Definitions for houses
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1. houses

   A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, domestic animals such as chickens or larger livestock (like cattle) may share part of the house with humans. The social unit that lives in a house is known as a household. Most commonly, a household is a family unit of some kind, although households may also be other social groups, such as roommates or, in a rooming house, unconnected individuals. Some houses only have a dwelling space for one family or similar-sized group; larger houses called townhouses or row houses may contain numerous family dwellings in the same structure. A house may be accompanied by outbuildings, such as a garage for vehicles or a shed for gardening equipment and tools. A house may have a backyard or a front yard or both, which serve as additional areas where inhabitants can relax or eat.

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1. Houses

   of House

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1. houses

   Plural form of house.

   There are at least 140 houses in our street.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 12, 2016  

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1. houses

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'houses' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1119

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'houses' in Written Corpus Frequency: #834

Anagrams for houses »

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How to pronounce houses?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say houses in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of houses in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of houses in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of houses in a Sentence

1. Sunni Islamists:

   If Iran is demolishing houses, killing people, burning the people alive, and the international community is silent, if Bashar Assad is dropping these barrel bombs on the houses of the civilians, killing randomly, and the international dirty community is silent, of course the people will wait for Islamic State.

2. Ralph Royce:

   At the south end, we've got these houses over here, keep a 500-foot minimum away from those houses. Do what you need to do to maneuver around them.

3. Anthony Hamilton:

   Back in 2008 we were getting letters and emails from people who wanted their kids to be like Lewis. Numerous people were selling their houses to go karting and taking their kids out of school, one or two British families sold what sounded like great houses to move to Italy to go karting. I have no idea where they are now.

4. Henry David Thoreau:

   Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.

5. William Shakespeare:

   A plague o' both your houses

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