house
Webster Dictionary
to take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils; to house cattle
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at
Webster Dictionary
primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at
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chalet
(chalet)
Princeton's WordNet
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
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ways and means committee
(Ways and Means Committee)
Princeton's WordNet
a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the US House on all bills that would raise revenue
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reichsrath
Webster Dictionary
the parliament of Austria (exclusive of Hungary, which has its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an Upper and a Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of Representatives
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rent collector
(rent collector)
Princeton's WordNet
a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner
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houses of parliament
(Houses of Parliament)
Princeton's WordNet
the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
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guesthouse
(guesthouse)
Princeton's WordNet
a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
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front yard
(front yard)
Princeton's WordNet
the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street
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parliament
(ˈpɑr lə mənt; sometimes ˈpɑrl yə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(cap.) the national legislature of Great Britain, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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speaker
(ˈspi kər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(usu. cap.) the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other legislative assemblies.
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tenement
(ˈtɛn ə mənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called tenement house. a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, esp. in a poor section of a large city.
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town house
(ʊnz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a house in the city, esp. a luxurious one or one distinguished from a person's house in the country.
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impeachment
(ɪmˈpitʃ mənt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in the U.S. Congress or a state legislature) the presentation of charges against a public official by the lower house, with trial to be before the upper house.
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representative
(ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛn tə tɪv)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a person who represents a constituency or community in a legislative body, esp. a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or a lower house in certain state legislatures.
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house
Webster Dictionary
a family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the house of Israel
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house
Webster Dictionary
one of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress, and Parliament
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speaker
Webster Dictionary
one who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives
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mansion
Webster Dictionary
the house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension
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semidetached
(ˌsɛm i dɪˈtætʃt, ˌsɛm aɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(of a house) joined to another house by a common wall.
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wars of the roses
(War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses)
Princeton's WordNet
struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII
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war of the roses
(War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses)
Princeton's WordNet
struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII
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sparrow
Webster Dictionary
one of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House
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salt-box
(ˈsɔltˌbɒks)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a type of house found esp. in New England, two stories high in front and one in back, the roof having about the same pitch in both directions so that the ridge is well toward the front of the house.
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duplex house
(ˈdu plɛks, ˈdyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a house having separate apartments for two families, esp. a two-story house with an apartment on each floor and two separate entrances.
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warwick
(Warwick, Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville, Kingmaker)
Princeton's WordNet
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
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richard neville
(Warwick, Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville, Kingmaker)
Princeton's WordNet
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
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earl of warwick
(Warwick, Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville, Kingmaker)
Princeton's WordNet
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
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kingmaker
(Warwick, Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville, Kingmaker)
Princeton's WordNet
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
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inn
Webster Dictionary
a house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel
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