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househusband
  • n  a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
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housekeeper
  • n  a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household
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housekeeping
  • n  the work of cleaning and running a house
  • v  maintain a household; take care of all business related to a household
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houselights
  • n  lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
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housemaid's knee
  • n  swelling of the bursa in the knee (due to trauma or excessive kneeling)
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houseman
  • n  an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
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housemother
  • n  a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people
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housepaint
  • n  paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house
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houseplant
  • n  any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
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houseroom
  • n  space for accommodation in a house
    I wouldn't give that table houseroom
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houses of parliament
  • n  the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
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housetop
  • n  the roof of a house
    shout it from the housetops
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