The meaning of house
House Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1 of 2
ˈhau̇s
often attributive
1
: a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home
invited them to her house for dinner
a two-family house
2
a(1)
: a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal
(2)
: a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids
b
: a building in which something is sheltered or stored
a carriage house
3
a
astrology : one of the 12 equal sectors (see sector entry 1 sense 1a) in which the celestial sphere is divided
b
astrology : a sign of the zodiac that is the seat of a planet's greatest influence
the house occupied by Jupiter
4
a
: household
woke up the whole house
b
: a family including ancestors, descendants, and kindred
the house of Tudor
5
a
: a residence for a religious community or for students
a fraternity house
b
: the community or students living in such a residence
6
a
government : a legislative, deliberative, or consultative assembly
especially : one constituting a division of a bicameral body
a bill approved by both houses of Congress
—often used in capitalized form as the shortened name of a specific house
The bill passed in both the House and the Senate. MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Government's Brexit Bill in the House of Commons. … The House voted in favour of the bill by 498 to 114 … —Chloe Chaplain
b
: the building or chamber where such an assembly meets
c
: a quorum of such an assembly
7
a
: a place of business or entertainment
a movie house
the local fish house
a house of prostitution
Save room for a soufflé, the century-long house specialty …—Thomas P. Farley
a house cocktail [=a cocktail whose recipe was created by the bar, restaurant, etc.
at which it is served]
b(1)
: a business organization
a publishing house
(2)
: a gambling establishment
c
: the audience in a theater or concert hall
a full house on opening night
8
curling : the circular area 12 feet in diameter surrounding the tee and within which a curling stone must rest in order to count
9
[from The Warehouse, Chicago dance club that pioneered the style] : a type of dance music mixed by a disc jockey that features overdubbing with a heavy repetitive drumbeat and repeated electronic melody lines
houseful
ˈhau̇s-ˌfu̇l
noun
houseless
ˈhau̇-sləs
adjective
houselessness noun
house
2 of 2
ˈhau̇z
transitive verb
1
a
: to provide with living quarters or shelter
a place to house their guests
b
: to store in a building
the barn where they house their boat
2
: to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house (see house entry 1)
so timorous a soul housed in so impressive a body—A.
W. Long
3
: to serve as a shelter or container for : contain
buildings that house government offices
intransitive verb
: to take shelter : lodge
Phrases
on the house
: without charge : free
Synonyms
Noun
- business
- company
- concern
- enterprise
- establishment
- firm
- interest
- outfit
Verb
- accommodate
- bestow
- billet
- bivouac
- board
- bunk
- camp
- chamber
- domicile
- encamp
- harbor
- lodge
- put up
- quarter
- roof
- room
- shelter
- take in
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Example Sentences
Noun Would you like to come to my house for dinner? I spent the weekend just puttering around the house.
He made enough noise to wake the whole house. Verb More prisons are needed to house the growing number of inmates. The museum houses an impressive collection of jewels. The carpenter built casing to house the hot water pipes. See More
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With former Celtic Brian Scalabrine in the house, and the gym overflowing with adoring fans, Dybantsa gave everyone in the audience a show.
—Trevor Hass, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Mar. 2023 Whether you’ve been given a bouquet by a loved one or embraced Miley Cyrus’ now-famous self-love lyrics and bought some blooms for yourself, having fresh flowers in the house or at your office can serve as an instant mood boost. —Carly Orleach, Woman's Day, 28 Feb. 2023 Photos capture rare snowfall on the Oregon coast The 30 best beaches on the Oregon coast Icicles on your house? —oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023 The aroma and look of the garland will have your house looking like spring before the warmth even arrives. —Town & Country, 26 Feb. 2023 Pisces is your fourth house of home, family, ancestry, and land.
—Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2023 This might be handy for certain devices like robot vacuums to keep your house well maintained. —Simon Hill, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023 Others might tell you to pay off your mortgage with the life insurance money, or sell all of your investments and put them in treasuries, downsize your house or even move in with your kids. —Stacy Francis, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023 Starts at $10 per month for Monthly Mystery Box; $20 per month for Pro Membership No 1, 3, 6 or 12 months Love the idea of cultivating a greener space inside your house? —Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2023
Wooden cabinets bought in Belgium were repurposed to house TV equipment.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023 The Indiana landfill selected to house hazardous waste from the train derailment in Ohio has a history of violations, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site. —Sarah Bowman, The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2023 The property is slated to house the new Perfecting Church, a 4,200-seat church with a 35,000 square-foot administration building and 1,000 square-foot parking structure. —Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2023 The Indiana landfill selected to house hazardous waste from the train derailment in Ohio has a history of violations, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site. —Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb.
