| aerie |
a house or fortified structure located on a height. [1/2 definitions] |
| afire |
burning, as a house. [1/2 definitions] |
| A-frame |
an upright supporting frame in the shape of an "A," or a house constructed with one or more such frames as its main structural supports. |
| animism |
the belief that spiritual beings or souls can exist without a body to house them. [1/3 definitions] |
| apartment building |
a building containing a number of individual apartments; apartment house. |
| appraisal |
an estimate, esp. by an official or expert, of the value of property, such as a house, land, work of art, or jewelry for the purpose of taxation, sale, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| attic |
the space in a house directly underneath the roof. |
| aviary |
a large structure designed to house birds; birdhouse. |
| bach it |
to take care of the house oneself. |
| backbencher |
a junior legislator, esp. in Great Britain's House of Commons, who is not one of his or her party's leaders. |
| backlist |
a publisher's list of all in-house books that have been kept in print for a relatively long period of time. [1/2 definitions] |
| backyard |
an open area behind a house that is part of the homeowner's property. |
| barista |
a person whose job is to prepare and serve different types of coffee drinks, esp. in a café or coffee house. |
| barn |
a large farm building designed to house livestock or store equipment or produce. |
| barrack |
to house in barracks. [1/3 definitions] |
| bawdyhouse |
a house of prostitution; brothel. |
| birdhouse |
a man-made nesting structure for birds, usu. built to look like a house. [1/2 definitions] |
| blockhouse |
a house made of square-cut logs. [1/3 definitions] |
| bordello |
a house of prostitution; brothel. |
| boule1 |
(often cap.) the lower legislative house in modern Greece. [1/2 definitions] |
| brothel |
a house where people work as prostitutes. |