English-Thai Dictionary

house

N คนดู ใน โรงภาพยนตร์  kon-du-nai-rong-pab-pa-yon

 

house

N ครอบครัว  ตระกูล  kob-krua

 

house

N บ้าน  ที่อยู่  ban

 

house

N สภา  sa-pa

 

house

VT จัด บ้าน หรือ ที่พัก ให้ อยู่  ให้ ที่อยู่  มี ซ่อน ไว้  พำนัก  หลบซ่อน  jad-ban rue-ti-pak-hai-yu

 

house up

PHRV ทำให้ ต้อง อยู่ แต่ ใน บ้าน เพราะ เจ็บป่วย  tam-hai-tong-yu-tae-nai-ban-prow-jeb-puai

 

house-proud

IDM ความห่วงใย มากเกินไป (คำ ไม่เป็นทางการ  kwam-huang-yai-mak-koen-pai

 

house-raising

N การ เข้าร่วม กัน สร้างบ้าน ใน ชุมชน 

 

houseboat

N เรือนแพ  ruan-pea

 

housebound

ADJ ซึ่ง ถูกจำ กัด อยู่ ใน บ้าน (สาเหตุ เพราะ ป่วย หรือ อากาศ  sueng-tuk-jam-kad-yu-nai-ban

 

houseboy

N คนรับใช้ ชาย  kon-rab-chai-chai

 

housebreak

VT ฝึก สัตว์ ให้ ขับถ่าย ใน สถานที่ ที่ กำหนด ให้ 

 

housebreaker

N ผู้บุกรุก บ้าน  ขโมย งัด เข้า บ้าน  คน รับจ้าง รื้อถอน บ้าน 

 

housebreaking

N การ บุกรุก บ้าน  การขโมย งัด เข้า บ้าน 

 

housecarl

N ทหาร ประจำตัว ขุนนาง ใน วัง 

 

housecoat

N เสื้อคลุม ใหญ่ สตรี ใช้ ใส่ อยู่ บ้าน 

 

housefather

N พ่อบ้าน 

 

housefly

N แมลง วัว บ้าน พวก  Musca domestica

 

houseful

N ปริมาณ เต็ม บ้าน  จำนวน ที่ โรงแรม หรือ บ้าน สามารถ รับได้ 

 

household

N ครอบครัว  ครัวเรือน  kob-krua

 

householder

N ผู้ ครองเรือน  phu-krong-ruean

 

housekeep

VI ดูแล บ้าน  du-lea-ban

 

housekeeper

N คน ดูแล ทำความสะอาด ใน โรงแรม  kon-du-lae-tam-kwam-sa-ad-nai-rong-raem

 

housekeeper

N แม่บ้าน  คน ดูแล บ้าน  mea-ban

 

housekeeping

N การบ้านการเรือน  kan-ban-kan-ruean

 

housel

N ศีล มหา สนิท  คน ประกอบ พิธี ศีล มหา สนิท 

 

houseleek

N พืช พวก  Sempervivum tectorum ขึ้น ตามหลัง คา และ กำแพง 

 

houseless

A ที่ ไร้ บ้าน 

 

housemaid

N คนรับใช้  สาวใช้  คนใช้  kon-rab-chai

 

houseman

N คนใช้ ผู้ชาย 

 

houseroom

N ห้องพัก ใน บ้าน 

 

housetop

N หลังคา บ้าน 

 

housewarming

N งาน ขึ้น บ้าน ใหม่ 

 

housewife

N แม่บ้าน  แม่เรือน  แม่เหย้าแม่เรือน  mea-ban

 

housewifely

A ที่ คล้าย แม่บ้าน  ที่ เหมาะสำหรับ แม่บ้าน 

 

housewifery

N งาน ดูแล บ้าน  ngan-du-lae-ban

 

housework

N งานบ้าน  การ ทำงานบ้าน  ngan-ban

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOUSE

n.hous. [L. casa; Heb. to put on, to cover. ] 1. In a general sense, a building or shed intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but appropriately, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, mansion or abode for any of the human species. It may be of any size and composed of any materials whatever, wood, stone, brick, etc.
2. An edifice or building appropriated to the worship of God; a temple; a church; as the house of God.
3. A monastery; a college; as a religious house.
4. The manner of living; the table.
He keeps a good house, or a miserable house.
5. In astrology, the station of a planet in the heavens, or the twelfth part of the heavens.
6. A family of ancestors; descendants and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe. It particularly denotes a noble family or an illustrious race; as the house of Austria; the house of Hanover. So in Scripture, the house of Israel, or of Judah.
Two of a house few ages can afford.
7. One of the estates of a kingdom assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in their legislative capacity, and holding their place by right or by election. Thus we say, the house of lords or peers of Great Britain; the house of commons; the house of representatives. In most of the United States, the legislatures consist of two houses, the senate, and the house of representatives or delegates.
8. The quorum of a legislative body; the number of representatives assembled who are constitutionally empowered to enact laws. Hence we say, there is a sufficient number of representatives present to form a house.
9. In Scripture, those who dwell in a house and compose a family; a household.
Cornelius was a devout man, and feared God with all his house. Acts 1 :2.
1 . Wealth; estate.
Ye devour widows' houses. Matthew 23:14.
11. The grave; as the house appointed for all living. Job 3 :23.
12. Household affairs; domestic concerns.
Set thy house in order. 2 Kings 2 :1.
13. The body; the residence of the soul in this world; as our earthly house. 2 Corinthians 5:1.
14. The church among the Jews.
Moses was faithful in all his house. Hebrews 3:2.
15. A place of residence. Egypt is called the house of bondage. Exodus 13:3, 14.
16. A square, or division on a chess board.

 

HOUSE

v.t.houz. To cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to shelter; to protect by covering; as, to house wood; to house farming utensils; to house cattle. 1. To admit to residence; to harbor.
Palladius wished him to house all the Helots.
2. To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
3. To drive to a shelter.

 

HOUSE

v.i.houz. To take shelter or lodgings; to keep abode; to reside. To house with darkness and with death.
1. To have an astrological station in the heavens.
Where Saturn houses.

 

HOUSEBOAT

n.hous'boat. A covered boat.

 

HOUSEBOTE

n.hous'bote. 1. In law, a sufficient allowance of wood to repair the house and supply fuel.

 

HOUSE-BREAKER

n.house'-breaker. One who breaks, opens and enters a house by day with a felonious intent, or one who breaks or opens a house, and steals therefrom, by daylight.

 

HOUSE-BREAKING

n.hous'-breaking. The breaking, or opening and entering of a house by daylight, with the intent to commit a felony, or to steal or rob. The same crime committed at night is burglary.

 

HOUSEDOG

n.hous'dog. A dog kept to guard the house.

 

HOUSEHOLD

n.hous'hold. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who belong to a family. I baptized also the household of Stephanus. 1 Corinthians 1:16.
1. Family life; domestic management.

 

HOUSEHOLD

a.hous'hold. Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as household furniture; household affairs.

 

HOUSEHOLDER

n.hous'holder. The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. Matthew 13:27, 52.

 

HOUSEHOLD-STUFF

n.hous'hold-stuff. The furniture of a house; the vessels, utensils and goods of a family.

 

HOUSEKEEPER

n.hous'keeper. One who occupies a house with his family; a man or woman who maintains a family; a man or woman who maintains a family state in a house; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. 1. A female servant who has the chief care of the family and superintends the other servants.
2. One who lives in plenty. [Not in use. ]
3. One who keeps much at home. [Not used. ]
4. A housedog. [Not used. ]

 

HOUSEKEEPING

a.hous'keeping. Domestic; used in a family; as housekeeping commodities. [Little used. ]

 

HOUSEKEEPING

n.[As above. ] The family state in a dwelling. 1. Hospitality; a plentiful and hospitable table. [Not used in U. States. ]

 

HOUSEL

n.houz'l. The eucharist; the sacred bread.

 

HOUSEL

v.t.To give or receive the eucharist.

 

HOUSELAMB

n.hous'lamb. A lamb kept in a house for fatting.

 

HOUSELEEK

n.hous'leek. [See Leek. ] A plant of the genus Sempervivum, which is found on the tops of houses. The lesser houseleek is of the genus Sedum.

 

HOUSELESS

n.hous'less. Destitute of a house or habitation; as the houseless child of want. 1. Destitute of shelter.

 

HOUSELINE, HOUSING

n.Among seamen, a small line formed of three strands, smaller than rope-yard, used for seizings, etc.

 

HOUSEMAID

n.hous'maid. A female servant employed to keep a house clean, etc.

 

HOUSEPIGEON

n.A tame pigeon.

 

HOUSEROOM

n.hous'room. Room or place in a house.

 

HOUSERAISER

n.One who erects a house.

 

HOUSESNAIL

n.A particular kind of snail.

 

HOUSEWARMING

n.hous'warming. A feast or merry making at the time a family enters a new house.

