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house


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  house 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  house 
 
  Sense  2 
  house,  put  up 
  =>  rehouse 
  =>  home 
  =>  lodge,  accommodate 
  =>  chamber 
  =>  take  in 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  house 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  house 
 
  Sense  2 
  house,  put  up 
  =>  rehouse 
  =>  home 
  =>  lodge,  accommodate 
  =>  barrack 
  =>  keep 
  =>  quarter,  billet,  canton 
  =>  chamber 
  =>  take  in 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  house 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  house 
 
  2  senses  of  house 
 
  Sense  1 
  house 
  =>  hold  bear,  carry,  contain 
 
  Sense  2 
  house,  put  up 
  =>  shelter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  house 
 
  house  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  house 
 
  Sense  1 
  house 
  =>  hold  bear,  carry,  contain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  house,  put  up 
  =>  shelter 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  house 
  adobe  house 
  alehouse 
  apartment  house 
  auction  house 
  bakehouse 
  barrelhouse 
  bathhouse 
  battle  of  monmouth  court  house 
  battle  of  spotsylvania  courthouse 
  bawdyhouse 
  beach  house 
  bee  house 
  birdhouse 
  blockhouse 
  boarding  house 
  boardinghouse 
  boathouse 
  brokerage  house 
  building  supply  house 
  cardhouse 
  carriage  house 
  cathouse 
  chapterhouse 
  charnel  house 
  chophouse 
  clearing  house 
  clubhouse 
  coach  house 
  coal  house 
  coffeehouse 
  conference  house 
  cookhouse 
  countinghouse 
  country  house 
  county  courthouse 
  courthouse 
  cowhouse 
  crazy  house 
  david  rittenhouse 
  death  house 
  deck-house 
  detached  house 
  detention  house 
  discount  house 
  dog  house 
  doghouse 
  doll's  house 
  dollhouse 
  dosshouse 
  duplex  house 
  dwelling  house 
  eating  house 
  european  house  cricket 
  farmhouse 
  field  house 
  firehouse 
  fish  house  punch 
  flophouse 
  frat  house 
  fraternity  house 
  full  house 
  funny  house 
  gambling  house 
  gaming  house 
  gatehouse 
  george  westinghouse 
  glasshouse 
  glebe  house 
  greenhouse 
  guardhouse 
  guesthouse 
  hash  house 
  henhouse 
  hothouse 
  house 
  house-raising 
  house  agent 
  house  arrest 
  house  cat 
  house  centipede 
  house  decorator 
  house  detective 
  house  dick 
  house  finch 
  house  guest 
  house  husband 
  house  martin 
  house  mouse 
  house  of  cards 
  house  of  commons 
  house  of  correction 
  house  of  detention 
  house  of  god 
  house  of  hanover 
  house  of  ill  repute 
  house  of  lancaster 
  house  of  lords 
  house  of  prayer 
  house  of  prostitution 
  house  of  representatives 
  house  of  tudor 
  house  of  windsor 
  house  of  worship 
  house  of  york 
  house  organ 
  house  paint 
  house  painter 
  house  painting 
  house  party 
  house  physician 
  house  servant 
  house  snake 
  house  sparrow 
  house  trailer 
  house  wren 
  houseboat 
  housebreaker 
  housebreaking 
  housebuilder 
  housecoat 
  housecraft 
  housedog 
  housefather 
  housefly 
  houseful 
  houseguest 
  household 
  household  appliance 
  household  arts 
  household  linen 
  householder 
  housekeeper 
  housekeeping 
  houselights 
  housemaid 
  housemaid's  knee 
  houseman 
  housemaster 
  housemother 
  houseplant 
  houseroom 
  houses  of  parliament 
  housetop 
  housewarming 
  housewife 
  housewifery 
  housework 
  housewrecker 
  icehouse 
  jailhouse 
  joss  house 
  lady  of  the  house 
  lamphouse 
  lazar  house 
  lighthouse 
  lodging  house 
  madhouse 
  manor  house 
  mansion  house 
  meat  house 
  meeting  house 
  meetinghouse 
  monmouth  court  house 
  movie  house 
  nut  house 
  nuthouse 
  oast  house 
  open  house 
  opera  house 
  outhouse 
  p.  g.  wodehouse 
  packinghouse 
  parker  house  roll 
  pelham  grenville  wodehouse 
  penthouse 
  pesthouse 
  pilothouse 
  planetary  house 
  playhouse 
  poorhouse 
  porterhouse 
  pothouse 
  powerhouse 
  prison  house 
  public  house 
  publishing  house 
  pump  house 
  ranch  house 
  rest  house 
  rittenhouse 
  roadhouse 
  rooming  house 
  roundhouse 
  row  house 
  royal  house 
  safe  house 
  schoolhouse 
  semi-detached  house 
  semidetached  house 
  slaughterhouse 
  smokehouse 
  sod  house 
  solar  house 
  sporting  house 
  statehouse 
  station  house 
  steakhouse 
  storage  warehouse 
  storehouse 
  summer  house 
  summerhouse 
  tap  house 
  taphouse 
  teahouse 
  tenement  house 
  third  house 
  toll  house  cookie 
  tollhouse 
  town  house 
  treasure  house 
  tree  house 
  warehouse 
  washhouse 
  wendy  house 
  westinghouse 
  wheelhouse 
  white  house 
  wholesale  house 
  whorehouse 
  wodehouse 
  woman  of  the  house 
  workhouse 
 
