n. 25B6; noun
an estate of 200 houses : RESIDENCE, home, place of residence; homestead; a roof over one's head; formal habitation, dwelling (place), abode, domicile. See list at home .
you'll wake the whole house! : HOUSEHOLD, family, clan, tribe; informal brood.
the house of Stewart : FAMILY, clan, tribe; dynasty, line, bloodline, lineage, ancestry, family tree.
a printing house : FIRM, business, company, corporation, enterprise, establishment, institution, concern, organization, operation; informal outfit, set-up.
the country's upper house : LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, legislative body, chamber, council, parliament, congress, senate, diet.
the house applauded : AUDIENCE, crowd, spectators, viewers; congregation; gallery, stalls; Brit. informal punters.
25B6; verb
they can house twelve employees : ACCOMMODATE, provide accommodation for, give someone a roof over their head, lodge, quarter, board, billet, take in, sleep, put up; harbour, shelter.
this panel houses the main switch : CONTAIN, hold, store; cover, protect, enclose.
25A0; on the house (informal) FREE (OF CHARGE), without charge, at no cost, for nothing, gratis; courtesy, complimentary; informal for free; N. Amer. informal comp.