1. 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. The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
   "he worked for a brokerage house"
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1. Contain or cover
   "This box houses the gears" 
2. Provide housing for
   "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town"
   - put up, domiciliate

Derived forms: housing, housed, houses

See also: housing

Type of: abode, accommodate, admit, audience, building, business, business concern, business organisation [Brit], business organization, child's play, community, concern, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, edifice, family, family line, folk, general assembly, habitation, hold, home, kinfolk, kinsfolk, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, management, part, phratry, play, region, sept, shelter, social unit, unit

Part of: zodiac

Encyclopedia: House, MD House, Edward Mandell House House, NM House, md House, North Carolina House, New Mexico

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