house
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
he has a house on Cape Cod
Types & categories
- building hypernym
- dwelling hypernym
- beach house hyponym
- boarding house hyponym
- bungalow hyponym
- cabin hyponym
- chalet hyponym
- fraternity house hyponym
- country house hyponym
- detached house hyponym
- dollhouse hyponym
- duplex hyponym
- farmhouse hyponym
- gatehouse hyponym
- guesthouse hyponym
- hacienda hyponym
- hunting lodge hyponym
- lodging house hyponym
- maisonette hyponym
- manse hyponym
- ranch house hyponym
- residence hyponym
- row house hyponym
- safe house hyponym
- saltbox hyponym
- sod house hyponym
- solar house hyponym
- tract house hyponym
- villa hyponym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- house derivation
Sense 2 verb
contain or cover
This box houses the gears
Types & categories
- accommodate hypernym
Related & opposite
- housing derivation
Sense 3 noun
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
he worked for a brokerage house
Types & categories
- business hypernym
- corporation hyponym
- accounting firm hyponym
- consulting firm hyponym
- publisher hyponym
- dealer hyponym
- law firm hyponym
- auction house hyponym
Sense 4 verb
provide housing for
The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- domiciliation derivation
- house derivation
- house derivation
- lodging derivation
Sense 5 noun
the members of a religious community living together
Types & categories
- community hypernym
Sense 6 noun
the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
the house applauded
Types & categories
- audience hypernym
Parts & wholes
- claque part meronym
Sense 7 noun
an official assembly having legislative powers
a bicameral legislature has two houses
Types & categories
- legislature hypernym
- United States House of Representatives hyponym
- House of Burgesses hyponym
- House of Commons hyponym
- House of Lords hyponym
- Dail Eireann hyponym
- Seanad Eireann hyponym
Sense 8 noun
aristocratic family line
the House of York
Types & categories
- family line hypernym
- royal family hyponym
- Medici hyponym
Sense 9 noun
play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
the children were playing house
Types & categories
- child's play hypernym
Sense 10 noun
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Types & categories
- region hypernym
- Aries the Ram instance hyponym
- Taurus the Bull instance hyponym
- Gemini the Twins instance hyponym
- Cancer the Crab instance hyponym
- Leo the Lion instance hyponym
- Virgo the Virgin instance hyponym
- Libra the Balance instance hyponym
- Scorpio the Scorpion instance hyponym
- Sagittarius the Archer instance hyponym
- Capricorn the Goat instance hyponym
- Aquarius the Water Bearer instance hyponym
- Pisces instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- zodiac part holonym
Related & opposite
- astrology domain topic
Sense 11 noun
the management of a gambling house or casino
the house gets a percentage of every bet
Types & categories
- management hypernym
Sense 12 noun
a social unit living together
he moved his family to Virginia
Types & categories
- social unit hypernym
- broken home hyponym
- nuclear family hyponym
- extended family hyponym
- foster family hyponym
- foster home hyponym
- menage a trois hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 13 noun
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
the house was full
Types & categories
- building hypernym
- arena theater hyponym
- movie theater hyponym
- dinner theater hyponym
- home theater hyponym
- little theater hyponym
- music hall hyponym
- opera house hyponym
Parts & wholes
- ticket office part meronym
- dress circle part meronym
- dressing room part meronym
- greenroom part meronym
- orchestra part meronym
- orchestra pit part meronym
- parquet part meronym
- parquet circle part meronym
- stage part meronym
- standing room part meronym
- theater stage part meronym
- tiered seat part meronym
Related & opposite
- dramaturgy domain topic
Sense 14 noun
a building in which something is sheltered or located
they had a large carriage house
Types & categories
- building hypernym
- bathhouse hyponym
- courthouse hyponym
- field house hyponym
- icehouse hyponym
- meat house hyponym
- oast house hyponym
- pump house hyponym
- meat house hyponym
- stash house hyponym
Related & opposite
- house derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | house |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | library |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | attic |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | porch |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | study |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | building |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | dwelling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beach house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | boarding house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bungalow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cabin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chalet |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraternity house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | country house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detached house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dollhouse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | duplex |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | farmhouse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gatehouse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | guesthouse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hacienda |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hunting lodge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lodging house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | maisonette |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | manse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ranch house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | residence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | row house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | safe house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | saltbox |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sod house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | solar house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tract house |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | villa |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | housing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | accommodate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | business |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | corporation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | accounting firm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | consulting firm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | publisher |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dealer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | law firm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | auction house |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | domiciliation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | house |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | house |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lodging |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | shelter |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rehouse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | home |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | lodge |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | chamber |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | take in |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | community |
| 6 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | claque |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | audience |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | legislature |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | United States House of Representatives |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | House of Burgesses |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | House of Commons |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | House of Lords |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | Dail Eireann |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | Seanad Eireann |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | family line |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | royal family |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | Medici |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | child's play |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | astrology |
| 10 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | zodiac |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | region |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Aries the Ram |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Taurus the Bull |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Gemini the Twins |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Cancer the Crab |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Leo the Lion |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Virgo the Virgin |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Libra the Balance |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Scorpio the Scorpion |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Sagittarius the Archer |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Capricorn the Goat |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Aquarius the Water Bearer |
| 10 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Pisces |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | management |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | homeowner |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | home |
| 12 | hypernym | Types & categories | social unit |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | broken home |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | nuclear family |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | extended family |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | foster family |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | foster home |
| 12 | hyponym | Types & categories | menage a trois |
| 13 | domain topic | Related & opposite | dramaturgy |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ticket office |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | dress circle |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | dressing room |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | greenroom |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | orchestra |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | orchestra pit |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | parquet |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | parquet circle |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | stage |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | standing room |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | theater stage |
| 13 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | tiered seat |
| 13 | hypernym | Types & categories | building |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | arena theater |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | movie theater |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | dinner theater |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | home theater |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | little theater |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | music hall |
| 13 | hyponym | Types & categories | opera house |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | house |
| 14 | hypernym | Types & categories | building |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | bathhouse |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | courthouse |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | field house |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | icehouse |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | meat house |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | oast house |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | pump house |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | meat house |
| 14 | hyponym | Types & categories | stash house |