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I. house N [haʊs]

1. house (residence):

house
Haus nt <-es, Hä̱u̱·ser>
let's go to John's house
house and home
to eat sb out of house and home
to be a mad house fig
to buy/own/rent a house
to keep house
to keep to the house
to set up house
tiny house
Tiny House nt <-, -s>
tiny house

2. house (residents):

you woke the whole house!

3. house (building):

house
Haus nt <-es, Hä̱u̱·ser>

4. house (business):

house
Haus nt <-es, Hä̱u̱·ser>
the rules of the house
publishing house
Verlag m <-(e)s, -e>
on the house

5. house THEAT:

house
Haus nt <-es, Hä̱u̱·ser>
to dress the house
to play to a full house
to set the house on fire

6. house Brit, Aus:

house (at day school)

7. house (royal family):

8. house + sing/pl vb:

Parlament nt <-(e)s, -e>
upper/lower house

9. house (for animal):

bird house
Vogelhaus nt <-es, -häuser>
bird house
Voliere f <-, -n>
dog house
Hundehütte f <-, -n>

10. house no pl (house music):

house
House-Musik f

11. house ASTROL:

house
Haus nt <-es, Hä̱u̱·ser>

Phrases:

house of cards
Kartenhaus nt <-es, -häuser>
a house divided cannot stand prov
to get on like a house on fire
like the side of a house

II. house ADJ [haʊs] attr, inv

1. house (kept inside):

house cat/dog/pet
Hauskatze f /-hund m /-tier nt

2. house (of establishment):

house
house rules
Hausordnung f <-, -en>
house red/white wine

III. house VB trans [haʊz]

1. house (accommodate):

to house sb
to house sb criminal, terrorist

2. house (contain):

3. house (encase):

to house sth

ˈcus·tom(s) house N

custom(s) house
Zollamt nt <-(e)s, -ämter>

I. house-to-ˈhouse ADJ usu attr, inv

house-to-house survey:

house-to-house
von Haus zu Haus nach n

II. house-to-ˈhouse ADV inv

house-to-house

house-to-house ˈsearch N

house-to-house search

house-to-house ˈsell·ing N

house-to-house selling
Direktverkauf m <-(e)s, -käufe>

ac·ˈcept·ance house N Brit FIN

ˈacid house N no pl MUS

acid house
Acid House nt

art-house [ˈɑ:thaʊs, Am ˈɑ:rt] ADJ attr, inv

art-house cinema:

art-house

ˈboard·ing house N

1. boarding house (small hotel):

boarding house
Pension f <-, -en>

2. boarding house SCHOOL:

boarding house

ˈboat house N

boat house
Bootshaus nt <-es, -häuser>

ˈbro·ker·age house N STOCKEX

brokerage house
Present
Ihouse
youhouse
he/she/ithouses
wehouse
youhouse
theyhouse
Past
Ihoused
youhoused
he/she/ithoused
wehoused
youhoused
theyhoused
Present Perfect
Ihavehoused
youhavehoused
he/she/ithashoused
wehavehoused
youhavehoused
theyhavehoused
Past Perfect
Ihadhoused
youhadhoused
he/she/ithadhoused
wehadhoused
youhadhoused
theyhadhoused