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house - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | human habitat |
| Synonyms: | abode, apartment, box*, building, castle, cave*, condominium, coop, crash pad*, crib*, cubbyhole*, den, domicile, dump*, dwelling, edifice, flat, flophouse*, habitation, home, home plate, joint, kennel, layout, lean-to*, mansion, pad, pigpen*, rack*, residence, roof, roost*, setup, shack, shanty, turf*, bullpen, co-op, commorancy, condo, diggings, digs, hole in the wall, homestead, pied-Ã -terre, pigsty, residency |
| Notes: | a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family, ancestry |
| Synonyms: | clan, dynasty, family tree, folk, folks, household, kin, kindred, line, lineage, race, stock, tradition, tribe, ménage |
| Main Entry: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business establishment |
| Synonyms: | company, concern, corporation, firm, organization, outfit, partnership |
| Main Entry: | house |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws |
| Synonyms: | commons, congress, council, legislature, parliament, legislative body |
| Main Entry: | abode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building or place where one resides |
| Synonyms: | address, apartment, base, crash pad*, crib*, den, domicile, dwelling, flat, flop*, habitat, haunt, headquarters, hearth, hole*, home, house, joint*, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roost*, sanctuary, seat, casa, co-op, condo, digs, homestead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accommodations |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of residence, usually temporary |
| Synonyms: | apartment, board, crash pad*, crib*, hotel, house, housing, lodging, motel, pad*, quarters, roof, room and board, rooming house, shelter, boardinghouse, digs, rooms |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ancestry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family predecessors; family history |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, antecedent, blood, breed, breeding, derivation, descent, extraction, forebear, forefather, forerunner, genealogy, heritage, house, kindred, line, lineage, origin, pedigree, precursor, progenitor, race, source, stock, antecessor, foregoer, foremother, parentage, primogenitor |
| Main Entry: | banker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | professional in financial institution |
| Synonyms: | broker, capitalist, dealer, financier, house, investor, manager, officer, teller, treasurer, croupier, money-lender, usurer |
| Main Entry: | building |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | constructed dwelling |
| Synonyms: | architecture, construction, domicile, edifice, fabric, framework, home, house, hut, pile, erection, superstructure, ziggurat |
| Main Entry: | casino |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gambling establishment |
| Synonyms: | bank, club, dive, hall, house, joint, saloon, track, Monte Carlo, betting house, big store, clubhouse, dance hall, dice joint, gambling den, honky-tonk, pool hall, roadhouse, rotunda |
| Main Entry: | clan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family, clique |
| Synonyms: | association, band, bunch, club, coterie, crew, crowd, crush, faction, folks, gang, group, house, mob, moiety, organization, outfit, race, ring, sect, set, society, sodality, stock, tribe, insiders, kinfolks |
| Main Entry: | cloister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secluded religious place |
| Synonyms: | abbey, cell, convent, hermitage, house, monastery, nunnery, order, retreat, sanctuary, chapter house, friary, lamasery, priorate, priory, religious community |
| Main Entry: | congress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delegation of representatives |
| Synonyms: | assembly, association, caucus, chamber, club, committee, conclave, conference, convention, convocation, council, government, guild, league, legislature, meeting, order, parliament, society, union, delegates, legislative body, senate, the Hill, the house |
| Main Entry: | domicile |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | human habitat |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodation, apartment, castle, condominium, crash pad*, dump, dwelling, habitation, home, house, joint, mansion, pad*, rack*, residence, roost*, settlement, co-op, commorancy, condo, legal residence, residency, roof over head |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dwelling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | home |
| Synonyms: | abode, castle, den, domicile, dump*, establishment, habitat, habitation, haunt, house, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, commorancy, digs, hole in the wall, residency |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dynasty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, dominion, empire, government, house, regime, sovereignty, sway, absolutism |
| Main Entry: | edifice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure |
| Synonyms: | building, construction, habitation, house, monument, pile, skyscraper, erection, rockpile, towers |
| Main Entry: | family |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kin, offspring; classification |
| Synonyms: | ancestry, birth, blood, brood, clan, class, descent, dynasty, extraction, folk, genealogy, genre, group, house, household, inheritance, issue, kind, kindred, kith and kin, line, lineage, network, pedigree, people, progeny, race, relationship, strain, subdivision, system, tribe, ancestors, children, descendants, forebears, generations, heirs and assigns, in-laws, ménage, parentage, progenitors, relations, relatives, siblings |
| Main Entry: | fee |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | charge for service or privilege |
| Synonyms: | account, ante*, bill, bite*, chunk*, commission, compensation, consideration, cost, cut*, emolument, end*, expense, gravy*, handle, hire, honorarium, house*, juice*, pay, payment, percentage, piece*, price, recompense, remuneration, reward, salary, share, slice*, stipend, take*, toll, wage, piece of the action, rake-off, take-in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | firm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business |
| Synonyms: | association, bunch, company, concern, conglomerate, corporation, crew, crowd, enterprise, gang, house, mob, multinational, organization, outfit, partnership, ring, megacorp |
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