house
A building where people live.
A building designed or used as a place where people live, usually for one family or group.
The people who live in one home together.
All the people living together in one dwelling.
A company that makes or sells something, often in fashion, books, or theater.
A company, institution, or establishment, especially one involved in publishing, fashion, theater, or similar fields.
To give someone a place to live or keep something in a place.
To provide accommodation or storage for someone or something.
A group of people who make laws, or the place where they meet.
A legislative or deliberative body, or the building/room where it meets.
- Base: house
- Plural: houses
- Base: house
- 3rd Person Singular: houses
- Present Participle: housing
- Past: housed
bring the house down
1Cause loud applause or laughter from audience
To make an audience clap or laugh very loudly and happily.
- Her performance brought the house down at the comedy club.
- The singer's final song brought the house down.
full house
1Completely full venue or specific poker hand
When all seats are taken at an event, or in poker, a hand with three cards of one rank and two cards of another rank.
- It was a full house at the theater last night.
- He won with a full house of kings over tens.
keep house
1Manage household tasks and chores
To take care of all the work needed to run a home.
- She keeps house while her partner works full-time.
- In those days, most women stayed home to keep house.
on the house
1Provided free by the business
Given to you free by a restaurant, bar, etc.
- Dessert is on the house tonight.
- They gave us drinks on the house to apologize for the delay.
safe as houses
1Very safe and secure
Very safe; with no risk of danger or loss.
- Your money will be safe as houses in this bank.
- With that security system, the place is safe as houses.