house

1. (noun) A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. 2. (noun) The people who live in a house; a household. 3. (noun) A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). 4. (noun) The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance. 5. (noun) A theatre. 6. (noun) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. 7. (noun) A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. 8. (noun) A place of rest or repose. 9. (noun) A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities. 10. (noun) An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection. 11. (noun) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart. 12. (noun) The fourth Lenormand card. 13. (noun) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece. 14. (noun) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice. 15. (noun) Lotto; bingo. 16. (noun) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household. 17. (noun) A small stand of trees in a swamp. 18. (noun) (sudoku) A set of cells in a Sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box in classic Sudoku.