 

HOUSEWIFE

n.hous'wife. [house and wife; contracted into huswife, hussy. ] The mistress of a family. 1. A female economist; a good manager.
2. One skilled in female business.
3. A little case or bag for articles of female work.

 

HOUSEWIFELY

a.hous'wifely. Pertaining to the mistress of a family. 1. Taken from housewifery, or domestic affairs; as a housewifely metaphor.

 

HOUSEWIFERY

n.hous'wifery. The business of the mistress of a family; female business in the economy of a family; female management of domestic concerns.

 

HOUSE-WRIGHT

n.hous'wright. An architect who builds houses.

 

HOUSED

pp. s as z. Put under cover; sheltered.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HOUSE

House, n.; pl. Houses. Etym: [OE. hous, hus, AS. h; akin to OS. &OFries. h, D. huis, OHG. h, G. haus, Icel. h, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh, house of God, temple; and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See Hide, and cf. Hoard, Husband, Hussy, Husting.]

 

1. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion. Houses are built to live in; not to look on. Bacon. Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench Are from their hives and houses driven away. Shak.

 

2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.

 

3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household. One that feared God with all his house. Acts x. 2.

 

4. A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel. The last remaining pillar of their house, The one transmitter of their ancient name. Tennyson.

 

5. One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament.

 

6. (Com. )

 

Defn: A firm, or commercial establishment.

 

7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.

 

8. (Astrol.)

 

Defn: A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty- four hours.

 

9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

 

1 . An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc. ; as, a thin or a full house.

 

11. The body, as the habitation of the soul. This mortal house I'll ruin, Do Cæsar what he can. Shak.

 

12. [With an adj. , as narrow, dark, etc. ]

 

Defn: The grave. "The narrow house. " Bryant.

 

Note: House is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework. House ant (Zoöl.), a very small, yellowish brown ant (Myrmica molesta ), which often infests houses,and sometimes becomes a great pest. -- House of bishops (Prot. Epis. Ch. ), one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies. -- House boat, a covered boat used as a dwelling. -- House of call, a place, usually a public house, where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng. ] Simonds. -- House car (Railroad ), a freight car with inclosing sides and a roof; a box car. -- House of correction. See Correction. -- House cricket (Zoöl.), a European cricket (Gryllus domesticus ),which frequently lives in houses, between the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the loud chirping or stridulation of the males. -- House dog, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house. -- House finch (Zoöl.), the burion. -- House flag, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a merchant vessel belongs. -- House fly (Zoöl.), a common fly (esp. Musca domestica ), which infests houses both in Europe and America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc. -- House of God, a temple or church. -- House of ill fame. See Ill fame under Ill, a. -- House martin (Zoöl.), a common European swallow (Hirundo urbica ). It has feathered feet, and builds its nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also house swallow, and window martin. -- House mouse (Zoöl.), the common mouse (Mus musculus ). -- House physician, the resident medical adviser of a hospital or other public institution. -- House snake (Zoöl.), the milk snake. -- House sparrow (Zoöl.), the common European sparrow (Passer domesticus ). It has recently been introduced into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in cities. Called also thatch sparrow. -- House spider (Zoöl.), any spider which habitually lives in houses. Among the most common species are Theridium tepidariorum and Tegenaria domestica. -- House surgeon, the resident surgeon of a hospital. -- House wren (Zoöl.), the common wren of the Eastern United States (Troglodytes aëdon ). It is common about houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and loud musical notes. See Wren. -- Religious house, a monastery or convent. -- The White House, the official residence of the President of the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of President. -- To bring down the house. See under Bring. -- To keep house, to maintain an independent domestic establishment. -- To keep open house, to entertain friends at all times.

 

Syn. -- Dwelling; residence; abode. See Tenement.

 

HOUSE

House, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Housed; p. pr. & vb. n. Housing. ] Etym: [AS. h.]

 

1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle. At length have housed me in a humble shed. Young. House your choicest carnations, or rather set them under a penthouse. Evelyn.

 

2. To drive to a shelter. Shak.

 

3. To admit to residence; to harbor. Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. Sir P. Sidney.

 

4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. Sandys.

 

5. (Naut. )

 

Defn: To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.

 

HOUSE

HOUSE House, v. i.

 

1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge. You shall not house with me. Shak.

 

2. (Astrol.)

 

Defn: To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n.,

 

8. "Where Saturn houses." Dryden.

 

HOUSEBOTE

House "bote `, n. Etym: [House + bote. ] (Law )

 

Defn: Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See Bote.

 

HOUSEBREAKER

HOUSEBREAKER House "break `er, n.

 

Defn: One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.

 

HOUSEBREAKING

HOUSEBREAKING House "break `ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break.

 

HOUSEBUILDER

HOUSEBUILDER House "build `er, n.

 

Defn: One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.

 

HOUSECARL

House "carl `, n. Etym: [OE. huscarle. See House, and Carl. ] (Eng. Archæol.)

 

Defn: A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.

 

HOUSEHOLD

HOUSEHOLD House "hold `, n.

 

1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family. And calls, without affecting airs, His household twice a day to prayers. Swift.

 

2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

HOUSEHOLD

HOUSEHOLD House "hold `, a.

 

Defn: Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs. Household bread, bread made in the house for common use; hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs. ] -- Household gods (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all objects endeared by association with home. -- Household troops, troops appointed to attend and guard the sovereign or his residence.

 

HOUSEHOLDER

HOUSEHOLDER House "hold `er, n.

 

Defn: The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family. Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant. Macaulay. Compound householder. See Compound, a.

 

HOUSEKEEPER

HOUSEKEEPER House "keep `er, n.

 

1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family. Locke.

 

2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.

 

3. One who exercises hospitality, or has plentiful and hospitable household. [Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton.

 

4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.] You are manifest housekeeper. Shak.

 

5. A house dog. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

HOUSEKEEPING

HOUSEKEEPING House "keep `ing, n.

 

1. The state of being occupying a dwelling house as a householder.

 

2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs.

 

3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions. [Obs. ] Tell me, softly and hastly, what's in the pantry Small housekeeping enough, said Phoebe. Sir W. Scott.

 

HOUSEKEEPING

HOUSEKEEPING House "keep `ing, a.

 

Defn: Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.

 

HOUSEL

Hou "sel, n. Etym: [OE. housel, husel, AS. h; akin to Icel. h, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice. ]

 

Defn: The eucharist. [Archaic ] Rom. of R. Tennyson.

 

HOUSEL

Hou "sel, v. t. Etym: [AS. h.]

 

Defn: To administer the eucharist to. [Archaic ] Chaucer.

 

HOUSELEEK

House "leek `, n. Etym: [House + leek. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum ), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen.

 

HOUSELESS

HOUSELESS House "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer.

 

HOUSELESSNESS

HOUSELESSNESS House "less *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state of being houseless.

 

HOUSELINE

HOUSELINE House "line `, n. (Naut. )

 

Defn: A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing. Totten.

 

HOUSELING

HOUSELING House "ling `, a.

 

Defn: Same as Housling.

 

HOUSEMAID

HOUSEMAID House "maid `, n.

 

Defn: A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. Housemaid's knee (Med. ), a swelling over the knee, due to an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan; -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls who work upon their knees.

 

HOUSEMATE

HOUSEMATE House "mate `, n.

 

Defn: One who dwells in the same house with another. R. Browning.

 

HOUSEROOM

HOUSEROOM House "room `, n.

 

Defn: Room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom.

 

HOUSEWARMING

HOUSEWARMING House "warm `ing, n.

 

Defn: A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises. Johnson.

 

HOUSEWIFE

House "wife `, n. Etym: [House + wife. Cf. Hussy. ]

 

1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. Shak. He a good husband, a good housewife she. Dryden.

 

2. (Usually pronounced Etym: [See Hussy, in this sense. ]

 

Defn: A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife. ] P. Skelton.

 

3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife. ] Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag.

 

HOUSEWIFE; HOUSEWIVE

HOUSEWIFE; HOUSEWIVE House "wife `, House "wive `, v. t.

 

Defn: To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. Fuller.

 

HOUSEWIFELY

HOUSEWIFELY House "wife `ly, a.

 

Defn: Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent. A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely. Sir W. Scott.

 

HOUSEWIFERY

HOUSEWIFERY House "wif `er *y, n.

 

Defn: The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.

 

HOUSEWORK

HOUSEWORK House "work `, n.

 

Defn: The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.

 

HOUSEWRIGHT

HOUSEWRIGHT House "wright `, n.

