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Meaning of house

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  house
      n 1: a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more
           families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had
           to get out of the house"
      2: the members of a business organization that owns or operates
         one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
         [syn: {firm}, {house}, {business firm}]
      3: the members of a religious community living together
      4: the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the
         house applauded"; "he counted the house"
      5: an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral
         legislature has two houses"
      6: aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
      7: play in which children take the roles of father or mother or
         children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children
         were playing house"
      8: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is
         divided [syn: {sign of the zodiac}, {star sign}, {sign},
         {mansion}, {house}, {planetary house}]
      9: the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets
         a percentage of every bet"
      10: a social unit living together; "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" [syn: {family}, {household},
          {house}, {home}, {menage}]
      11: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture
          shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn:
          {theater}, {theatre}, {house}]
      12: a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they
          had a large carriage house"
      v 1: contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
      2: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new
         development outside the town" [syn: {house}, {put up},
         {domiciliate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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