house

Noun
  1. A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (synset 103549540)
    "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
    is a type of:
    subtypes:
    has:
    • library - a room where books are kept
    • attic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
    • porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
    • study - a room used for reading and writing and studying
  2. The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments (synset 108076706)
    "he worked for a brokerage house"
    is a type of: business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
    subtypes:
    same as: business firm, firm
  3. The members of a religious community living together (synset 108241501)
    is a type of: community - a group of people living in a particular local area
  4. The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema (synset 108239887)
    "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
    is a type of: audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
    has: claque - a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
  5. An official assembly having legislative powers (synset 108179924)
    "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
    is a type of: general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
    subtypes:
  6. Aristocratic family line (synset 107987896)
    "the House of York"
    is a type of: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept - people descended from a common ancestor
    subtypes:
  7. Play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults (synset 100433104)
    "the children were playing house"
    is a type of: child's play, play - activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
  8. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (synset 108703415)
    referred to in: astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
    is a type of: part, region - the extended spatial location of something
    specific instances:
    is a part of: zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
    same as: mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign
  9. The management of a gambling house or casino (synset 108398027)
    "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
    is a type of: management - those in charge of running a business
  10. A social unit living together (synset 108094856)
    "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"; "the family refused to accept his will"
    is a type of: social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
    subtypes:
    • broken home - a family in which the parents have separated or divorced
    • conjugal family, nuclear family - a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
    • extended family - a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
    • foster family - the family of a fosterling
    • foster home - a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
    • menage a trois - household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations
    same as: family, home, household, menage
  11. A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented (synset 104424944)
    "the house was full"
    referred to in: dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre - the art of writing and producing plays
    is a type of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    subtypes:
    has:
    • box office, ticket booth, ticket office - the office where tickets of admission are sold
    • circle, dress circle - a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
    • dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes
    • greenroom - a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors
    • orchestra - seating on the main floor in a theater
    • orchestra pit, pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
    • parquet - seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
    • parquet circle, parterre - seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
    • stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
    • standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand
    • theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform
    • tiered seat - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front
    same as: theater, theatre
  12. A building in which something is sheltered or located (synset 103550330)
    "they had a large carriage house"
    is a type of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    subtypes:
Verb
  1. Contain or cover (synset 202707688)
    "This box houses the gears"
    is a type of: accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding
  2. Provide housing for (synset 202464596)
    "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
    is a type of: shelter - provide shelter for
    subtypes:
    same as: domiciliate, put up

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