2023 Their larger shells are necessary to house hardware like processors, graphics cards, and huge screens. —Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2023 Those looking to house both a range of makeup and skincare items will want to seek options with at least one tall, roomy compartment that can hold full-sized bottles. —Sam Peters, ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023 The space, which straddles L.A. and Culver City and features a 7,120-square-foot parklet, is expected to house up to 2,400 employees. —Wendy Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023 Cobra’s tail is designed to house a mini neutron spectrometer, which can measure changes in the energy of neutrons on the moon’s surface and identify hydrogen, and thus water, deep within Shackleton Crater.
—WIRED, 15 Feb. 2023 See More
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Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English hous, from Old English hūs; akin to Old High German hūs house
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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house
1 of 2 noun
ˈhau̇s
1
: a building in which one or more families live
2
a
: something (as a nest or den) used by an animal for shelter
b
: a building in which something is stored
carriage house
3
a
: one of the 12 equal sections into which the celestial sphere is divided in astrology
b
: a sign of the zodiac that is the seat of a planet's greatest influence
4
a
: household entry 1
b
: family sense 2
especially : a royal or noble family
5
: a residence for a religious community or for students
6
: a body of persons assembled to make and discuss laws
7
a
: a place of business or entertainment
went to a movie house
b
: a business firm
a publishing house
c
: the audience in a theater or concert hall
played to a full house
house
2 of 2 verb
ˈhau̇z
1
a
: to provide with living quarters or shelter
b
: to store in a house
2
: to encase or enclose as if by putting in a house
3
: to take shelter : lodge
Legal Definition
house
noun
1
a
: a building (as a single or multiple family house, apartment, or hotel room) serving as living quarters and usually including the curtilage
b
: a building (as one's residence or a locked place of business) in which one is entitled to protection (as from warrantless searches and seizures) under the Fourth Amendment to the U.
S. Constitution
2
a
: a legislative assembly especially that constitutes a division of a bicameral body
b
: the building or chamber where such an assembly meets
c
: a quorum of such an assembly
Biographical Definition
House
biographical name
ˈhau̇s
Edward Mandell 1858–1938 Colonel House American diplomat
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In-house Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
ˈin-ˌhau̇s
-ˈhau̇s
: existing, originating, or carried on within a group or organization or its facilities : not outside
an in-house publication
a company's in-house staff
in-house adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Remember when Theo Epstein resigned on Halloween 2005 after an in-house dust-up with then-CEO Larry Lucchino? —Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.
com, 20 Feb. 2023 In light of the investigation, JBS Beef has begun working with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union to pilot in-house sanitation services at some of its facilities, rather than contracting those jobs out. —Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023 Lab results: Both testers and our in-house experts gave the service top scores across the board, raving about the high quality of the cuts and wide selection of offerings. —Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping, 17 Feb. 2023 But determined to make a greater contribution to the war effort, Luxembourg set up a two-man team of in-house arms dealers soon after the Russian invasion. —Lara Jakes, New York Times, 17 Feb.
2023 Company officials said handling the work in-house gave it more control over the project timeline, while at the same time creating training and career opportunities for employees. —William Thornton | [email protected], al, 17 Feb. 2023 Toadstool Cheesy Garlic Knots: All of the dough for these garlic knots is made fresh in-house every day, according to the Los Angeles Times. —Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023 As an independent network, what are the challenges that come with doing something in-house? —Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023 Razer says these in-house switches are now rated for 100 million keypresses, which is the same as Cherry’s latest-generation MX switches.
—Jon Porter, The Verge, 16 Feb. 2023 See More
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circa 1956, in the meaning defined above
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Meaning of houses in the natal chart.
What are they responsible for at home? Houses are of great importance in the natal chart. Actually, a horoscope is considered a horoscope only when all twelve houses are marked in it. If there are no houses, this is no longer a horoscope, but a cosmogram, for the compilation of which only the signs of the Zodiac with the constellations of planets located in them are used.
