Houses 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 letter) the body itself, esp. of a bicameral legislature: the House of Representatives. | | 10. | a quorum of such a body. | | 11. | (often initial capital letter) a commercial establishment; business firm: 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. | Br
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itish. 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.
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| | 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. | | |
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For Definition–preposition | 1. | with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. | | 2. | intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. | | 3. | suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. | | 4. | in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. | | 5. | (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! | | 6. | sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. | | 7. | desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. | | 8. | in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. | | 9. | appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. | | 10. | with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. | | 11. | during the continuance of: for a long time. | | 12. | in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. | | 13. | in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. | | 14. | in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. | | 15. | in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. | | 16. | in punishment of: payment for the crime. | | 17. | in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. | | 18. | with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. | | 19. | contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. | | 20. | in order to save: to flee for one's life. | | 21. | in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. | | 22. | in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. | | 23. | such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. | | 24. | such as results in: his reason for going. | | 25. | as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. | | 26. | in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. | | 27. | in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. | | 28. | by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its bea
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uty. | | 29. | in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. | | 30. | to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. | | 31. | (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. | | 32. | (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game. | –conjunction —Idiom | 35. | for it, British. in (def. 33). | |
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Sale Definition–noun | 3. | opportunity to sell; demand: slow sale. | | 4. | a special disposal of goods, as at reduced prices. | | 5. | transfer
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of property for money or credit. | —Idioms | 7. | for sale, offered to be sold; made available to purchasers. | | 8. | on sale, able to be bought at reduced prices. | |
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