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- English Word House Definition To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle.
- English Word House Definition To drive to a shelter.
- English Word House Definition To admit to residence; to harbor.
- English Word House Definition To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
- English Word House Definition To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe; as, to house the upper spars.
- English Word House Definition To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
- English Word House Definition To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8.
- English Word Housebote Definition Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See Bote.
- English Word Housebreaker Definition One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.
- English Word Housebreaking Definition The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break.
- English Word Housebuilder Definition One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.
- English Word Housecarl Definition A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.
- English Word Housed Definition of House
- English Word Household Definition Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.
- English Word Household Definition A line of ancestory; a race or house.
- English Word Household Definition Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household furniture; household affairs.
- English Word Householder Definition The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family.
- English Word Housekeeper Definition One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.
- English Word Housekeeper Definition One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.
- English Word Housekeeper Definition One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and hospitable household.
- English Word Housekeeper Definition One who keeps or stays much at home.
- English Word Housekeeper Definition A house dog.
- English Word Housekeeping Definition The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.
- English Word Housekeeping Definition Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home affairs.
- English Word Housekeeping Definition Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
- English Word Housekeeping Definition Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.
- English Word Housel Definition The eucharist.
- English Word Housel Definition To administer the eucharist to.
- English Word Houseleek Definition A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen.
- English Word Houseless Definition Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer.