House
noun
A building where people live.
I live in a blue house.
Often appears as...
- detached house
- semi-detached house
noun
A place where people do specific activities.
The house of parliament is where laws are made.
Often appears as...
- house of parliament
- house of worship
noun
An organization or business.
She works for a fashion house.
Often appears as...
- publishing house
- house brand
noun
One of the groups in a school, who compete in sports against each other.
I was in the blue house in school, what about you?
Often appears as...
- blue house
- red house
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Informal
noun
In astrology, one of the twelve divisions of the celestial sphere.
Your sun sign falls into the first house, which represents self-identity.
Often appears as...
- first house
- second house
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Technical
noun
A type of electronic dance music.
He loves DJing house music at the club.
Often appears as...
- house music
- deep house
verb
To provide a place to stay.
The hotel can house up to 500 guests.
Often appears as...
- house refugees
- house animals
noun
A building where people live.
I live in a blue house.
Often appears as...
- detached house
- semi-detached house
noun
A place where people do specific activities.
The house of parliament is where laws are made.
Often appears as...
- house of parliament
- house of worship
noun
An organization or business.
She works for a fashion house.
Often appears as...
- publishing house
- house brand
noun
One of the groups in a school, who compete in sports against each other.
I was in the blue house in school, what about you?
Often appears as...
- blue house
- red house
Usage tips
Informal
noun
In astrology, one of the twelve divisions of the celestial sphere.
Your sun sign falls into the first house, which represents self-identity.
Often appears as...
- first house
- second house
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of electronic dance music.
He loves DJing house music at the club.
Often appears as...
- house music
- deep house
verb
To provide a place to stay.
The hotel can house up to 500 guests.
Often appears as...
- house refugees
- house animals
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Pro Tip 1/2Types of Houses
House types vary by architecture, such as cottages, bungalows, or mansions, showing status or personal taste.
She lives in a quaint cottage house by the lake.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbol
A house is often seen as a personal sanctuary or a symbol of family, commonly used in expressions.
After a long trip, there's no place like home.
Pro Tip 1/2Types of Houses
House types vary by architecture, such as cottages, bungalows, or mansions, showing status or personal taste.
She lives in a quaint cottage house by the lake.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbol
A house is often seen as a personal sanctuary or a symbol of family, commonly used in expressions.
After a long trip, there's no place like home.
Pro Tip 1/2Types of Houses
House types vary by architecture, such as cottages, bungalows, or mansions, showing status or personal taste.
She lives in a quaint cottage house by the lake.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Symbol
A house is often seen as a personal sanctuary or a symbol of family, commonly used in expressions.
After a long trip, there's no place like home.
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Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
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Daniel Kish: How I use...
when he lost his vision, after a few months he was sitting in his three story house and he realized that he could hear everything going on throughout the conversations, people in the kitchen, people in the bathroom, several floors away, several walls away. He said it was something like having x-ray vision.
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What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
should take an infinite amount of time. In other words, it says that all motion is impossible. This conclusion is clearly absurd, but where is the flaw in the logic? To resolve the paradox, it helps to turn the story into a math problem. Let's supposed that Zeno's house is one mile from the park
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Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today. While the feline actions of your house cat Grizmo might seem perplexing, in the wild, these same behaviors,
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Would winning the...
and hogging the snacks they were meant to share. But just because a huge influx of cash isn't guaranteed to bring joy into your life doesn't mean that money can never make us happier. Findings show that we adapt to extrinsic and material things, like a new car or a bigger house,
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Why is yawning...
can help you do those same actions more accurately. Neuroimaging studies using fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, show us that when we seem someone yawn or even hear their yawn, a specific area of the brain housing these mirror neurons tends to light up,
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Giant Horse Conch &...
It's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the waiting sharks and rays. For that, they need the shell with a perfect fit. Today, there is new real estate on offer and competition in this housing market is fierce.
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An inside look at...
you've shamed the family you have dishonored and defiled the home people pray here he said you're bringing these people here to do these things he called up other uncle's who came to the house
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National Geographic...
be your house you don't let anybody tell you that you're not worth it this is your life this is your identity you're the entire ocean in one job
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Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
Well, she can be picky if she wants. Moving house is an important decision.
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Can you solve...
written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.
Video examples
Daniel Kish: How I use...
when he lost his vision, after a few months he was sitting in his three story house and he realized that he could hear everything going on throughout the conversations, people in the kitchen, people in the bathroom, several floors away, several walls away. He said it was something like having x-ray vision.
Video examples
What is Zeno's Dichotomy...
should take an infinite amount of time. In other words, it says that all motion is impossible. This conclusion is clearly absurd, but where is the flaw in the logic? To resolve the paradox, it helps to turn the story into a math problem. Let's supposed that Zeno's house is one mile from the park
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
and prey for larger carnivores. As both predator and prey, survival of their species depended on crucial instinctual behaviors which we still observe in wild and domestic cats today. While the feline actions of your house cat Grizmo might seem perplexing, in the wild, these same behaviors,
Video examples
Would winning the...
and hogging the snacks they were meant to share. But just because a huge influx of cash isn't guaranteed to bring joy into your life doesn't mean that money can never make us happier. Findings show that we adapt to extrinsic and material things, like a new car or a bigger house,
Video examples
Why is yawning...
can help you do those same actions more accurately. Neuroimaging studies using fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging, show us that when we seem someone yawn or even hear their yawn, a specific area of the brain housing these mirror neurons tends to light up,
Video examples
Giant Horse Conch &...
It's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the waiting sharks and rays. For that, they need the shell with a perfect fit. Today, there is new real estate on offer and competition in this housing market is fierce.
Video examples
An inside look at...
you've shamed the family you have dishonored and defiled the home people pray here he said you're bringing these people here to do these things he called up other uncle's who came to the house
Video examples
National Geographic...
be your house you don't let anybody tell you that you're not worth it this is your life this is your identity you're the entire ocean in one job
Video examples
Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
Well, she can be picky if she wants. Moving house is an important decision.
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Beyonce Knowles
American Musician
I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.
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John Lewis
American Politician
We're one people, and we all live in the same house. Not the American house, but the world house.
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Donald Cerrone
American Athlete
I own everything. I own my RV, my house, my trucks, my boat. Everything is paid for.
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Damian Lewis
English Actor
It's important to have a big-enough house in order to have space.
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Dylan Lauren
American Businesswoman
My favorite place in the world is my dad's house in Montauk.
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Larry Drake
American Actor
I don't want my life to be about a house and a car.
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Martin Heidegger
German Philosopher
Language is the house of the truth of Being.
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Mayim Bialik
American Actress
I have a life. My kids don't run my house.
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Joy Behar
American Comedian
I want a man in my life, not in my house.
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Beyonce Knowles
American Musician
I grew up in a very nice house in Houston, went to private school all my life and I've never even been to the 'hood. Not that there's anything wrong with the 'hood.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.
Quote examples
John Lewis
American Politician
We're one people, and we all live in the same house. Not the American house, but the world house.
Quote examples
Donald Cerrone
American Athlete
I own everything. I own my RV, my house, my trucks, my boat. Everything is paid for.
Quote examples
Damian Lewis
English Actor
It's important to have a big-enough house in order to have space.
Quote examples
Dylan Lauren
American Businesswoman
My favorite place in the world is my dad's house in Montauk.
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Larry Drake
American Actor
I don't want my life to be about a house and a car.
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Martin Heidegger
German Philosopher
Language is the house of the truth of Being.
Quote examples
Mayim Bialik
American Actress
I have a life. My kids don't run my house.
Quote examples
Joy Behar
American Comedian
I want a man in my life, not in my house.
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