(n.) 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.
(n.) Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the phrase to keep house. See below.
(n.) Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A firm, or commercial establishment.
(n.) A public house; an inn; a hotel.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
(n.) An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.
(n.) The body, as the habitation of the soul.
(n.) The grave.
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To drive to a shelter.
(v. t.) To admit to residence; to harbor.
(v. t.) To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
(v. t.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.
(v. i.) To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
(v. i.) To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8.
Example Sentences:
(1) It's the demented flipside of David Guetta bringing Euro house into the mainstream.
(2) The rise of malaria despite of control measures involves several factors: the house spraying is no more accepted by a large percentage of house holders and the alternative larviciding has only a limited efficacy; the houses of American Indians have no walls to be sprayed; there is a continuous introduction of parasites by migrants.
(3) In a debate in the House of Commons, I will ask Britain, the US and other allies to convert generalised offers of help into more practical support with greater air cover, military surveillance and helicopter back-up, to hunt down the terrorists who abducted the girls.
(4) All former US presidents set up a library in their name to house their papers and honour their legacy.
(5) He voiced support for refugees, trade unions, council housing, peace, international law and human rights.
(6) Sewel is also recorded complaining about the level of appearance allowances at the House of Lords .
(7) Now, as the Senate takes up a weakened House bill along with the House's strengthened backdoor-proof amendment, it's time to put focus back on sweeping reform.
(8) Richard Hill, deputy chief executive at the Homes & Communities Agency , said: "As social businesses, housing associations already have a good record of re-investing their surpluses to build new homes and improve those of their existing tenants.
(9) Instead, the White House opted for a low-key approach, publishing a blogpost profiling Trinace Edwards, a brain-tumour victim who recently discovered she was eligible for Medicaid coverage.
(10) This new protocol has increased the effectiveness of the toxicology laboratory and enhanced the efficiency of the house staff.
(11) This is basically a large tank (the bigger the better) that collects rain from the house guttering and pumps it into the home, to be used for flushing the loo.
(12) The White House denied there had been an agreement, but said it was open in principle to such negotations.
(13) Known as the Little House in the Garden, this temporary structure lasted over 50 years.
(14) After friends heard that he was on them, Brumfield started observing something strange: “If we had people over to the Super Bowl or a holiday season party, I’d notice that my medicines would come up short, no matter how good friends they were.” Twice people broke into his house to get to the drugs.
(15) BT Sport went down this route, appointing Channel 4 Sales, the TV ad sales house that represents the broadcaster and partners including UKTV.
(16) US presidential election 2016: the state of the Republican race as the year begins Read more So far, the former secretary of state seems to be recovering well from self-inflicted wounds that dogged the start of her second, and most concerted, attempt for the White House.
(17) The authors used a linear multivariate regression to evaluate the effects of distance from the highway, age and sex of the child, and housing condition.
(18) The leak also included the script for an in-house Sony Pictures recruitment video and performance reviews for hundreds employees.
(19) The measurements were carried out in rooms of houses in Southern Germany with radon activity concentrations in the range of 150-900 Bqm-3.
(20) The flow of a specified concentration of test gas exits from the mixing board, enters a distributing tube, and is then distributed equally to 12 chamber tubes housing one mouse each.
Youse
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) One girl with a Scouse accent sees me taking notes and says: "Oi, get up me dear… stop writing youse!"
(2) "I hope youse are not wanting a lift back up the road just now!"
(3) In fact, perhaps it would be easier if I wrote my thank-yous in HB pencil on exercise book pages …
(4) Just some eye contact, pleases and thank yous would restore my faith in human nature.
(5) Instead, she encourages them to make objects and pictures that are sent as thank-yous to key donors.
(6) A thousand thank yous," she added, helpfully translating herself.
(7) Oxfam followed up its Philippines Typhoon Appeal with 547,000 thank yous direct from the Philippines, including a short video of how donations had been spent, showing farmers replanting crops and families receiving health kits.
(8) Youse can all say whatever you like about me, from reading books and all that, but one thing I'm not is crazy.
(9) You were hounding my family so I took it out on yous."
(10) There’s that £15 we put on One Direction to win down t’drain innit?” He can’t be bothered reading a list of thank yous though 8.44pm GMT Key event It’s a big one!
(11) Me team's a belter, man The contestants have been broken up into teams and my team is very good That Nicola Sccchhhherzingerwhatsit is mingin' I do not think much of my rivals for the US X Factor judge's chair Youse are all gets, am gannin' yem for a Broon and Greggs I don't like Americans.
(12) Keep gannin' like that and youse'll be a star You're very good.
(13) You were hounding my family so I took it out on yous.
(14) It crossed over an inquiry by the investigation company Quest, commissioned in January 2006 by the Premier League itself, into alleged "bungs" – kickbacks to football managers from agents as thank-yous for signing their players.
(15) Tim pulls out a mobile phone to read out his list of thank yous.
(16) Youse are all f***ing idiots" - buttering up the press after criticism of Juan Veron in 2002.
(17) When it was put to him that he was a coward turning himself in, he said: "Cos youse couldn't fuckin' find me, could youse?"
(18) I totted it up in my head: how long listening to the automatic options, the bland background music, the advisers telling me they hadn't a clue, the sorreees, the no problems, the we'll-get-someone-to-get-back-to-yous: three hours?