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housing

Verb

∙ present participle of house

Noun

∙ The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone. uncountable
∙ Residences, collectively. uncountable
∙ A mechanical component's container or covering. countable
∙ A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
∙ An appendage to the harness or collar of a harness.
∙ The space taken out of one solid to admit the insertion of part of another, such as the end of one timber in the side of another. architecture
∙ A niche for a statue.
∙ That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath the deck or within the vessel. nautical
∙ A houseline. nautical

house

Noun

∙ A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. [from 9^thc.]
∙ The people who live in a house; a household. [from 9^thc.]
∙ A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). [from 10^thc.]
∙ A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. [from 10^thc.]
∙ A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.[from 10^thc.]
∙ The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance. [from 10^thc.]
∙ A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. [from 10^thc.] politics
∙ A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10^thc.]
∙ a place of rest or repose. [from 9^thc.] figuratively
∙ A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities. [from 19^thc.]
∙ An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection. [from 10^thc.]
∙ One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart. [from 14^thc.] astrology
∙ A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece. [from 16^thc.] chess, now rare
∙ The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice. [from 19^thc.] curling
∙ Lotto; bingo. [from 20^thc.]
∙ A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household. uncountable

Verb

∙ To keep within a structure or container. transitive
∙ To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour. transitive
∙ To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
∙ To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses. transitive, astrology
∙ To contain or cover mechanical parts. transitive
∙ To drive to a shelter. obsolete
∙ To deposit and cover, as in the grave. obsolete
∙ To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe. nautical

Noun

∙ House music. music

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