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Synonyms of house in English:

house


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See UK English definition of house

See Spanish definition of casa

noun

1‘the new estate comprises 200 houses’

SYNONYMS
home, place of residence, homestead, lodging place, a roof over one's head
formal habitation, residence, dwelling, dwelling place, abode, domicile

2‘make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house’

SYNONYMS
household, family, family circle, ménage, clan, tribe
informal brood

3‘the power and prestige of the house of Stewart’

SYNONYMS
clan, kindred, family, tribe, race, strain
dynasty, line, lineage, ancestry, ancestors, bloodline, descent, family tree

4‘the publishing and printing house grew to become self-financing’

SYNONYMS
firm, business, company, corporation, enterprise, establishment, institution, concern, organization, operation
informal outfit, set-up

5‘the sixty-member National Council, the country's upper house’

SYNONYMS
legislative assembly, legislative body, chamber, council, parliament, diet, congress, senate

6‘the house burst into applause’

SYNONYMS
audience, crowd, those present, listeners, spectators, viewers, gathering, assembly, assemblage, congregation
gallery, stalls
British informal punters

7‘the house offers a wide variety of real ales’

SYNONYMS
inn, bar, tavern, hostelry, taproom
restaurant, hotel, eating house
British pub, public house
informal eatery, boozer
historical alehouse, taphouse, beerhouse
North American historical saloon

verb

1‘they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees’

SYNONYMS
accommodate, provide accommodation for, provide with accommodation, give accommodation to, make space for, make room for, give someone a roof over their head, provide a roof over someone's head, provide with a place to work, harbour
lodge, quarter, board, billet, take in, provide shelter for, shelter
sleep, put up, give a bed to, provide with a place to sleep
ANTONYMS

evict

2‘the rear panel houses the selector switch’

SYNONYMS
contain, hold, store, cover
protect, enclose, encase, sheathe, keep safe
ANTONYMS

expose


Phrases

    on the house

    ‘our first rounds always came on the house’


    SYNONYMS
    free, free of charge, without payment, without charge, at no cost, for nothing, gratis
    courtesy, complimentary
    informal for free
    North American informal comp
    ANTONYMS

    paid for