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Definition house in American English

house noun

noun
/haʊs/
1

a building for living in, usually where only one family lives

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I'd love a house with a big back yard.

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a three-bedroom house

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1.1

the people who are in a house or who live there

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The noise woke the entire house.

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a reputable auction house

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2.1

used in the names of some companies, especially those that design and sell clothes

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house rules

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3

a restaurant, hotel, bar, or club

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Seafood is the specialty of the house.

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4

the part of a theater, concert hall, etc. that contains the audience

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A packed house in the NFL can exceed 60,000 fans.

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4.1

the audience in a theater, concert hall, etc.

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a type of modern electronic music that developed in the 1980s, replacing disco as the most popular form of dance music. It combines deep bass sounds with parts that are sung or played on a synthesizer.

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Claridge House

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the House of Windsor/Hanover/Habsburg

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Definition house in American English

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