(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is all the people in a family or group who live together in a house.
...growing up in a male-only ~...
N-COUNT
2.
The ~ is your home and everything that is connected with looking after it.
...~ chores.
N-SING: oft N n
3.
Someone or something that is a ~ name or word is very well known.
Today, fashion designers are ~ names...
ADJ: ADJ n