English

Etymology

From Middle English h(o)us < Old English hūs (dwelling, shelter, house) < Proto-Germanic *khusan , of unknown origin.

Noun

house (plural: houses)

Pronunciation

• hous, /haʊs/, /haUs/

1. An abode of a human being, a place that a human built to live in.
2. The archetypal structure of a human abode.
3. a style or genre of music.
4. a complete set of numbers in bingo (in the UK).
5. the usual place to find an animal or an object (the latter informally) (the photo was put in its little house).
6. an auditorium for a theatre, or the theatre itself.
7. a debating chamber for government politicians.
8. an establishment—whether actual (as a pub) or virtual (as a website).
9. the workings of a clock or similar.

   A dynasty, a familiar descendance, for example, a Royal House.

10. (astrology): One of the twelve astrological houses.

Related terms

• house music
• house wine
• full house
• Royal house

Translations

abode (noun)

Translations

archetypal structure of a human abode (noun)

Translations

a genre of music (noun)

Translations

an establishment (noun)

Verb

to house (houses, housed, housing)

Pronunciation

• houz, /haʊz/, /haUz/

  Homophones: hows

1. to keep within a structure or container. (the car is housed in the garage)
2. to admit to residence; to harbor
3. (astronomy): To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
4. to contain or cover mechanical parts

Translations

• French: garer , loger (1); héberger , abriter , loger (2)
• German: unterbringen , beherbergen
• Portuguese: armazenar (1); alojar , hospedar (2)
• Russian: поселять / поселить (poselját'/poselít'), помещать / поместить (pomeščát'/pomestít'), приютить (prijutít') (2)
• Spanish: almacenar (1); alojar , hospedar , albergar (2); encajar , envolver (4)

External links

• Wikipedia article on astrological houses
• Guide to free horoscopes with selected sites, lessons for beginners and horoscope freeware.

Czech

Noun

house (genitive: housete), neuter

Pronunciation

SAMPA: /h\o_use/

1. a baby goose, a gosling

Swedish

Noun

house c

1. house, a style or genre of music

Synonyme

• housemusik , house-musik