 

Defn: A builder of houses.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

house

house ▶noun |hous haʊs | ( pl. houses |ˈhouziz | ) 1 a building for human habitation, esp. one that is lived in by a family or small group of people. • the people living in such a building; a household: do you want the whole house woken up? • (often House ) a family or family lineage, esp. a noble or royal one; a dynasty: the power and prestige of the house of Stewart. • [ with modifier ] a building in which animals live or in which things are kept: a reptile house. 2 a building in which people meet for a particular activity: a house of prayer. • a business or institution: he had purchased a publishing house. • a restaurant or inn: [ as modifier ] : I ordered a bottle of their house wine. • a residential hall at a school or college, or its residents. • a theater: a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house. • an audience in a theater or concert venue: the house burst into applause. • a religious community that occupies a particular building: the Cistercian house at Clairvaux. • dated a brothel. • Brit. formal a college of a university. 3 a legislative or deliberative assembly: the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house. • ( the House ) the House of Representatives or (in the UK or Canada ) the House of Commons or Lords. 4 (also house music ) a style of popular dance music typically using synthesized drum and bass lines, sparse repetitive vocals, and a fast beat. 5 Astrology any of the twelve divisions 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. • such a division represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life. ▶adjective |hous haʊs | [ attrib. ] 1 (of an animal or plant ) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings. 2 of or relating to a business, institution, or society: a house journal. • (of a band or group ) resident or regularly performing in a club or other venue. ▶verb |houz haʊz | [ with obj. ] 1 provide (a person or animal ) with shelter or living quarters: attempts by the government to house the poor. 2 provide space for; accommodate: the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture. • insert or fix (something ) in a socket or mortise. PHRASES like a house on fire (or afire ) informal vigorously; furiously. • excellently: Ben and my aunt got along like a house on fire. house and home a person's home (used for emphasis ): some people sell house and home to sit in a boat writing books. a house divided cannot stand proverb a group or organization weakened by internal dissensions will be unable to withstand external pressures. house of cards a structure built out of playing cards precariously balanced together. • an insubstantial or insecure situation or scheme: his case was a house of cards until Attorney Jabowski stepped in. keep house do the cooking, cleaning, and other tasks involved in the running of a household. on the house (of a drink or meal in a bar or restaurant ) at the management's expense; free. play house (of a child ) play at being a family in their home. put (or set or get ) one's house in order make necessary reforms: they need to put their own economic house in order. set up house make one's home in a specified place. DERIVATIVES house ful |-ˌfo͝ol |noun ( pl. housefuls ), house less adjective ORIGIN Old English hūs (noun ), hūsian (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns ), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs ).

 

house agent

house a gent ▶noun British term for real estate agent.

 

house arrest

house ar rest |ˈhaʊs əˈˌrɛst | ▶noun the state of being kept as a prisoner in one's own house, rather than in a prison: she was placed under house arrest .

 

houseboat

house boat |ˈhousˌbōt ˈhaʊsˌboʊt | ▶noun a boat that is or can be moored for use as a dwelling.

 

housebound

house bound |ˈhousˌbound ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd | ▶adjective unable to leave one's house, typically due to illness or old age.

 

houseboy

house boy |ˈhousˌboi ˈhaʊsˌbɔɪ | ▶noun a boy or man employed to undertake domestic duties.

 

house brand

house brand ▶noun a brand name used exclusively by a retailer (or a selected group of retailers ) for a product or line of products that are typically sold for prices lower than that of comparable items with manufacturer brand names. • a product bearing such a name: don't get the expensive coffee, get the house brand.

 

housebreak

house break |ˈhousˌbrāk ˈhaʊsbreɪk | ▶verb ( past. housebroke; past participle housebroken ) [ with obj. ] train (a pet ) to urinate and defecate outside the house or only in a special place: an elephant is exceedingly difficult to housebreak | (as adj. housebroken ) : wolves are almost never housebroken.

 

housebreaking

house break ing |ˈhousˌbrākiNG ˈhaʊsˌbreɪkɪŋ | ▶noun the action of breaking into a building, esp. in daytime, to commit a crime. DERIVATIVES house break er |-ˌbrākər |noun

 

housebuilding

house build ing |ˈhousˌbildiNG ˈhaʊsˌbɪldɪŋ | ▶noun the trade or activity of building houses. DERIVATIVES house build er noun

 

housecarl

house carl |ˈhousˌkärl ˈhaʊskɑrl |(also housecarle ) ▶noun historical a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or English king or noble. ORIGIN late Old English hūscarl, from Old Norse húskarl ‘manservant, ’ (plural ) ‘retinue, bodyguard, ’ from hús ‘house ’ + karl ‘man. ’

 

house church

house church ▶noun a charismatic church independent of traditional denominations, esp. one meeting in a private house.

 

housecleaning

house clean ing |ˈhousˌklēniNG ˈhaʊsˌklinɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the cleaning of the interior of a dwelling. 2 the removal of unwanted or superfluous items, practices, conditions, or personnel: the new owner's housecleaning cost a lot of people their jobs. DERIVATIVES house clean verb, house clean er noun

 

housecoat

house coat |ˈhousˌkōt ˈhaʊsˌkoʊt | ▶noun a woman's long, loose, lightweight robe for informal wear around the house.

 

house cricket

house crick et ▶noun a chiefly nocturnal cricket with a birdlike warble, native to North Africa and southwestern Asia. It has become established in heated buildings. [Acheta domesticus, family Gryllidae. ]

 

housedress

house dress |ˈhousˌdres ˈhaʊsdrɛs | ▶noun a simple, usually washable, dress suitable for wearing while doing housework.

 

housefather

house fa ther |ˈhousˌfäT͟Hər ˈhaʊsfɑðər | ▶noun a man in charge of and living in a boarding school dormitory or other group residence.

 

house finch

house finch ▶noun a red-breasted brown finch, now common from Canada to Mexico and sometimes regarded as a pest. [Carpodacus mexicanus, family Fringillidae. ]

 

house flag

house flag ▶noun a flag indicating the company that a ship belongs to.

 

housefly

house fly |ˈhousˌflī ˈhaʊsˌflaɪ |(also house fly ) ▶noun ( pl. houseflies ) a common small fly occurring worldwide in and around human habitation. Its eggs are laid in decaying material, and the fly can be a health hazard due to its contamination of food. [Musca domestica, family Muscidae. ]

 

house gecko

house geck o ▶noun a large-eyed nocturnal gecko of the Old World tropics, occupying a range of habitats including houses. [Hemidactylus, Gehyra, and other genera, family Gekkonidae: several species, including H. mabouia of Africa and tropical America, and G. mutilata of Asia. ]

 

house guest

house guest |ˈhaʊs ˌɡɛst |(also houseguest ) ▶noun a guest staying for some days in a private house.

 

household

house hold |ˈhousˌ (h )ōld haʊsˌhoʊld | ▶noun a house and its occupants regarded as a unit: the whole household was asleep | ten percent of households had a television | [ as modifier ] : household appliances.

 

Household Cavalry

Household Cavalry (in the British army ) the two cavalry regiments with responsibility for guarding the monarch and royal palaces (and otherwise acting as part of the Royal Armoured Corps ).

 

householder

house hold er |ˈhousˌ (h )ōldər haʊsˌhoʊldər | ▶noun a person who owns or rents a house; the head of a household.

 

household gods

house hold gods ▶plural noun gods presiding over a household, esp. (in Roman History ) the lares and penates. • possessions held in esteem: the Fairley household gods —portraits and an assortment of silver.

 

household name

house hold name |ˈˌhaʊˌsoʊld ˈneɪm |(also household word ) ▶noun a person or thing that is well known by the public: I'd like to sell gazillions of books and become a household name.

 

household troops

house hold troops ▶plural noun troops employed to guard a sovereign.

 

house-hunt

house-hunt ▶verb [ no obj. ] seek a house to buy or rent and live in. DERIVATIVES house-hunt er noun, house-hunt ing noun

 

househusband

house hus band |ˈhousˌhəzbənd ˈhaʊsˌhəzbənd | ▶noun a man who lives with a partner and carries out household duties traditionally done by a housewife rather than working outside the home.

 

housekeeper

house keep er |ˈhousˌkēpər ˈhaʊsˌkipər | ▶noun a person, typically a woman, employed to manage a household. DERIVATIVES house keep verb ( dated )

 

housekeeping

house keep ing |ˈhousˌkēpiNG ˈhaʊsˌkipɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the management of household affairs. • money set aside or given for such a purpose: writing barely pays my part of the housekeeping. • a department within a hotel or other residential facility that oversees the cleaning of rooms and the provision of necessities such as towels and glassware: you'll never have to nag housekeeping for a set of dry towels. 2 operations such as record-keeping or maintenance in an organization or a computer that make work possible but do not directly constitute its performance. • Biology the regulation of metabolic functions that are common to all cells: [ as modifier ] : housekeeping genes.

 

houseleek

house leek |ˈhousˌlēk ˈhaʊsˌlik | ▶noun a succulent plant with rosettes of fleshy leaves and small pink flowers. Houseleeks grow on walls and roofs, and are popular cultivated plants. [Sempervivum and related genera, family Crassulaceae: several species, in particular S. tectorum. ]

 

house lights

house lights (also houselights ) ▶plural noun the lights in the area of a theater where the audience sits: the show ended and the house lights came up.