For houses in the natal chart, a special calculation is made of the location of the planets for a given geographical latitude and longitude at a certain point in time.
Signs of the Zodiac symbolize the potential inherent in a person. How this potential will manifest itself and in what areas of life it will be in demand, the houses of the horoscope show. It is at home that information is given about how, where and to what extent the characteristic properties of a person will manifest themselves, his capabilities will be revealed, and how all this will manifest itself in everyday life. Each house is a certain area of human life, therefore, houses show a person’s life in society, what life forces a person to be, show acquired habits, skills, methods, as well as goals that life sets for a person and the methods by which a person will go to your goal.
Classifications of houses in the natal chart, can be combined into groups according to characteristics, for example, by age:
I, IV, VII and X - houses of childhood ,
II, V, VIII and XI - houses of adulthood ,
III, VI, IX and XII - retirement homes .
This division can be used when studying the stages of a person's life path and some calendar calculations.
Another division suggests that houses from I to VIII speak about the material side of a person’s life, houses from IX to XI speak about his moral and spiritual life, and the XII house is that worldly fuss that often takes a lot of time in the lives of many of us. places. But, of course, the main division is that in which each house is recognized as a special, completely defined role.
1 HOUSE - "Point I"
He is responsible for the personality, character is often included here. The planets located in the first house determine a lot both in the character of a person and in his destiny.
The type of personality and the sequence of some life events depend on which planets occupy the first house and in what order. Corresponds to the sign of Aries, the co-owner is Mars.
Main characteristics: appearance, constitution, manners, temperament, character, type of self-expression, self-perception.
<< First House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the first house
2 HOUSE - "Point of Opportunity"
It is responsible for property, income, and types of spending. Material means that a person possesses at the time of his birth through the fate of his parents or which he will have due to his labor activity, consciously acquiring them in one way or another during his life. As well as financial prospects, the possibility of winning the lottery or other games.
Main characteristics: resources, property, income, budget, wealth, cash, sources of income and types of spending.
<< Second House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the second house for daily communication.
Also, since the third house corresponds to the constellation of Gemini, whose co-owner is Mercury, it is responsible for various manifestations of a person’s higher nervous activity (type of perception, range of interests), as well as for business life - short trips, correspondence, etc.
Main characteristics: brothers, sisters, neighbors, friends, communication, primary and secondary education, short trips, vehicles, letters, papers, intellect, nervous system.
<< Third House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the third house up the social ladder. It is here that the foundation is laid for future social victories, which will later find their expression through the 10th house: authority among professionals, prestige and reputation in society.
Main characteristics: family roots, parental home, own home, real estate, homeland, family, father or mother, unconscious, innermost, beginning and end of life. In the female horoscope - sexual life.
<< Fourth House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the fourth house
5 HOUSE - "Point of attraction"
Children, art and various kinds of pleasures. It corresponds to the constellation Leo, its owner is the Sun; this is what the “heart has become attached to”, without which a person cannot imagine himself, as well as the fruits of his labors that he will leave on earth - be it physical descendants, works of art or legends about his deeds.
Key features: Love, erotica, leisure, entertainment, play, pleasure, children, excitement, creativity, art, success, fame.
<< Fifth House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the fifth house
6 responsibilities, health care. The 6th house combines two themes: work and health. He points out that comfortable working conditions are the key to both physical and mental health.
Main characteristics: service, daily worries, duties, subordinates, pets, health, illness, treatment, debts.
<< Sixth House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the sixth house partner can be business. Public relations and unions are also subordinated to this house. Partnership under a voluntary agreement, contract. Legally registered connections and unions: legally registered marriage, church wedding, legal joint
married life, open enemies, competitors, contracts, lawsuits. His consort is Venus.
<< Seventh House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the seventh house
8 HOUSE - “Point of Limits”
8 field is called the house of life and death. There is no contradiction here, if we take into account that death in the metaphysical sense means only a gate, a transition to a new life. 8 The house is also responsible for the material values and financial affairs of the marriage or business partner.
General characteristics: common wealth, inheritance, insurance, wills, notaries, investigations, crisis, transformation, longevity, violent death, secrets, sex, occult abilities.
<< Eighth House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the eighth house border. It corresponds to the constellation Sagittarius, its co-owner is Jupiter.
