Engelsk navneord: house | |||
1. | house (om genstand) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He has a house on Cape Cod. She felt she had to get out of the house. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | abode, building, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, edifice, habitation, home | ||
Mere specifikke termer | adobe house, beach house, boarding house, boardinghouse, bungalow, cabin, chalet, chapterhouse, cottage, country house, detached house, doll's house, dollhouse, duplex, duplex house, farmhouse, frat house, fraternity house, gatehouse, guesthouse, hacienda, hall, hunting lodge, lodge, lodging house, maisonette, maisonnette, manse, mansion, mansion house, ranch house, residence, residence, rooming house, row house, safe house, saltbox, semidetached house, single dwelling, sod house, soddy, solar house, town house, tract house, villa | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | attic, garret, library, loft, porch, study | ||
2. | house (om gruppe) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He worked for a brokerage house. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | business firm, firm | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern | ||
Mere specifikke termer | accounting firm, auction house, consulting company, consulting firm, corp, corporation, dealer, law firm, publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house | ||
3. | house (om gruppe) the members of a religious community living together | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | community | ||
4. | house (om gruppe) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The house applauded. He counted the house. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | audience | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | claque | ||
5. | house (om gruppe) an official assembly having legislative powers | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A bicameral legislature has two houses. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature | ||
Mere specifikke termer | British House of Commons, British House of Lords, Dail, Dail Eireann, House of Burgesses, House of Commons, House of Lords, House of Representatives, Seanad, Seanad Eireann, U.S. House, U.S. House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, US House, US House of Representatives | ||
6. | house (om gruppe) aristocratic family line | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The House of York. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Medici, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty | ||
7. | house (om handling) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The children were playing house. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | child's play, play | ||
8. | house (om sted) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | part, region | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mere specifikke termer | Aquarius, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Archer, Aries, Aries the Ram, Balance, Bull, Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Crab, Fish, Gemini, Gemini the Twins, Goat, Leo, Leo the Lion, Libra, Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales, Lion, Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Ram, Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion, Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Twins, Virgin, Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Water Bearer | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | zodiac | ||
Overordnet emneområde | astrology, star divination | ||
9. | house (om gruppe) the management of a gambling house or casino | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The house gets a percentage of every bet. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | management | ||
10. | house (om gruppe) a social unit living together | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | family, home, household, menage | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | social unit, unit | ||
Mere specifikke termer | broken home, conjugal family, extended family, foster family, foster home, menage a trois, nuclear family | ||
11. | house (om genstand) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The house was full. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | theater, theatre | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | building, edifice | ||
Mere specifikke termer | arena theater, cinema, dinner theater, dinner theatre, home theater, home theatre, little theater, little theatre, movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, music hall, opera, opera house, picture palace, theater in the round, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | box office, circle, dress circle, dressing room, greenroom, orchestra, orchestra pit, parquet, parquet circle, parterre, pit, stage, standing room, theater stage, theatre stage, ticket booth, ticket office, tiered seat | ||
Overordnet emneområde | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre | ||
12. | house (om genstand) a building in which something is sheltered or located | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They had a large carriage house. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | building, edifice | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bagnio, bathhouse, courthouse, field house, icehouse, meat house, meat house, oast house, pump house, pumping station, smokehouse, sports arena, stash house | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: house | |||
1. | house (om tilstand) contain or cover | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This box houses the gears. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | accommodate, admit, hold | ||
2. | house (om adfærd) provide housing for | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | domiciliate, put up | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | shelter | ||
Mere specifikke termer | accommodate, chamber, home, lodge, rehouse, take in | ||