HOUSES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: House

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Old English hūs (noun), hūsian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs)

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: haʊs

Dialects: British English

Definition:

a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys

Short Definition:

building for human habitation

Examples:

my wife and I are moving to a new house
a house of Cotswold stone
house prices

Definition:

a building in which people meet for a particular activity

Short Definition:

building for particular activity

Examples:

a house of prayer

Definition:

a religious community that occupies a particular building

Short Definition:

religious community

Examples:

the Cistercian house at Clairvaux

Definition:

a legislative or deliberative assembly

Short Definition:

legislative or deliberative assembly

Examples:

the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house

Definition:

a style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat

Short Definition:

dance music

Examples:

DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house

Definition:

a twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.

Short Definition:

twelfth division of celestial sphere

Short Definition:

bingo