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/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
/ˈmaɪ krə ˌkɑ zəm /
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house
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
house meaning(s)
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- (n) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- (n) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
- (n) the members of a religious community living together
- (n) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
- (n) an official assembly having legislative powers
- (n) aristocratic family line
- (n) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
- (n) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- (n) the management of a gambling house or casino
- (n) a social unit living together
- (n) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- (n) a building in which something is sheltered or located
- (v) contain or cover
- (v) provide housing for
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house usage(s) Create your Own
- As one iconic Modernist house opens to an eager public, others molder or are being bulldozed away.
- In 1929 he designed for Manhattan an apartment house of concrete, steel and glass more radical and inventive than any even proposed in functionalist Europe.
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house agent
a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
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house arrest
confinement to your own home
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house cat
any domesticated member of the genus Felis
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house centipede
long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars
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house decorator
a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their…
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house detective
a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
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house dick
a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store
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house finch
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
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house fly
common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
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house guest
a guest entertained in your house
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house husband
a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
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house martin
common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
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house mouse
brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide
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house of burgesses
the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
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house of cards
a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner…
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house of commons
the lower house of the British parliament
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house of correction
(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted…
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house of detention
an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily…
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house of god
any building where congregations gather for prayer
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house of hanover
the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George…
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house of ill repute
a building where prostitutes are available
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house of islam
areas where Muslims are in the majority
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house of lancaster
the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem…