Meaning & use
house
A building where people, usually one family, live.
See it in a sentence
They bought a small house near the edge of town.
The old house had stood empty for nearly a decade.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "house" means to provide shelter or storage for people or things, as in "the shelter houses fifty animals."
Words with a similar meaning
homeresidence
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To provide shelter, storage, or space for people, things, or activities.
The new public library will house over a million books total.
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