 

house magazine

house maga |zine ▶noun a magazine published by a company to be read by its employees and dealing mainly with its own activities.

 

housemaid

house maid |ˈhousˌmād ˈhaʊsˌmeɪd | ▶noun a female domestic employee, esp. one who cleans reception rooms and bedrooms.

 

housemaid's knee

house maid's knee ▶noun inflammation of the fluid-filled cavity covering the kneecap, often due to excessive kneeling; bursitis.

 

houseman

house man |ˈhousmən ˈhaʊsmən | ▶noun ( pl. housemen ) 1 another term for houseboy. 2 Brit. a hospital intern.

 

Houseman, John

House man, John |ˈhousmən ˈhaʊsmən | (1902 –88 ) US actor; born in Romania; born Jacques Haussmann. He is noted for his role as a law professor in the 1973 movie The Paper Chase (also the television series 1978 –79 ).

 

house martin

house mar ¦tin ▶noun a black-and-white Eurasian songbird of the swallow family, often building its mud nest on the walls of buildings. ●Genus Delichon, family Hirundinidae: three species, in particular the widespread D. urbica.

 

housemaster

house mas ter |ˈhousˌmastər ˈhaʊsˌmæstər | ▶noun a teacher, typically male, in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.

 

housemate

house |mate |ˈhaʊsmeɪt | ▶noun a person who shares a house with others.

 

housemistress

house mis tress |ˈhousˌmistris ˈhaʊsˌmɪstrɪs | ▶noun a female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.

 

housemother

house moth er |ˈhousˌməT͟Hər ˈhaʊsˌməðər | ▶noun a woman in charge of and living in a boarding school dormitory or children's home.

 

house mouse

house mouse ▶noun a grayish-brown mouse found abundantly as a scavenger in human dwellings. It is widely kept as a pet or experimental animal and has been bred in many varieties. [Mus musculus, family Muridae. ]

 

house music

house mu sic |haʊz ˈmjuzɪk | ▶noun see house ( sense 4 of the noun ).

 

House of Burgesses

House of Bur gess es ▶noun the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature.

 

House of Commons

House of Com mons |ˈˌhaʊs əv ˈkɑmənz | (in the UK and Canada ) the elected chamber of Parliament.

 

house of correction

house of cor rec tion ▶noun an institution for the short-term confinement of minor offenders.

 

house officer

house of fi cer |haʊz ˈɔfəsər | ▶noun Brit. a medical intern.

 

house of God

house of God |ˈˌhaʊs əv ˈɡɑd | ▶noun a place of religious worship, esp. a church.

 

house of ill fame

house of ill fame (also house of ill repute ) ▶noun archaic or humorous a brothel.

 

House of Keys

House of Keys (in the Isle of Man ) the elected chamber of Tynwald.

 

House of Lords

House of Lords |ˈˌhaʊs əv ˈlɔrdz | (in the UK ) the higher chamber of Parliament, composed of peers and bishops. • a committee of specially qualified members of this, appointed as the ultimate judicial appeal court of England and Wales.

 

House of Representatives

House of Rep re sent a tives |haʊs əv | the lower house of the US Congress and other legislatures, including most US state governments.

 

house organ

house or gan ▶noun a periodical published by a company to be read by its employees and other interested parties and dealing mainly with its own activities.

 

houseparent

house par ent |ˈhousˌpe (ə )rənt, -ˌparənt ˈhaʊsˌpɛrənt | ▶noun a housemother or housefather.

 

house party

house par ty |ˈhaʊs ˌpɑrdi | ▶noun a party at which the guests stay at a house overnight or for a few days.

 

houseplant

house plant |ˈhousˌplant ˈhaʊsˌplænt |(also house plant ) ▶noun a plant grown indoors.

 

house-proud

house-proud |ˈhaʊs ˌpraʊd | ▶adjective attentive to, or preoccupied with, the care and appearance of one's home.

 

house rat

house rat ▶noun another term for black rat.

 

houseroom

house room |ˈhousˌro͞om, -ˌro͝om ˈhaʊsˌrum ˈhaʊsˌrʊm | ▶noun space or accommodations in one's house: she refused to give houseroom to the canvas her brother had bought.

 

house-sit

house-sit |haʊz sɪt |(also housesit ) ▶verb [ no obj. ] live in and look after a house while its owner is away. DERIVATIVES house-sit ter noun, house-sit ting noun

 

Houses of Parliament

Hous es of Par lia ment |ˈˌhaʊzəz əv ˈpɑrləmənt | (in the UK ) the Houses of Lords and Commons regarded together, or the building where they meet (the Palace of Westminster ).

 

house sparrow

house spar row |ˈhaʊs ˈˌspɛroʊ | ▶noun a brown and gray sparrow that nests in the eaves and roofs of houses, common from Europe to southern Asia and introduced elsewhere. Also called English sparrow. [Passer domesticus, family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ).]

 

house spider

house spider ▶noun a large spider which frequently lives in houses, where it builds a sheet-like web: ● a common European spider which builds a large web with a tubular retreat in one corner (genus Tegenaria, family Ageleridae ). ● a common North American spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum, family Theridiidae ).

 

house style

house style |ˈhaʊs ˌstaɪl | ▶noun a company's preferred manner of presentation and layout of written material: the document will automatically be set out according to the house style.

 

house-to-house

house-to-house |ˈˌhaʊs tə ˈhaʊs | ▶adjective & adverb performed at or taken to each house in turn: [ as adj. ] : a veteran salesman took a rookie on house-to-house canvassing | [ as adv. ] : troops searched house to house for agitators.

 

housetop

house top |ˈhousˌtäp ˈhaʊsˌtɑp | ▶noun the outer surface of the roof of a house. PHRASES shout something from the housetops old-fashioned way of saying shout something from the rooftops (see shout ).

 

house-train

house-train ▶verb chiefly Brit. another term for housebreak.

 

House Un-American Activities Committee

House Un-A mer i can Ac tiv i ties Com mit tee (abbr.: HUAC ) a committee of the US House of Representatives established in 1938 to investigate subversives. It became notorious for its zealous investigations of alleged communists, particularly in the late 1940s, although it was originally intended to pursue Fascists also.

 

housewares

housewares |ˈhaʊswɛəz | ▶plural noun kitchen utensils and similar household items.

 

housewarming

house warm ing |ˈhousˌwôrmiNG ˈhaʊsˌwɔrmɪŋ | ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a party celebrating a move to a new home: a housewarming gift.

 

housewife

house wife |ˈhousˌwīf ˈhaʊsˌwaɪf | ▶noun ( pl. housewives ) 1 a married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework. 2 |ˈhaʊswaɪf |a small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items. DERIVATIVES house wife ly adjective, house wif er y |-ˌwīfərē |noun ORIGIN Middle English husewif (see house, wife ).

 

housework

house work |ˈhousˌwərk ˈhaʊsˌwərk | ▶noun regular work done in housekeeping, such as cleaning, shopping, and cooking.

 

housey

house y |ˈhousē ˈhaʊsi | ▶adjective Brit. informal in the style of house music.

 

Oxford Dictionary

house

house ▶noun |haʊs | 1 a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys. • the people living in a house; a household: make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house. • a noble, royal, or wealthy family or lineage; a dynasty: the power and prestige of the House of Stewart. • chiefly Scottish a dwelling that is one of several in a building. • [ with modifier ] a building in which animals live or in which things are kept: a hen house. 2 a building in which people meet for a particular activity: a house of prayer. • a firm or institution: a fashion house. • ( the House ) Brit. informal the Stock Exchange. • a restaurant or inn: help yourself to a drink, compliments of the house! | [ as modifier ] : a carafe of house wine. • dated a brothel. • a theatre: a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house. • Brit. a performance in a theatre or cinema: tickets for the first house. 3 a religious community that occupies a particular building: the Cistercian house at Clairvaux. • a residential building for pupils at a boarding school. • Brit. each of a number of groups into which pupils at a day school are divided for games or competition. • Brit. formal a college of a university. 4 a legislative or deliberative assembly: the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house. • ( the House ) (in the UK ) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US ) the House of Representatives. • used in formal debates that mimic the procedures of a legislative assembly: a debate on the motion ‘This house would legalize cannabis ’. 5 (also house music ) [ mass noun ] a style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat. 6 Astrology 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. • a twelfth division of the celestial sphere represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life. 7 [ mass noun ] Brit. old-fashioned term for bingo. • [ as exclamation ] used by a bingo player to announce that they have won. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 (of an animal or plant ) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings. 2 relating to a firm, institution, or society: a house journal. • (of a band or group ) resident or regularly performing in a club or other venue. ▶verb |haʊz | [ with obj. ] 1 provide with shelter or accommodation: they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees. 2 provide space for; contain or accommodate: the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture. • fix (something ) in a socket or mortise. PHRASES as safe as houses Brit. completely safe. get on (or along ) like a house on fire informal have a very good and friendly relationship. go ( all ) round the houses Brit. take a circuitous route to one's destination. • take an unnecessarily long time to get to the point. house and home a person's home (used for emphasis ): some people sell house and home to sit in a boat writing books. a house divided cannot stand proverb a group or organization weakened by internal dissensions will be unable to withstand external pressures. house of cards a structure built out of playing cards precariously balanced together. • used to refer to an insubstantial or insecure situation or scheme: the special constitutional arrangement collapsed like a house of cards. keep (or make ) a House Brit. secure the presence of enough members for a quorum in the House of Commons. keep house do the cooking, cleaning, and other tasks involved in the running of a household. on the house (of a drink or meal in a bar or restaurant ) at the management's expense; free. play house (of a child ) play at being a family in its home. put (or set ) one's house in order make necessary reforms: the Americans need to put their own economic house in order. set up house make one's home in a specified place. DERIVATIVES houseful noun ( pl. housefuls ), houseless adjective ORIGIN Old English hūs (noun ), hūsian (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huis, German Haus (nouns ), and Dutch huizen, German hausen (verbs ).