  Overview  of  noun  house 
 
  The  noun  house  has  12  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1029)  house  --  (a  dwelling  that  serves  as  living  quarters  for  one  or  more  families;  "he  has  a  house  on  Cape  Cod";  "she  felt  she  had  to  get  out  of  the  house") 
  2.  (151)  house  --  (an  official  assembly  having  legislative  powers;  "the  legislature  has  two  houses") 
  3.  (51)  house  --  (a  building  in  which  something  is  sheltered  or  located;  "they  had  a  large  carriage  house") 
  4.  (39)  family,  household,  house,  home,  menage  --  (a  social  unit  living  together;  "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") 
  5.  (18)  theater,  theatre,  house  --  (a  building  where  theatrical  performances  or  motion-picture  shows  can  be  presented;  "the  house  was  full") 
  6.  (17)  firm,  house,  business  firm  --  (members  of  a  business  organization;  "he  worked  for  a  brokerage  house") 
  7.  (13)  house  --  (aristocratic  family  line  "the  House  of  York") 
  8.  (2)  house  --  (the  members  of  a  religious  community  living  together) 
  9.  (2)  house  --  (the  audience  gathered  together  in  a  theatre  or  cinema;  "the  house  applauded";  "he  counted  the  house") 
  10.  (2)  house  --  (play  in  which  children  take  the  roles  of  father  or  mother  or  children  and  pretend  to  interact  like  adults;  "the  children  were  playing  house") 
  11.  sign  of  the  zodiac,  sign,  mansion,  house,  planetary  house  --  (one  of  12  equal  areas  into  which  the  zodiac  is  divided) 
  12.  house  --  (the  management  of  a  gambling  house  or  casino;  "the  house  gets  a  percentage  of  every  bet") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  house 
 
  The  verb  house  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  house  --  (contain  or  cover;  "This  box  houses  the  gears") 
  2.  (4)  house,  put  up  --  (provide  housing  for) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  house 
  house-proud 
  house-to-house 
  house-trained 
  housebound 
  housebroken 
  household 
  housewifely 
 
  Overview  of  noun  house 
 
  The  noun  house  has  12  senses  (first  10  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1029)  house  --  (a  dwelling  that  serves  as  living  quarters  for  one  or  more  families;  "he  has  a  house  on  Cape  Cod";  "she  felt  she  had  to  get  out  of  the  house") 
  2.  (151)  house  --  (an  official  assembly  having  legislative  powers;  "the  legislature  has  two  houses") 
  3.  (51)  house  --  (a  building  in  which  something  is  sheltered  or  located;  "they  had  a  large  carriage  house") 
  4.  (39)  family,  household,  house,  home,  menage  --  (a  social  unit  living  together;  "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") 
  5.  (18)  theater,  theatre,  house  --  (a  building  where  theatrical  performances  or  motion-picture  shows  can  be  presented;  "the  house  was  full") 
  6.  (17)  firm,  house,  business  firm  --  (members  of  a  business  organization;  "he  worked  for  a  brokerage  house") 
  7.  (13)  house  --  (aristocratic  family  line  "the  House  of  York") 
  8.  (2)  house  --  (the  members  of  a  religious  community  living  together) 
  9.  (2)  house  --  (the  audience  gathered  together  in  a  theatre  or  cinema;  "the  house  applauded";  "he  counted  the  house") 
  10.  (2)  house  --  (play  in  which  children  take  the  roles  of  father  or  mother  or  children  and  pretend  to  interact  like  adults;  "the  children  were  playing  house") 
  11.  sign  of  the  zodiac,  sign,  mansion,  house,  planetary  house  --  (one  of  12  equal  areas  into  which  the  zodiac  is  divided) 
  12.  house  --  (the  management  of  a  gambling  house  or  casino;  "the  house  gets  a  percentage  of  every  bet") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  house 
 
  The  verb  house  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  house  --  (contain  or  cover;  "This  box  houses  the  gears") 
  2.  (4)  house,  put  up  --  (provide  housing  for) 



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