Synonyms: house
Definition: play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
Usage: the children were playing house
Similar words: child's play, play
Definition: activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
Usage: Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child
Synonyms: house
Definition: a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
Usage: he has a house on Cape Cod; she felt she had to get out of the house
Similar words: building, edifice
Definition: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Usage: there was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice
Similar words: dwelling, dwelling house, domicile, habitation, home, abode
Definition: housing that someone is living in
Usage: he built a modest dwelling near the pond; they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
Synonyms: house
Definition: a building in which something is sheltered or located
Usage: they had a large carriage house
Similar words: building, edifice
Definition: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Usage: there was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice
Synonyms: theater, theatre, house
Definition: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
Usage: the house was full
Similar words: building, edifice
Definition: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Usage: there was a three-story building on the corner; it was an imposing edifice
Synonyms: house
Definition: aristocratic family line
Usage: the House of York
Similar words: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept
Definition: people descended from a common ancestor
Usage: his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower
Synonyms: firm, business firm, house
Definition: the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
Usage: he worked for a brokerage house
Similar words: concern, business, business concern, business organisation, business organization
Definition: a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
Usage: he bought his brother's business; a small mom-and-pop business; a racially integrated business concern
Synonyms: home, house, household, family, menage
Definition: a social unit living together
Usage: 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
Similar words: unit, social unit
Definition: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
Usage: the coach said the offensive unit did a good job; after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit
Synonyms: house
Definition: an official assembly having legislative powers
Usage: a bicameral legislature has two houses
Similar words: general assembly, legislature, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body
Definition: persons who make or amend or repeal laws
Synonyms: house
Definition: the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
Usage: the house applauded; he counted the house
Similar words: audience
Definition: a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
Usage: the audience applauded; someone in the audience began to cough
Synonyms: house
Definition: the members of a religious community living together
Similar words: community
Definition: a group of people living in a particular local area
Usage: the team is drawn from all parts of the community
Synonyms: house
Definition: the management of a gambling house or casino
Usage: the house gets a percentage of every bet
Similar words: management
Definition: those in charge of running a business
Synonyms: planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign, house, mansion
Definition: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Definition: the extended spatial location of something
Usage: the farming regions of France; religions in all parts of the world; regions of outer space
Synonyms: put up, domiciliate, house
Definition: provide housing for
Usage: The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
Similar words: shelter
Definition: provide shelter for
Usage: After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
Synonyms: house
Definition: contain or cover
Usage: This box houses the gears
Similar words: hold, admit, accommodate
Definition: have room for; hold without crowding
Usage: This hotel can accommodate 250 guests; The theater admits 300 people; The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people