Georgia Definition–noun | 1. | a state in the SE United States. 5,464,265; 58,876 sq. mi. (152,489 sq. km). Capital: Atlanta. Abbreviation: GA (for use with zip code), Ga. | | 2. | Also called Georgian Republic. a republic in Transcaucasia, bordering on the Black Sea, N of Turkey and Armenia: an independent kingdom for ab. 2000 years. 5,174,642; 26,872 sq. mi. (69,700 sq. km). Capital: Tbilisi. | | 3. | Strait of, an inlet of the Pacific in SW Canada between Vancouver Island and the mainland. 150 mi. (240 km) long. | | 4. | a female given name: George + feminine ending -a. | |
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House Definition–noun | 1. | a building in which people live; residence for human beings. | | 3. | (often initial capital letter ) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg. | | 4. | a building for any purpose: a house of worship. | | 5. | a theater, concert hall, or auditorium: a vaudeville house. | | 6. | the audience of a theater or the like. | | 7. | a place of shelter for an animal, bird, etc. | | 8. | the building in which a legislative or official deliberative body meets. | | 9. | (initial capital
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rm: the House of Rothschild; a publishing house. | | 13. | the management of a commercial establishment or of a gambling casino: rules of the house. | | 14. | an advisory or deliberative group, esp. in church or college affairs. | | 15. | a college in an English-type university. | | 16. | a residential hall in a college or school; dormitory. | | 17. | the members or residents of any such residential hall. | | 18. | Informal. a brothel; whorehouse. | | 19. | British. a variety of lotto or bingo played with paper and pencil, esp. by soldiers as a gambling game. | | 20. | Also called parish. Curling. the area enclosed by a circle 12 or 14 ft. (3.7 or 4.2 m) in diameter at each end of the rink, having the tee in the center. | | 21. | Nautical. any enclosed shelter above the weather deck of a vessel: bridge house; deck house. | | 22. | Astrology. one of the 12 divisions of the celestial sphere, numbered counterclockwise from the point of the eastern horizon. | –verb (used with object) | 23. | to put or receive into a house, dwelling, or living quarters: More than 200 students were housed in the dormitory. | | 24. | to give shelter to; harbor; lodge: to house flood victims in schools. | | 25. | to provide with a place to work, study, or the like: This building houses our executive staff. | | 26. | to provide storage space for; be a receptacle for or repository of: The library houses 600,000 books. | | 27. | to remove from exposure; put in a safe place. | | 28. | Nautical. | b. | to lower (an upper mast) and make secure, as alongside the lower mast. | | c. | to heave (an anchor) home. | | | 29. | Carpentry. | a. | to fit the end or edge of (a board or the like) into a notch, hole, or groove. | | b. | to form (a joint) between two pieces of wood by fitting the end or edge of one into a dado of the other. | | –verb (used without object) | 30. | to take shelter; dwell. | –adjective | 31. | of, pertaining to, or noting a house. | | 32. | for or suitable for a house: house paint. | | 33. | of or being a product made by or for a specific retailer and often sold under the store's own label: You'll save money on the radio if you buy the house brand. | | 34. | served by a restaurant as its customary brand: the house wine. | —Idioms | 35. | bring down the house, to call forth vigorous applause from an audience; be highly successful: The children's performances brought down the house. | | 36. | clean house. clean (def. 48). | | 37. | dress the house, Theater. | a. | to fill a theater with many people admitted on free passes; paper the house. | | b. | to arrange or space the seating of patrons in such a way as to make an audience appear larger or a theater or nightclub more crowded than it actually is. | | | 38. | keep house, to maintain a home; manage a household. | | 39. | like a house on fire or afire, very quickly; with energy or enthusiasm: The new product took off like a house on fire. | | 40. | on the house, as a gift from the management; free: Tonight the drinks are on the house. | | 41. | put or set one's house in order, | a. | to settle one's affairs. | | b. | to improve one's behavior or correct one's faults: It is easy to criticize others, but it would be better to put one's own house in order first. | | From DictionaryRelated topics from BritannicaGeorgia, flag of
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