 

house agent

house agent ▶noun Brit. an estate agent.

 

house arrest

house ar ¦rest ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being kept as a prisoner in one's own house, rather than in a prison: she was placed under house arrest .

 

houseboat

house |boat |ˈhaʊsbəʊt | ▶noun a boat which is or can be moored for use as a dwelling.

 

housebound

house |bound |ˈhaʊsbaʊnd | ▶adjective unable to leave one's house, typically due to illness or old age.

 

houseboy

house |boy |ˈhaʊsbɔɪ | ▶noun a boy or man employed to undertake domestic duties.

 

house brand

house brand ▶noun a brand name used exclusively by a retailer (or a selected group of retailers ) for a product or line of products that are typically sold for prices lower than that of comparable items with manufacturer brand names. • a product bearing such a name: don't get the expensive coffee, get the house brand.

 

housebreak

house |break |ˈhaʊsbreɪk | ▶verb chiefly N. Amer. another term for house-train.

 

housebreaking

house |break |ing |ˈhaʊsbreɪkɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of breaking into a building, especially in daytime, to commit a crime. In 1968 it was replaced as a statutory crime (in England and Wales only ) by burglary. DERIVATIVES housebreaker noun

 

housebuilding

house |build ¦ing |ˈhaʊsbɪldɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the trade or activity of building houses. DERIVATIVES housebuilder noun

 

housecarl

housecarl |ˈhaʊskɑːl |(also housecarle ) ▶noun (before the Norman Conquest ) a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or English king or noble. ORIGIN late Old English hūscarl, from Old Norse húskarl ‘manservant ’, (plural ) ‘retinue, bodyguard ’, from hús ‘house ’ + karl ‘man ’.

 

house church

house church ▶noun a charismatic Church independent of traditional denominations (originally meeting in a private house ).

 

housecleaning

house clean ing |ˈhousˌklēniNG ˈhaʊsˌklinɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the cleaning of the interior of a dwelling. 2 the removal of unwanted or superfluous items, practices, conditions, or personnel: the new owner's housecleaning cost a lot of people their jobs. DERIVATIVES house clean verb, house clean er noun

 

housecoat

house |coat |ˈhaʊskəʊt | ▶noun a woman's long, loose, lightweight robe for informal wear around the house.

 

house cricket

house cricket ▶noun a chiefly nocturnal cricket with a bird-like warble, native to North Africa and SW Asia. It has become established in warm buildings throughout Europe. ●Acheta domesticus, family Gryllidae.

 

housedress

house dress |ˈhousˌdres ˈhaʊsdrɛs | ▶noun a simple, usually washable, dress suitable for wearing while doing housework.

 

housefather

house |father ▶noun a man in charge of and living in a boarding school house or children's home.

 

house finch

house finch ▶noun a red-breasted brown finch, now common from Canada to Mexico and sometimes regarded as a pest. ●Carpodacus mexicanus, family Fringillidae.

 

house flag

house flag ▶noun a flag indicating the company that a ship belongs to.

 

housefly

house |fly |ˈhaʊsflʌɪ | ▶noun ( pl. houseflies ) a common small fly occurring worldwide in and around human habitation. Its eggs are laid in decaying material, and the fly can be a health hazard due to its contamination of food. ●Musca domestica, family Muscidae.

 

house gecko

house gecko ▶noun a large-eyed nocturnal gecko of the Old World tropics, occupying a range of habitats including houses. ●Hemidactylus, Gehyra, and other genera, family Gekkonidae: several species.

 

house guest

house guest ▶noun a guest staying for some days in a person's private house.

 

household

house |hold |ˈhaʊshəʊld | ▶noun a house and its occupants regarded as a unit: the whole household was asleep | [ as modifier ] : household bills. • ( the Household ) [ usu. in titles ] the establishment and affairs of a royal household: Controller of the Household.

 

Household Cavalry

Household Cavalry (in the British army ) the two cavalry regiments with responsibility for guarding the monarch and royal palaces (and otherwise acting as part of the Royal Armoured Corps ).

 

householder

house |hold ¦er |ˈhaʊshəʊldə | ▶noun a person who owns or rents a house; the head of a household.

 

household gods

house |hold gods ▶plural noun gods presiding over a household, especially (in Roman history ) the lares and penates.

 

household name

household name (also household word ) ▶noun a person or thing that is well known by the public.

 

household troops

house |hold troops ▶plural noun (in the UK ) troops nominally employed to guard the sovereign.

 

house-hunt

house-hunt ▶verb [ no obj. ] seek a house to buy or rent and live in. DERIVATIVES house-hunter noun

 

house husband

house hus |band ▶noun a man who lives with a partner and carries out household duties traditionally done by a housewife rather than going out to work.

 

housekeeper

house |keep ¦er |ˈhaʊskiːpə | ▶noun a person, typically a woman, employed to manage a household. DERIVATIVES housekeep verb ( dated )

 

housekeeping

house |keep |ing |ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the management of household affairs. • money set aside or given for running a household: writing barely pays my part of the housekeeping. 2 operations such as maintenance or record-keeping which facilitate productive work in an organization. • Biology the regulation of metabolic functions that are common to all cells: [ as modifier ] : housekeeping genes.

 

houseleek

houseleek |ˈhaʊsliːk | ▶noun a succulent European plant with rosettes of fleshy leaves and small pink flowers. Houseleeks grow on walls and roofs, and are popular cultivated plants. ●Sempervivum and related genera, family Crassulaceae: several species, in particular S. tectorum.

 

house lights

house lights ▶plural noun the lights in the auditorium of a theatre.

 

house magazine

house maga |zine ▶noun a magazine published by a company to be read by its employees and dealing mainly with its own activities.

 

housemaid

house |maid |ˈhaʊsmeɪd | ▶noun a female domestic employee, especially one who cleans reception rooms and bedrooms.

 

housemaid's knee

housemaid's knee ▶noun [ mass noun ] inflammation of the fluid-filled cavity covering the kneecap (bursitis ), often due to excessive kneeling.

 

houseman

house |man |ˈhaʊsmən | ▶noun ( pl. housemen ) 1 Brit. another term for house officer. 2 N. Amer. another term for houseboy.

 

Houseman, John

House man, John |ˈhousmən ˈhaʊsmən | (1902 –88 ) US actor; born in Romania; born Jacques Haussmann. He is noted for his role as a law professor in the 1973 movie The Paper Chase (also the television series 1978 –79 ).

 

house martin

house mar ¦tin ▶noun a black-and-white Eurasian songbird of the swallow family, often building its mud nest on the walls of buildings. ●Genus Delichon, family Hirundinidae: three species, in particular the widespread D. urbica.

 

housemaster

housemaster |ˈhaʊsmɑːstə |(also housemistress |ˈhaʊsˌmɪstrɪs |) ▶noun chiefly Brit. a teacher in charge of a house at a boarding school.

 

housemate

house |mate |ˈhaʊsmeɪt | ▶noun a person who shares a house with others.

 

housemistress

house mis tress |ˈhousˌmistris ˈhaʊsˌmɪstrɪs | ▶noun a female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.

 

housemother

house |mother ▶noun a woman in charge of and living in a boarding school house or children's home.

 

house mouse

house mouse ▶noun a greyish-brown mouse found abundantly as a scavenger in human dwellings. It is widely kept as a pet or experimental animal, and has been bred in many varieties. ●Mus musculus, family Muridae.

 

house music

house music ▶noun see house ( sense 5 of the noun ).

 

House of Burgesses

House of Bur gess es ▶noun the lower house of the colonial Virginia legislature.

 

House of Commons

House of Com |mons (in the UK ) the elected chamber of Parliament.

 

house of correction

house of cor |rec ¦tion ▶noun historical an institution where vagrants and minor offenders were confined and set to work.

