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| 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] |
| assumption |
something that is supposed or believed without questioning. For example, if you ask someone whether she is allowed to watch TV during dinner, you have made an assumption that there is a TV in her house. Assumptions are ideas people have that are not based on proven facts. An assumption can be correct or incorrect. [1/2 definitions] |
| attic |
the space in a house that is under the roof and over the ceiling of the top floor. People often store things in the attic. |
| 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 belongs to the owner of the house. |
| 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 |
something constructed by humans as a place for a bird to build its nest. A birdhouse often looks like a small, simple house. |
| blockhouse |
a house made of square-cut logs. [1/3 definitions] |
| bobcat |
a wild cat with red-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. Bobcats are about twice the size of a house cat. They are a kind of lynx and live in southern Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Bobcats are carnivorous mammals. |
| bordello |
a house of prostitution; brothel. |
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