| housekeeping |
the carrying out of ordinary household tasks. [3 definitions] |
| houseleek |
any of several plants that have thick fleshy leaves and bear yellow, pink, or red flowers, esp. one that grows in the roofs and walls of houses in Europe and Asia. |
| houseless |
combined form of house. |
| houselights |
the lights illuminating that part of a theater or auditorium in which the audience is seated. |
| housemaid |
a woman who does housework for a living, esp. as a servant in a given household. |
| housemaid's knee |
chronic inflammation of the area at the front of the kneecap, usu. due to much kneeling. |
| housemate |
one who shares a house, apartment, or the like with another who is not a family member. |
| housemother |
a woman whose occupation is supervising a residence for children or students, esp. a dormitory, fraternity, or sorority. |
| House of Burgesses |
formerly, the assembly of legislative representatives in colonial Virginia. |
| house of cards |
any structure, plan, arrangement, or the like that will collapse or fail because of its flimsiness. |
| House of Commons |
the elective lower legislative house of the British and Canadian parliaments. |
| house of correction |
an institution for the confinement and reformation of those convicted of minor offenses who are not regarded as confirmed criminals. |
| House of Delegates |
the lower house of the state legislatures of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. |
| house of ill fame |
a house of prostitution; bordello. |
| house of ill repute |
a house of prostitution; bordello. |
| House of Lords |
the upper, nonelective legislative house of the British parliament, made up of the nobility and high-ranking clergy. |
| House of Representatives |
the lower legislative house in many bicameral governing bodies, as in the U.S. Congress, most U.S. states, and many nations, such as Australia and New Zealand. |
| house of worship |
a church, temple, mosque or other place where religious services are carried out. |
| house organ |
a publication put out periodically by a business or other organization for its employees, customers, or the like. |
| housepainter |
someone whose job is painting the exteriors of houses. |
| house party |
the entertainment of guests overnight or for several days in a home, vacation residence, fraternity house, or the like. |