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A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
HOUSE definition: 1. a building that people, usually one family, live in: 2. all the people living in a house: 3. a…. Learn more.
1. : a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home. invited them to her house for dinner. a two-family house. 2. a (1) : a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal. (2) : a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids. b.
A house is a building where you might live alone or it could be a multi-family house that you share with other families. If you live in an apartment building, that's "home," but it's not a house. You can also use house to refer to groups of people. The House of Tudor is an English royal family.
1. a. A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family. b. A household or family. 2. Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal. 3.
a building in which people live; residence for human beings. Synonyms: abode, domicile. a household. (often initial capital letter) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg. a building for any purpose: a house of worship. a theater, concert hall, or auditorium: a vaudeville house.
A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family. She has moved to a smaller house. ...her parents' house in Warwickshire. Synonyms: home, residence, dwelling [formal, literary], building More Synonyms of house. 2. singular noun. You can refer to all the people who live together in a house as the house.
a building where people live, usually one family or group: a three-bedroomed house. We went to my aunt's house for dinner. Fewer examples. How big is the house? Luckily, no one was inside the house when the fire started. Clive soon got used to the idea of having children around the house again. The house has its own swimming pool.
Definition of house noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The people, esp. members of a family, who live together in a house, considered as a unit; household. Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal. A topographic surname for someone residing in a house (as opposed to a hut) or in a religious house.
