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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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housewarming
  • n  a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home
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housewife
  • n  a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
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housewrecker
  • n  a wrecker of houses
    in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker
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