noun

 

building a building where people live, usually one family or group

a three-bedroomed house

 

people the people who live in a house

The baby's screaming woke the whole house up.

 

place for activity the place where a particular business or activity happens

an opera house

 

theatre the people watching a performance or the area where they sit

The actors played to a full house.

 

verb

 

give home to give a person or animal a place to live

This development will house over 100 families.

 

provide space to provide space for something

The museum houses a huge collection of paintings.