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house 1, noun (oh)




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1 ?where someone lives?
2 ?building?
3 ?government?
4 ?company?
5 ?theatre?
6 in house
7 put/set/get your (own) house in order
8 bring the house down
9 be on the house
10 house wine
11 get on/along like a house on fire
12 set up house
13 keep house
14 ?school?
15 ?royal family?
16 ?music?
17 house of God/worship
18 this house
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[Language: Old English; Origin: hus]
?WHERE SOMEONE LIVES?
[C] a) a building that someone lives in, especially one that has more than one level and is intended to be used by one family
　a four bedroom house
in a house
　every room in the house
at sb's house
　We met at Alison's house.
　Why don't you all come over to our house for coffee?
move house BrE (=leave your house and go to live in another one)
b) the house
all the people who live in a house
-synonym household household
　He gets up at six and disturbs the whole house.
?BUILDING?
a) opera/court/movie etc house
a large public building used for a particular purpose
b) House
BrE used in the names of large buildings, especially offices
　the BBC television studios at Broadcasting House
c) hen house/coach house/storehouse etc
a building used for a particular purpose
?GOVERNMENT?
[C] a group of people who make the laws of a country
　The President will address both houses of Congress.
the House of Commons/Lords/Representatives/Assembly
　the speaker of the house
-see also Lower House , Upper House
?COMPANY?
[C] a company, especially one involved in a particular area of business
　America's oldest publishing house
　a small independent software house
　an auction house
　a famous Italian fashion house
?THEATRE?
[C] a) the part of a theatre, cinema etc where people sit
-opposite backstage backstage
　The show has been playing to full houses .
　The house was half empty.
　The house lights went down and the music started.
b) the people who have come to watch a performance
-synonym audience audience
full/packed/empty house
(=a large or small audience)
　The show has been playing to packed houses since it opened.
　A cheer went round the house (=everyone cheered) .
in house
if you work in house, you work at the offices of a company or organization, not at home
-see also in-house
put/set/get your (own) house in order
used to say that someone should improve the way they behave before criticizing other people
bring the house down
to make a lot of people laugh, especially when you are acting in a theatre
be on the house
if drinks or meals are on the house, you do not have to pay for them because they are provided free by the owner of the bar, restaurant etc
house wine
also house red/white
ordinary wine that is provided by a restaurant to be drunk with meals
　A glass of house red, please.
get on/along like a house on fire
BrE informal to quickly have a very friendly relationship
set up house
to start to live in a house, especially with another person
　The two of them set up house in Brighton.
keep house
to regularly do all the cleaning, cooking etc in a house
　His daughter keeps house for him.
?SCHOOL?
[C] BrE in some schools, one of the groups that children of different ages are divided into to compete against each other, for example in sports competitions
?ROYAL FAMILY?
[C] an important family, especially a royal family
　the House of Windsor
?MUSIC?
[U] house music
house of God/worship
literary a church
this house
formal used to mean the people who are voting in a formal debate when you are stating the proposal that is being discussed
-see also doll's house , eat sb out of house and home at eat (10), open house , public house
-see also (as) safe as houses at safe 1 (5)
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WORD FOCUS: house
types of house: terraced house (BrE) row house (AmE) one of several houses that are joined together
detached house (BrE) a house that is not joined to another house
semi-detached house (BrE) a house that is attached to another house on one side
cottage a small house in the country
bungalow (BrE) a small house with one floor
duplex (AmE) a house that is divided into two separate homes
apartment also flat (BrE) a set of rooms where someone lives, which is part of a larger building
condominium/condo (BrE) an apartment in a large building, which is owned by the people who live there
studio apartment/studio also bedsit (BrE) an apartment with one main room and no separate bedroom
a very large house: mansion, palace, country house (BrE), stately home (BrE)
someone who sells houses and land: estate agent (BrE), real estate agent (AmE), realtor (AmE)
someone who rents a house from another person: tenant
someone who owns a house and rents it to people: landlord, landlady
See also: residence, property, dwelling, abode, lease, lessee