Main characteristics: worldview, philosophical beliefs, faith, religion, higher education, long-distance travel, court cases, authority, social institutions.
<< Ninth House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the ninth house
10 HOUSE - "Goal point"
House of professional or social success, career. It corresponds to the constellation Capricorn, its co-master is Saturn. The tenth house is one of the most important fields of the natal chart. The top of this house is the highest point of the horoscope. It symbolizes the aspirations and career ambitions of a person, without which he could not achieve much in society.
This house is responsible for the standard of living. The maximum that a person can achieve in the profession and life.
Main characteristics: career, occupation, professional achievements, success, social status, reputation, rewards mother, karma, mother or father.
<< Tenth house in the natal chart
<< Planets in the tenth house It includes sponsors, patrons, patrons, including those from the highest echelons of power. Defenders, advisors, favorites.
Main characteristics: friends, like-minded people, hopes, dreams, ideals, plans, realization of hopes, charity, gain, patrons, reforms.
<< Eleventh House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the eleventh house Here, isolation from the outside world can be both voluntary and forced. In the case of prisons and colonies, a person is isolated from society forcibly. If the activity of the native is connected with the Twelfth House, then he can work in some closed institutions or secret organizations, or often travel abroad.
The work of doctors is also often associated with the house in question, since it is the house of diseases.
Main characteristics: secrets, deep memory, solitude, restriction of freedom, hospitals, asylums, prisons, suffering, fears, secret connections, secret enemies, hidden illnesses, losses, occult studies, karma.
<< Twelfth House in the natal chart
<< Planets in the twelfth house
1 House of the horoscope (Natal chart).
One of the main houses of the horoscope is the First House, also called the first field of the horoscope. It reflects the main characteristics of a person, tells about his appearance, style and behavior.
The concept of the First House is also associated with the Ascendant, that is, the ascending sign in the natal chart. It is he who will give the most significant descriptions of the native. However, the concept of the First House is wider than the concept of the ascendant, since the First field of the horoscope may include more than one sign.
In addition, the signs of the zodiac included in the first field may contain planets. Thus, in order to give a complete description of the personality of the native, it is necessary to analyze all the elements of the First House of the subject (the rulers of the signs, the planet and the relationship between them).
The first house and its characteristics
The first house of the horoscope is the appearance of a person. People have different height, weight and complexion. Over time, everyone develops their own gait, image and manners. A person chooses his hairstyle, clothes, shoes, dyes his hair in accordance with his inner desires and ideas about beauty. Do not be surprised that some people do not like and do not like what others prefer. The set of characteristics of the 1st house is very individual and unique, so no two people are exactly the same.
Signs and planets in the 1st house will show people the best way to express themselves and show others the uniqueness of their personality.
That is why it is so important to study all the elements of this field of the horoscope. Awareness of one's natural qualities will contribute to their full and successful manifestation in society.
1st house is activated when subject is forced to face strangers for the first time. At this moment, he seems to put on a mask and does his best to make the desired impression. For example, if the ascendant of the subject is in Capricorn, then he seems to others cautious, businesslike, dryish and rational. If the sign Gemini affects the 1st house, then the owner of the horoscope looks sociable, relaxed, mobile and inquisitive.
And yet, it must be understood that the first house of the horoscope symbolizes only a part of our nature. The true essence of a person is revealed during prolonged communication, and sometimes forever remains in the dark for outsiders. 1-house is only an expression of the face turned to the surrounding world. It does not reflect the spiritual depths and true emotions that a person experiences.
There is also an opinion that the elements of the first field of the horoscope affect the fate of a person, because the field itself speaks of the ability to act and be active. However, it must be admitted that people's lives are still made up of many factors of the horoscope. But in some professions, the appearance and image of a person is important. Jupiter in the 1st house will create a suitable image for the teacher, Venus in the 1st field will help in the modeling business and in the arts. The latter may be important for actors, dancers, TV presenters, singers, etc.
The value of the house in the analysis of compatibility
When analyzing compatibility between marriage and business partners, the projection of the planets of one person on the first house of another person can give important information.
So, if the good planets (Sun, Venus, Jupiter) of the partner fall into the 1st field of the subject, then he feels a surge of vitality, creativity and positive energy when he is near and communicates with the owner of the planets.
