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  • 1house — 1. noun 1) a new development with 200 houses Syn: residence, home, place of residence; homestead; a roof over one s head; formal habitation, dwelling (place), abode, domicile 2) you ll wake the whole house! Syn: household, family …

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  • 2house — ► NOUN 1) a building for human habitation. 2) a building in which animals live or in which things are kept: a reptile house. 3) a building devoted to a particular activity: a house of prayer. 4) a firm or institution: a fashion house. 5) a… …

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  • 3house — n. & v. n. (pl.) 1 a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, or infesting houses (house cat; housefly). 2 a building for a special purpose (opera house; summer house). 3 a building for keeping animals or… …

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  • 4house — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, Dymaxion house, Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, White House, abbey, abode, accommodate, adobe house, affiliation, agency, aktiebolag, amphitheater, ancestry, animal kingdom,… …

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  • 5house — noun haʊs (plural houses haʊzɪz) 1》 a building for human habitation.     ↘chiefly Scottish a dwelling that is one of several in a building.     ↘a building in which animals live or in which things are kept. 2》 a building in which people meet for… …

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  • 6house — I. noun (plural houses) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English hous, from Old English hūs; akin to Old High German hūs house Date: before 12th century 1. a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families ; home 2. a …

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  • 7House painter and decorator — A modern house painter A house painter and decorator is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painter.[1][2] The purpose of painting is to mak …

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  • 8house — n 1. dwelling, residence, home, abode, homestead, household; domicile, dwelling house, lodgings, quarters, Chiefly Brit. Inf. diggings or digs; mansion, castle, palace, manor house; villa, chateau, chalet, country seat, hall; hacienda, plantation …

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  • 9house — 1. noun 1) Syn: residence, home; formal dwelling 2) the house of Stewart Syn: family, clan, tribe, dynasty, line, bloodline, lineage 3) a printing house Syn …

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  • 10house — 1. noun /haʊs,haʊz/ a) A structure serving as an abode of human beings. This is my house and my familys ancestral home. b) The mode of living as if in a house. They set up house in a posh apartment. Syn: shop See Also …

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