houses 1 of 2

noun

Definition of housesnext
plural of house
1
as in companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization a publishing house that specializes in school textbooks

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2
as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the present British royal family belongs to the House of Windsor

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3
as in residences
the place where one lives come over to my house so I can show you my new furniture

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as in households
those who live as a family in one house the whole house is in a state of excited anticipation for the holidays

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as in nests
the shelter or resting place of a wild animal prairie dogs make their house underground

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houses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of house
1
as in shelters
to provide with living quarters or shelter some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished

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2
as in confines
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers the famous document is housed in a special display case

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for houses
  1. families
  2. residences
  3. households
  4. nests
  5. tribes
  6. surrounds
  7. businesses
  8. clans
Noun
  • On Friday afternoon, a mix of young visitors and families lounged on the beach and strolled along Ocean Drive.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The school was then placed on lockdown and students were evacuated by bus to the Arlington ISD Athletics Center to be reunited with their families, the Star-Telegram reported at the time.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of families
Noun
  • There are just over 100 new residences, of which only about dozen are single-family homes and the rest condominiums.
    — Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Prices for residences have not been disclosed.
    — Amy Rose Dobson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of residences
Noun
  • Only 250 of the park’s 900 households remain.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
  • About 9% of children in Benton County and 14% of children in Washington County live in households in poverty, compared to 20% statewide and 16% nationally, according to the report.
    — Alex Golden, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of households
Noun
  • Enlist Professional Help Unfortunately, birds sometimes build their nests in chimneys or mailboxes, or near busy doorways that just aren’t safe for baby birds.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Never attempt to block off or remove active nests.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of nests
Noun
  • The complaint notes that Californians voted in 1984 to amend the California Constitution to ban banked games, though tribes are exempted from that ban under a 2000 state constitutional amendment.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The tribes are suing under a law — Senate Bill 549 — that went into effect Wednesday.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of tribes
Verb
  • Fencing is installed around a perimeter that goes beyond the office buildings on both sides of the Capitol, and there's an inner perimeter that surrounds the immediate Capitol complex.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • What To Do Outdoors Jump in the Lake Lake Lanier spans 38,000 acres and surrounds three sides of the city.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of surrounds
Noun
  • Additionally, customer data must be disposed of properly, and businesses must maintain a log of all unauthorized activity.
    — Michelle Drolet, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Another misleading approach could involve putting too much weight on quantity over quality, such as when businesses overvalue the number of reviews or feedback over the overall sentiment.
    — Adam Petrilli, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of businesses
Noun
  • And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of clans
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