house
English Thesaurus
1. play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | child's play, play, |
| definition | : | activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules (noun.act) |
2. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | beach house, |
| definition | : | a house built on or near a beach (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | boarding house, boardinghouse, |
| definition | : | a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bungalow, cottage, |
| definition | : | a small house with a single story (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cabin, |
| definition | : | a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chalet, |
| definition | : | a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | country house, |
| definition | : | a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | doll's house, dollhouse, |
| definition | : | a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | farmhouse, |
| definition | : | house for a farmer and family (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gatehouse, |
| definition | : | a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | guesthouse, |
| definition | : | a house separate from the main house; for housing guests (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hacienda, |
| definition | : | the main house on a ranch or large estate (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hunting lodge, lodge, |
| definition | : | a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ranch house, |
| definition | : | a one story house with a low pitched roof (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | residence, |
| definition | : | the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | row house, town house, |
| definition | : | a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | safe house, |
| definition | : | a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | saltbox, |
| definition | : | a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | solar house, |
| definition | : | a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tract house, |
| definition | : | one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | villa, |
| definition | : | detached or semidetached suburban house (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | library, |
| definition | : | a room where books are kept (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | attic, garret, loft, |
| definition | : | floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | porch, |
| definition | : | a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | study, |
| definition | : | a room used for reading and writing and studying (noun.artifact) |
3. a building in which something is sheltered or located (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bagnio, bathhouse, |
| definition | : | a building containing public baths (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | courthouse, |
| definition | : | a building that houses judicial courts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | icehouse, |
| definition | : | a house for storing ice (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | meat house, |
| definition | : | a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | oast house, |
| definition | : | a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pump house, pumping station, |
| definition | : | a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | meat house, smokehouse, |
| definition | : | a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stash house, |
| definition | : | a house where weapons and supplies are hidden (noun.artifact) |
4. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | home theater, home theatre, |
| definition | : | television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | opera, opera house, |
| definition | : | a building where musical dramas are performed (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | circle, dress circle, |
| definition | : | a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | dressing room, |
| definition | : | a room in which you can change clothes (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | greenroom, |
| definition | : | a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | orchestra, |
| definition | : | seating on the main floor in a theater (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | orchestra pit, pit, |
| definition | : | lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | parquet, |
| definition | : | seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | parquet circle, parterre, |
| definition | : | seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | stage, |
| definition | : | a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | standing room, |
| definition | : | room for passengers or spectators to stand (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | tiered seat, |
| definition | : | seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front (noun.artifact) |
5. aristocratic family line (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | medici, |
| definition | : | aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century (noun.group) |
6. the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | corp, corporation, |
| definition | : | a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | accounting firm, |
| definition | : | a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | dealer, |
| definition | : | a firm engaged in trading (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | law firm, |
| definition | : | a firm of lawyers (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | auction house, |
| definition | : | a firm that conducts auctions (noun.group) |
7. a social unit living together (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | social unit, unit, |
| definition | : | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | broken home, |
| definition | : | a family in which the parents have separated or divorced (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | conjugal family, nuclear family, |
| definition | : | a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | extended family, |
| definition | : | a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | foster family, |
| definition | : | the family of a fosterling (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | foster home, |
| definition | : | a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | menage a trois, |
| definition | : | household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations (noun.group) |
8. an official assembly having legislative powers (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | house of burgesses, |
| definition | : | the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | dail, dail eireann, |
| definition | : | the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | seanad, seanad eireann, |
| definition | : | the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic (noun.group) |
9. the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | audience, |
| definition | : | a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance (noun.group) |
| part holonym | : | claque, |
| definition | : | a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance (noun.group) |
10. the members of a religious community living together (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | community, |
| definition | : | a group of people living in a particular local area (noun.group) |
11. the management of a gambling house or casino (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | management, |
| definition | : | those in charge of running a business (noun.group) |
12. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | part, region, |
| definition | : | the extended spatial location of something (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | aries, aries the ram, ram, |
| definition | : | the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | bull, taurus, taurus the bull, |
| definition | : | the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | gemini, gemini the twins, twins, |
| definition | : | the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cancer, cancer the crab, crab, |
| definition | : | the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | leo, leo the lion, lion, |
| definition | : | the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | virgin, virgo, virgo the virgin, |
| definition | : | the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | scorpio, scorpio the scorpion, scorpion, |
| definition | : | the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | capricorn, capricorn the goat, goat, |
| definition | : | the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | fish, pisces, pisces the fishes, |
| definition | : | the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | zodiac, |
| definition | : | a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes (noun.location) |
| domain category | : | astrology, star divination, |
| definition | : | a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon (noun.cognition) |
13. provide housing for (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | shelter, |
| definition | : | provide shelter for (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | rehouse, |
| definition | : | put up in a new or different housing (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | home, |
| definition | : | provide with, or send to, a home (verb.social) |
| hyponym | : | chamber, |
| definition | : | place in a chamber (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | take in, |
| definition | : | provide with shelter (verb.stative) |
14. contain or cover (verb.stative)
15. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (noun.artifact)
16. a social unit living together (noun.group)
| derivation | : | home, |
| definition | : | provide with, or send to, a home (verb.social) |
17. provide housing for (verb.social)
| derivation | : | house, |
| definition | : | a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | house, |
| definition | : | a building in which something is sheltered or located (noun.artifact) |
18. contain or cover (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | housing, |
| definition | : | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component (noun.artifact) |
19. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (noun.artifact)
20. a social unit living together (noun.group)
| derivation | : | home, |
| definition | : | provide with, or send to, a home (verb.social) |
21. provide housing for (verb.social)
| derivation | : | house, |
| definition | : | a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | house, |
| definition | : | a building in which something is sheltered or located (noun.artifact) |
22. contain or cover (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | housing, |
| definition | : | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component (noun.artifact) |
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