على, يسكن أو يقيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית, דירה, תיאטרון, הצגה, אולם, קהל, בית-נבחרים, שושלת, בית-מסחר, מכללה, קהילה דתית, בית-בושת, הפסקה בין שיעורים (בריטניה), מאורה‬
adj. - ‮של בית, מתאים לבית, מוגש במסעדה כמאכל או משקה המיוחד שלה‬
v. tr. - ‮שיכן, אכסן, אחסן, שם בתוך, הכיל‬
v. intr. - ‮גר, חסה ב-‬

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