n.
Pronunciation: ' hau ̇ z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: housed ; hous · ing
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to provide with living quarters or shelter b : to store in a house
2 : to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house
3 : to serve as a shelter or container for : CONTAIN <buildings that house government offices>
intransitive verb : to take shelter : LODGE