 

house officer

house of ¦fi |cer ▶noun Brit. a recent medical graduate receiving supervised training in a hospital and acting as an assistant physician or surgeon. Also called houseman or (N. Amer. ) intern.

 

house of God

house of God ▶noun a place of religious worship, especially a church.

 

house of ill fame

house of ill fame (also house of ill repute ) ▶noun archaic or humorous a brothel.

 

House of Keys

House of Keys (in the Isle of Man ) the elected chamber of Tynwald.

 

House of Lords

House of Lords (in the UK ) the higher chamber of Parliament, composed of peers and bishops. • a committee of specially qualified members of the House of Lords, appointed as the ultimate judicial appeal court of England and Wales.

 

House of Representatives

House of Representatives the lower house of the US Congress and other legislatures.

 

house organ

house or gan ▶noun a periodical published by a company to be read by its employees and other interested parties and dealing mainly with its own activities.

 

houseparent

house |parent ▶noun a housemother or housefather.

 

house party

house party ▶noun a party at which the guests stay at a house overnight or for a few days.

 

houseplant

house plant ▶noun a plant which is grown indoors.

 

house-proud

house-proud ▶adjective attentive to, or preoccupied with, the care and appearance of one's home.

 

house rat

house rat ▶noun another term for black rat, especially in South Asia.

 

houseroom

house |room |ˈhaʊsruːm, -rʊm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] space or accommodation in one's house. PHRASES not give something houseroom Brit. be unwilling to have or consider something.

 

house-sit

house-sit ▶verb [ no obj. ] live in and look after a house while its owner is away. DERIVATIVES house-sitter noun

 

Houses of Parliament

Houses of Parliament (in the UK ) the Houses of Lords and Commons regarded together, or the building where they meet (the Palace of Westminster ).

 

house sparrow

house spar |row ▶noun a common brown and grey sparrow that nests in the eaves and roofs of houses, common from Europe to southern Asia and introduced elsewhere. ●Passer domesticus, family Passeridae (or Ploceidae ).

 

house spider

house spider ▶noun a large spider which frequently lives in houses, where it builds a sheet-like web: ● a common European spider which builds a large web with a tubular retreat in one corner (genus Tegenaria, family Ageleridae ). ● a common North American spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum, family Theridiidae ).

 

house style

house style ▶noun a company's preferred manner of presentation and layout of written material.

 

house-to-house

house-to-house ▶adjective & adverb performed at or taken to each house in turn: [ as adj. ] : house-to-house inquiries.

 

housetop

house |top |ˈhaʊstɒp | ▶noun the ridge or roof of a house. PHRASES shout something from the housetops old-fashioned way of saying shout something from the rooftops (see shout ).

 

house-train

house-train |ˈhaʊstreɪn | ▶verb [ with obj. ] Brit. train (a pet ) to excrete outside the house or only in a special place. • (often as adj. house-trained ) informal, humorous teach (someone ) good manners or tidiness.

 

House Un-American Activities Committee

House Un-American Activities Committee (abbrev.: HUAC ) a committee of the US House of Representatives established in 1938 to investigate subversives. It became notorious for its zealous investigations of alleged communists, particularly in the late 1940s, although it was originally intended to pursue Fascists also.

 

housewares

housewares |ˈhaʊswɛəz | ▶plural noun kitchen utensils and similar household items.

 

house-warming

house-warming ▶noun [ usu. as modifier ] a party celebrating a move to a new home: a house-warming party.

 

housewife

house |wife |ˈhaʊswʌɪf | ▶noun ( pl. housewives ) 1 a married woman whose main occupation is caring for her family, managing household affairs, and doing housework. 2 |ˈhʌzɪf |a small case for needles, thread, and other small sewing items. DERIVATIVES housewifely adjective, housewifery noun ORIGIN Middle English husewif (see house, wife ).

 

housework

house |work |ˈhaʊswəːk | ▶noun [ mass noun ] regular work done in housekeeping, especially cleaning and tidying.

 

housey

housey |ˈhaʊsi | ▶adjective Brit. informal in the style of house music.

 

housey-housey

housey-housey |haʊsɪˈhaʊsi, həʊzɪˈhəʊzi |(also housie-housie ) ▶noun Brit. old-fashioned term for bingo.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

house

house noun 1 a new development with 200 houses: 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! household, family, occupants; clan, tribe; informal brood. 3 the house of Windsor: family, clan, tribe; dynasty, line, bloodline, lineage, ancestry, family tree. 4 a printing house: firm, business, company, corporation, enterprise, establishment, institution, organization, operation; informal outfit, setup. 5 the country's upper house: legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, chamber, council, congress, senate, parliament, diet. 6 the house applauded: audience, crowd, spectators, viewers, listeners; assembly, congregation. 7 they filled the house: theater, auditorium, amphitheater, hall, gallery, stalls. ▶verb 1 they can house twelve employees: accommodate, provide accommodations for, give someone a roof over their head, lodge, quarter, board, billet, take in, sleep, put up; harbor, shelter. 2 this panel houses the main switch: contain, hold, store; cover, protect, enclose. PHRASES on the house informal drinks are on the house: free, free of charge, without charge, at no cost, for nothing, gratis; complimentary; informal for free, comp.

 

household

household noun the household was asleep: family, house, occupants, residents, ménage; clan, tribe; informal brood. ▶adjective household goods: domestic, family; everyday, ordinary, common, commonplace, regular, practical, workaday.

 

householder

householder noun the householder has not responded to the served notice: homeowner, owner, occupant, resident; tenant, leaseholder; proprietor, landlady, landlord, freeholder.

 

housekeeper

housekeeper noun See maid (sense 1 ).

 

housework

housework noun we all do our share of the housework: domestic work, housecleaning, housekeeping, homemaking; chores, cleaning; home economics.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

house

house noun 1 the new estate comprises 200 houses: home, place of residence, homestead, lodging place, a roof over one's head; formal habitation, residence, dwelling, dwelling place, abode, domicile. 2 make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house: household, family, family circle, ménage, clan, tribe; informal brood. 3 the power and prestige of the house of Stewart: clan, kindred, family, tribe, race, strain; dynasty, line, lineage, ancestry, ancestors, bloodline, descent, family tree. 4 the publishing and printing house grew to become self-financing: firm, business, company, corporation, enterprise, establishment, institution, concern, organization, operation; informal outfit, set-up. 5 the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house: legislative assembly, legislative body, chamber, council, parliament, diet, congress, senate. 6 the house burst into applause: audience, crowd, those present, listeners, spectators, viewers, gathering, assembly, assemblage, congregation; gallery, stalls; informal punters. 7 the house offers a wide variety of real ales: inn, bar, tavern, hostelry, taproom; restaurant, hotel, eating house; Brit. pub, public house; informal eatery, boozer; historical alehouse, taphouse, beerhouse; N. Amer. historical saloon. PHRASES on the house informal our first rounds always came on the house: free, free of charge, without payment, without charge, at no cost, for nothing, gratis; courtesy, complimentary; informal for free; N. Amer. informal comp. ANTONYMS paid for. ▶verb 1 they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees: accommodate, provide accommodation for, provide with accommodation, give accommodation to, make space for, make room for, give someone a roof over their head, provide a roof over someone's head, provide with a place to work, harbour; lodge, quarter, board, billet, take in, provide shelter for, shelter; sleep, put up, give a bed to, provide with a place to sleep. ANTONYMS evict. 2 the rear panel houses the selector switch: contain, hold, store, cover; protect, enclose, encase, sheathe, keep safe. ANTONYMS expose.

 

household

household noun the whole household was asleep: family, house, family circle, ménage, clan, tribe; informal brood. ▶adjective they had all kinds of household goods on offer: domestic, family, workaday, ordinary, everyday, usual, common, run-of-the-mill; Brit. common or garden. ANTONYMS exotic.

 

householder

householder noun homeowner, owner, occupant, resident, head of the household; tenant, leaseholder; proprietor, landlady, landlord, freeholder; Brit. occupier, owner-occupier; formal dweller.

 

housekeeping

housekeeping noun she did as much of the cooking and housekeeping as she could: household management, domestic work, domestic duties, homemaking, the running of the home; home economics, domestic science; rare housecraft, housewifery.

 

houseman

houseman noun Brit. junior doctor, house doctor, newly qualified doctor, medical officer, MO; Brit. house officer; N. Amer. intern, resident.

 

house-trained

house-trained adjective Brit. the cat is not completely house-trained yet: domesticated, trained; N. Amer. housebroken.

