English noun: house |
| 1. | house (artifact) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families |
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| Samples | He has a house on Cape Cod.
She felt she had to get out of the house.
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| Broader (hypernym) | abode, building, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, edifice, habitation, home |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 |
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| Part holonym | attic, garret, library, loft, porch, study |
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| 2. | house (group) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments |
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| Samples | He worked for a brokerage house.
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| Synonyms | business firm, firm |
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| Broader (hypernym) | business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | accounting firm, auction house, consulting company, consulting firm, corp, corporation, dealer, law firm, publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house |
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| 3. | house (group) the members of a religious community living together |
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| Broader (hypernym) | community |
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| 4. | house (group) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema |
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| Samples | The house applauded.
He counted the house.
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| Broader (hypernym) | audience |
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| Part holonym | claque |
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| 5. | house (group) an official assembly having legislative powers |
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| Samples | A bicameral legislature has two houses.
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| Broader (hypernym) | general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 |
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| 6. | house (group) aristocratic family line |
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| Samples | The House of York.
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| Broader (hypernym) | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Medici, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty |
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| 7. | house (act) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults |
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| Samples | The children were playing house.
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| Broader (hypernym) | child's play, play |
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| 8. | house (location) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided |
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| Synonyms | mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign |
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| Broader (hypernym) | part, region |
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| Instance hyponym | 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 |
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| Part meronym | zodiac |
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| Domain category | astrology, star divination |
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| 9. | house (group) the management of a gambling house or casino |
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| Samples | The house gets a percentage of every bet.
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| Broader (hypernym) | management |
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| 10. | house (group) a social unit living together |
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| Samples | 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.
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| Synonyms | family, home, household, menage |
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| Broader (hypernym) | social unit, unit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | broken home, conjugal family, extended family, foster family, foster home, menage a trois, nuclear family |
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| 11. | house (artifact) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented |
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| Samples | The house was full.
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| Synonyms | theater, theatre |
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| Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | 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 |
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| Part holonym | 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 |
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| Domain category | dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre |
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| 12. | house (artifact) a building in which something is sheltered or located |
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| Samples | They had a large carriage house.
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| Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bagnio, bathhouse, courthouse, field house, icehouse, meat house, meat house, oast house, pump house, pumping station, smokehouse, sports arena, stash house |
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