Word

house, n.
(houses)
freq. cnt. 164

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 157 freq. cnt.: 157

house

sample sentences

"he has a house on Cape Cod"
"she felt she had to get out of the house"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

house

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

building, edifice home, dwelling, abode, dwelling house, domicile, habitation

part meronym

library attic, loft, garret porch study

the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

business firm firm house

sample sentences

"he worked for a brokerage house"

semantic pointers

hyponym

corporation, corp accounting firm consulting firm, consulting company publisher, publishing house, publishing firm, publishing company dealer law firm auction house

hypernym

business, business concern, concern, business organization, business organisation

play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

house

sample sentences

"the children were playing house"

semantic pointers

hypernym

play, child's play

aristocratic family line
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

house

sample sentences

"the House of York"

semantic pointers

hypernym

family, folk, sept, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry

hyponym

royalty, royal family, royal house, royal line Medici

an official assembly having legislative powers
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

house

sample sentences

"a bicameral legislature has two houses"

semantic pointers

hyponym

United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, US House of Representatives, House of Representatives, U.S. House, US House House of Burgesses House of Commons, British House of Commons House of Lords, British House of Lords Dail Eireann, Dail Seanad Eireann, Seanad

hypernym

legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers

the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

house

sample sentences

"the house applauded"
"he counted the house"

semantic pointers

hypernym

audience

part meronym

claque

the members of a religious community living together
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

house

semantic pointers

hypernym

community

a building in which something is sheltered or located
<noun.artifact>

house

sample sentences

"they had a large carriage house"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

house

semantic pointers

hyponym

bathhouse, bagnio courthouse sports arena, field house icehouse meat house oast house pump house, pumping station smokehouse, meat house stash house

hypernym

building, edifice

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 7

house theater theatre

sample sentences

"the house was full"

semantic pointers

hyponym

arena theater, theater in the round movie theater, movie house, picture palace, cinema, movie theatre dinner theater, dinner theatre home theater, home theatre little theater, little theatre music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre opera, opera house

part meronym

box office, ticket office, ticket booth circle, dress circle dressing room greenroom orchestra orchestra pit, pit parquet parquet circle, parterre stage standing room theater stage, theatre stage tiered seat

hypernym

building, edifice

domain of synset (topic)

theater, theatre, dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics

a social unit living together
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 74 freq. cnt.: 66 freq. cnt.: 8

family home house household menage

sample sentences

"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"
"the family refused to accept his will"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

householder

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

home

semantic pointers

hyponym

broken home nuclear family, conjugal family extended family foster family foster home menage a trois

hypernym

unit, social unit

the management of a gambling house or casino
<noun.group>

house

sample sentences

"the house gets a percentage of every bet"

semantic pointers

hypernym

management

(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

house mansion planetary house sign sign of the zodiac star sign

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

astrology, star divination

hypernym

region, part

part holonym

zodiac

instance hyponym

Aries, Aries the Ram, Ram Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull Gemini, Gemini the Twins, Twins Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab Leo, Leo the Lion, Lion Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Virgin Libra, Libra the Balance, Balance, Libra the Scales Scorpio, Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat Aquarius, Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Fish