(politics) A term used to refer to a specific chamber of political representation, such as the house of representatives or house of commons, or any other chamber named "house of..." in a legislature.

A proper noun "house" represents a village in new mexico and an unincorporated community in north carolina.

A structure built for human habitation, including apartment buildings within public housing estates in hong kong.

A container; a thing which houses another.

(uncountable) Size and quality of residential accommodations.

A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.

The people who live in a house; a household.

(typically with qualifying word) A building used for purposes other than a residence, such as a place of business, public accommodation or entertainment, or a historical workhouse.

The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.

A theatre.

(politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.

A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.

(figurative) A place of rest or repose.

A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.

An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.

(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.

(cartomancy) The fourth Lenormand card.

(chess, now rare) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

(curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.

Lotto; bingo.

(uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.

(sudoku) A set of cells in a Sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box in classic Sudoku.

(music) House music.

(transitive) To keep within a structure or container.

(transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor.

To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.

(transitive, astrology) To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.

(transitive) To contain or cover mechanical parts.

(transitive) To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.

(nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.

(Canada, US, slang, transitive) To eat; especially, to scarf down.