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. |
house physician |
the resident physician of a hospital, hotel, or other establishment. |
houseplant |
a plant grown indoors, esp. as decoration. |