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A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus and microbe. _House of Correction_, a place of reward for political and personal service, and for the detention of offenders and appropriations. _House of God_, a building with a steeple and a mortgage on it. _House-dog_, a pestilent beast kept on domestic premises to insult persons passing by and appal the hardy visitor. _House-maid_, a youngerly person of the opposing sex employed to be variously disagreeable and ingeniously unclean in the station in which it has pleased God to place her.
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A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.
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Those who dwell in the same house; a household.
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The body, as the habitation of the soul.
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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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To drive to a shelter.
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To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.
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A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
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a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
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a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
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a "building for human habitation", and that building is not really habitable
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a building to shelter people
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a dwelling divided vertically from
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a dwelling, nothing more
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a dwelling place, a shelter where you and your family lives in
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a dwelling-place for a personal occupant
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a dwelling that is not a flat
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a human-made structure intended to be a dwelling for one or more people
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a place of shelter
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a place that shelters our beloved family from all the harms and the troubles of the outside world
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a place where people can dwell in dignity
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a safe, clean and comfortable home from home for our volunteers
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a shelter, but a home is far more
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a shelter from the environment, although it might also be an expression of architectural design or a great place to entertain friends
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a shelter made of bricks, w
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a shelter made of bricks, wo
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a shelter made of bricks, wood
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a space of shelter, one that like the apparatus seeks to veil all signs of turmoil from both the inside and the outside
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A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
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A house, a structure used for human habitation, generally has walls and a roof to shelter its enclosed space from precipitation, wind, heat, and cold. Animals including both domestic pets and "unwanted" animals (such as mice) often live in houses. The word "house" may also refer to a building that shelters animals, especially within a zoo.
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