 

Duden Dictionary

House

House Substantiv, maskulin , der |haʊs |der House; Genitiv: des House < meist ohne Artikel > englisch house (music ), gekürzt aus: (The ) Warehouse = Name eines Klubs in Chicago, dessen Discjockeys diese Musik 1985 kreierten Housemusic

 

Housemusic

House mu sic Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈhaʊsmjuːzɪk |die Housemusic; Genitiv: der Housemusic englisch house music, aus: house (House ) und music = Musik Musikstil aus Nordamerika, der Funk- und Soulelemente mit stark akzentuierten, aufrüttelnden Rhythmen verbindet und bei den dazu Tanzenden ein Trancegefühl erzeugen soll

 

House of Commons

House of Com mons Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈhaʊs əv ˈkɔmənz |das House of Commons; House of Commons englisch = Haus der Gemeinen (im Unterschied zu dem aus den Peers 1 gebildeten Oberhaus )britisches Unterhaus

 

House of Lords

House of Lords Substantiv, Neutrum , das |- - ˈlɔːdz |das House of Lords; House of Lords englisch = Haus der Lords britisches Oberhaus

 

House-Running

House-Run ning, House run ning Substantiv, Neutrum , das Houserunning |ˈha͜usrʌnɪŋ ˈha͜usrʌnɪŋ |das House-Running; Genitiv: des House-Runnings das Houserunning; Genitiv: des Houserunnings englisch mit einem Seilsystem gesichert aufrecht eine Häuserfassade o. Ä. hinunterlaufen

 

Spanish Dictionary

house

house nombre masculino Estilo de música de baile propio de las discotecas nacido en la década de 1980 y caracterizado por su ritmo repetitivo, el empleo de instrumentos electrónicos y su carácter psicodélico .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘jaus ’.

 

house trailer

house trailer nombre femenino ACent Vehículo, con motor o remolcado por otro, acondicionado para hacer vida en su interior aprovechando al máximo el espacio, que se utiliza generalmente para camping .SINÓNIMO caravana, casa rodante .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘jaus tráiler ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

house

house /haʊs / (! 名詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意; 複 -sesは /zɪz /) (名 )housing 名詞 複 ～s /háʊzɪz /1 a. C 家 , 家屋 , 住宅 (!人が住む建物として最も一般的な語; 普通一戸建てで1家族が住むものをいうが, 広義では小屋から豪荘な邸宅まで含む; →home 1a ) ▸ build [enlarge, rebuild, renovate ] one's house 家を建てる [増築する, 改築する, リフォームする ]▸ a three-bedroom house 寝室が3つある家 ▸ You can stay at my house .うちに泊まればいいよ ▸ I leave the house at 7 every morning .毎朝7時に家を出る (!「外出 」の意味ではmy ～よりもthe ～の方を多く用いる ) b. 〖形容詞的に 〗家の , 家屋の ; 家で飼うのに適した ▸ House prices are rising again .家の値段がまた上がっている 2 〖通例the ～; 集合的に 〗家庭 (→home 1a ); 家族 (household ); 〖通例the H- 〗(王 )家 （け ）, 家系 (!特に王侯 貴族などの由緒ある家をさす ) ▸ the entire [whole ] house 家族全員 ▸ That house is nothing but trouble! あの家はいざこざばっかりだ ▸ the House of Windsor ウィンザー王家 3 C 〖複合語で 〗(特定の目的のための )建物 , …小屋 ; 倉庫 (warehouse )▸ a court house 裁判所 ▸ a hen house 鶏小屋 ▸ a coach house 馬車置き場 4 a. C 〖複合語で 〗商店 , 会社 (!特に出版 金融 服飾デザインの会社; 元は多くの場合, 同族会社; ｟英 ｠ではLancaster House のようにオフィス (ビル )などの名前としても用いる ) ; (特定の種の )私設機関 ▸ a trading house 貿易会社 ▸ enter a religious house 修道院に入る .b. 〖形容詞的に 〗〈印刷物が 〉社内 [部内 ]用の ; 〈規則などが 〉組織内だけに通用する .5 C レストラン , 酒場 , 店 ; 娯楽場 ▸ a steak house ステーキ屋 ▸ Lasagna is the specialty of the house .ラザニアがその店の名物料理だ ▸ the house wine (その店独自の安価な )ハウスワイン 6 C 〖しばしばH -; 集合的に 〗(国会 )議員 ; 〖the H- /the ～/a H-; 単数形で 〗議会 ; ｟英 ｠上 [下 ]院 ; ｟米 ｠下院 (!上院はthe Senateという ) ; 議事堂 .7 ｟英 かたく ｠〖the /this ～; 単数形で; 集合的に 〗(公式な討論会などで投票をする )参加者たち, 本討論会 ▸ The house defeated the motion by a large majority .本討論会は圧倒的多数でその動議を否決した 8 C 〖複合語で 〗…劇場 ; 〖通例単数形で; 集合的に 〗(劇場 映画館の )観客席 ; 観客 (audience )▸ an opera house オペラハウス ▸ a movie house 映画館 ▸ The production played to full [packed ] houses night after night .その芝居は連夜満員の観客に向け上演された ▸ an empty house がら空き (の観客席 )9 C ｟英 ｠(寮生 [同じ学校内 ]の )組 , チーム (!対抗戦などを行う ) ; (学校の )寮 , 寄宿舎 , 学生クラブ ; 下宿屋 ; 〖集合的に 〗全寮生 ; ｟英 ｠(大学の )学寮 .10 U ハウス (ミュージック )(house music ) 〘電子機器を使った速いビートのポップス 〙.11 ｟英話 ｠〖the H- 〗ロンドン株式取引所 .12 C 教会堂 , 寺院 ; 宿屋 .13 C ｟米俗 ｠売春宿 .14 C (動物の )巣 .15 〖the H- 〗〘占星 〙星宿 .a h ò use of ì ll [è vil ] f á me 淫売 （いんばい ）屋, 売春宿 .(as ) s à fe as h ó uses まったく安全な, だいじょうぶな .br ì ng the h ó use d ò wn ＝br ì ng d ó wn the h ó use ｟くだけた話 ｠(劇場で )大喝采 （かつさい ）を博する, 満場をどっと笑わせる 〘拍手 笑い声で天井が落ちるほど 〙.cl è an h ó use 1 家を掃除する .2 悪条件を一掃する .3 たたく, なぐる .c ò unt the H ò use ó ut ｟英 ｠定足数不足の理由で下院を流会にする .g ò (à ll ) round the h ó uses ｟英 くだけて ｠もっと簡単にできるのに複雑なやり方をする, 回りくどい質問 [答え方 ]をする, はぐらかすようなことばかり言う ▸ Don't go all round the houses, just get to the point! 回りくどいことをしないでさっさと本題に入れ in h ó use (自宅でなく )会社で 〈働くなど 〉; 社内に (↑4a ).k è ep a g ò od h ó use 1 ぜいたくに暮らす .2 客を歓待する .k è ep a H ó use ｟英 ｠(下院で )定足数を保つ .k è ep h ó use «…のために » (働きに出ずに )家事を切り盛りする «for » ; 所帯を持つ .k è ep ò pen h ó use (門戸を開放して )だれでも歓迎する .k è ep (to ) the h ó use (病気などで )家に閉じこもる .like a h ò use af í re [on f í re ]｟くだけた話 ｠どんどん, すみやかに, すらすらと, じゃんじゃん ▸ get along ｟米 ｠ [on ｟英 ｠] like a house on fire すぐに打ち解ける [親密になる ]m à ke a H ó use ｟英 ｠(下院で )定足数に達する .m ò ve h ó use ｟英 ｠引っ越しする .on the h ó use 〈食べ物 飲み物などが 〉店のおごりで [の ], 無料で [の ]▸ The landlord gave me a drink on the house .店主は1杯おごってくれた pl à y h ó use ｟話 ｠〈子供が 〉ままごとをする .p ù t [s è t, g è t ] one's (ò wn ) h ó use in ó rder 1 (人のことを非難する前に )自分のことをきちんとする, 品行を良くする .2 家政 [一家の財政 ]を整える ; 〈国などが 〉秩序を回復する, 財政状態などを整える ; 家の中を整える ; 身辺の整理をする .s è t up h ó use (場所に )所帯を構える .動詞 /haʊz /～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; housing 他動詞 1 〈人 〉に住む場所 [家 ]を供給する ; 〈人 建物などが 〉〈人 〉を収容する , 受け入れる , 宿泊させる ; 〈建物が 〉〈オフィスなど 〉を入れている ▸ house the homeless ホームレスに住む場所を提供する ▸ The building houses several law firms .そのビルにはいくつかの法律事務所が入っている .2 〈場所が 〉〈物 〉をしまう , 収蔵する , たくわえる (store ); 〈場所が 〉〈仕事など 〉の拠点となる (!進行形にしない ) ▸ The museum houses a collection of Egyptian artifacts .その美術館はエジプト出土品のコレクションを収蔵している ▸ The exhibits were housed in glass cabinets .展示品はガラスのキャビネットに収納されていた 自動詞 住む ; 避難する .～́ arr è st 自宅監禁 [軟禁 ]▸ be (put [placed ]) under house arrest 自宅軟禁されている .～́ c à ll 自宅訪問, (特に医者の )往診 ▸ make a house call 往診する .～́ det è ctive (ホテル 銀行などの )警備員 .～́ d ò g 番犬 .～́ fl à g (船に揚げる )社旗, 船主旗 .～́ gu è st (友人などの )短期の泊り客 .～́ h ù sband (専業 )主夫 〘妻 パートナーが外で働く 〙.～́ j ò urnal ＝house organ .～́ l ì ghts 〖the ～; 複数扱い 〗(劇場 映画館の )客席照明 .～́ m à rtin 〘鳥 〙イワツバメ 〘欧州産の小さな白黒の鳥 〙.～́ n ù mber 家屋番号 (→address 事情 ).～̀ of c á rds 〖a ～〗1 トランプで作った家 .2 こわれやすいもの ; 不安定な計画 [地位 ].H -̀ of C ó mmons ｟英 カナダ ｠〖the ～; 単数形で 〗下院 (の議場 ).～̀ of G ó d ｟文 ｠〖単数形で 〗教会 .H -̀ of L ó rds ｟英 ｠〖the ～; 単数形で 〗上院 (の議場 ).H -̀ of Repres é ntatives 〖the ～〗｟米 豪 ｠下院 ; ｟ニュージー ｠議会 .～̀ of w ó rship ｟主に米 ｠教会 .～́ organ 社内報 .～́ p à rty 1 (通例週末に宿泊して行われる )大別荘でのパーティ ; その客 .2 ホームパーティ .～́ ph ò ne (特にホテルなどの )館内電話 .～̀ phys í cian (病院 ホテルの )住み込み内科医 .～́ pl à nt 室内観賞用植物 .H ò uses of P á rliament ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗国会議事堂 ; (上下両院 )議会, 国会 .～́ sp à rrow 〘鳥 〙イエスズメ .～̀ st ý le (つづり 表記 組版などの )出版社 [新聞社, 印刷所 ]独自のスタイル .～́ tr à iler 移動住宅, トレーラーハウス .H -̀ Un-Am è rican Act í vities Comm ì ttee 〖the ～〗非米活動調査委員会 .

 

houseboat

h ó use b ò at 名詞 C ハウスボート 〘居住用の屋形船 〙.

 

house-bound

h ó use-b ò und 形容詞 (病気 高齢などのため )家から外に出られない .

 

houseboy

h ó use b ò y 名詞 複 ～s C ｟やや古 ｠(家や旅館の )下男, 雑役夫 (｟男女共用 ｠household helper ).

 

housebreak

h ó use br è ak 動詞 →break 他動詞 ｟米 ｠〈ペットなど 〉に排便のしつけをする (｟英 ｠housetrain ).自動詞 家宅侵入をする ; 押し入り強盗を働く .

 

housebreaker

h ó use br è aker 名詞 C 1 (特に昼間の )押し入り強盗 .2 ｟英 ｠家屋取り壊し業者 (｟米 ｠housewrecker ).

 

housebreaking

h ó use br è aking 名詞 U 1 家屋侵入, (特に昼間の )押し入り強盗 (行為 ).2 ｟英 ｠家屋取り壊し .

 

housebroken

h ó use br ò ken 形容詞 ｟米 ｠〈ペットなどが 〉 (排泄 （はいせつ ）のしつけをされ )室内に住むようしつけられた (｟英 ｠housetrained ); ｟くだけて ｠〈子供が 〉行儀がいい .

 

housecleaning

h ó use cl è aning 名詞 U 1 ｟米 ｠大掃除 〘日本と異なり通例春に行う 〙.2 改革 ; 粛清 .

 

housecoat

h ó use c ò at 名詞 C (女性の長い )部屋着 .

 

housecraft

h ó use cr à ft 名詞 U ｟英 やや古 ｠家庭科 .

 

housedress

h ó use dr è ss 名詞 C 家庭着, 家事用の衣服 .

 

housefather

h ó use f à ther 名詞 C (学生寮 孤児院などの )寮父, 寮監 (｟男女共用 ｠houseparent ).

 

housefly

h ó use fl ỳ 名詞 複 -flies C 〘虫 〙イエバエ (→insect ).

 

houseful

h ó use f ù l 名詞 C «…が » 家いっぱい «of » ▸ a houseful of guests 家いっぱいの客

 

household

house hold /háʊshòʊld /〖house (家 )hold (所有すること )〗名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C 1 〖集合的に 〗家族 , (雇い人も含めて )家じゅうの者 ; 世帯 , 所帯 ▸ run a household 所帯を持つ 2 〖the H- 〗英国王室 ; 皇室 .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 家族の , 家事の , 世帯の ▸ household goods [items ]家財道具 ▸ household chores 家事 ▸ household products 家庭用品 2 よく知られた , 日常よく耳にする 〈名前 言葉など 〉▸ become a household name だれもが知るようになる 3 ｟英 ｠王室の .～̀ acc ó unts 家計簿 .～̀ g ó ds 1 (古代ローマの )家の守り神 .2 家庭必需品 ; 家宝 .

 

householder

h ó use h ò lder 名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 家屋所有者 .2 戸主, 世帯主, 家長 .

 

housekeeper

house keep er /háʊskìːpə r /名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (家庭やホテルなどの )家政婦 , お手伝い ▸ a live-in housekeeper 住み込みのお手伝いさん 2 〖形容詞 を伴って 〗家事をするのが … な人 ▸ My wife is a good housekeeper .妻はやりくり上手だ

 

housekeeping

h ó use k è eping 名詞 U 1 家事, 家政 ; ｟英 ｠家計費 (housekeeping money )▸ start [give up ] housekeeping 所帯を持つ [たたむ ]2 (組織運営に必要な )管理 ; 〘コンピュ 〙ハウスキーピング 〘主プログラムの実行に必要な準備を整えること 〙.3 (ホテル 病院などでの )清掃 (作業 ); 清掃担当部 (門 ).

 

houselights

h ó use l ì ghts 名詞 〖複数扱い 〗(劇場などの )客席照明 .

 

housemaid

h ó use m à id 名詞 C ｟やや古 ｠女中, お手伝いさん (｟男女共用 ｠household helper ).～̀ 's kn é e (ひざまずくことが多いための )ひざの炎症, 家政婦ひざ .

 

houseman

h ó use man 名詞 複 -men C 1 ｟英 ｠＝intern 2 .2 ｟米 ｠(家 ホテルの )下男 (｟英 ｠manservant; ｟男女共用 ｠household helper ).

 

housemaster

h ó use m à ster 名詞 C ｟主に英 ｠(男子寄宿学校の )舎監, 寮監 (｟男女共用 ｠houseparent ).

 

housemate

h ó use m à te 名詞 C 同居人 ; 同棲相手 .

 

housemistress

h ó use m ì stress 名詞 C ｟英 ｠女性教員の舎監 [寮長 ](｟男女共用 ｠houseparent ).

 

housemother

h ó use m ò ther 名詞 C (学生寮 孤児院などの )寮母, 寮監 (｟男女共用 ｠houseparent ).

 

houseparent

h ó use p à rent 名詞 C (施設の子供たちの )親代わりの人, 世話係 ; 寮母, 寮父, 寮監 .

 

houseplant

h ó use pl à nt 名詞 C (室内用 )鉢植え植物 .

 

houseproud

h ó use pr ò ud 形容詞 家自慢の .

 

houseroom

h ó use r ò om 名詞 U (家の中の )人の住む場所 ; 物を置く場所 ▸ I would not give it houseroom .そんなものを家の中に置きたくない ▸ give A houseroom A 〈人 〉を宿泊させる

 

house-to-house

h ò use-to-h ó use 形容詞 戸別訪問の, 軒並の .

 

housetop

h ó use t ò p 名詞 C 屋根 .cr ỳ [sh ò ut, procl à im ] A from the h ó usetops Aを吹聴 （ふいちよう ）する, 言いふらす .

 

housetrain

h ó use tr à in 動詞 他動詞 ｟英 ｠＝housebreak .

 

housetrained

h ó use tr à ined 形容詞 ｟英 ｠＝housebroken .

 

housewares

h ó use w à res 名詞 〖複数扱い 〗家庭 [台所 ]用品 .

 

housewarming

h ó use w à rming 名詞 C 新居移転 [新築 ]祝いパーティ .

 

housewife

house wife /háʊswàɪf ; 2 ではまた hʌ́zɪf /名詞 複 -wives /-wàɪvz /; 2 ではまた /hʌ́zɪvz /C 1 (専業 )主婦 (!この語を 「妻は家にいるべきだ 」という考えの表れとして嫌う人もいるが, 一般にはまだよく使われている; ｟男女共用 ｠homemaker, householder, house manager ) .2 ｟主に英 ｠裁縫道具入れ , 針箱 .～ly 形容詞 主婦らしい [のような ].

 

housework

h ó use w ò rk 名詞 U 家事 ▸ do one's housework 家事をする

 

housewrecker

h ó use wr è cker 名詞 ｟米 ｠＝housebreaker 2 .