house | play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults, the children were playing house |
painting house painting | the occupation of a house painter, house painting was the only craft he knew |
house arrest | confinement to your own home |
Monmouth Court House Battle of Monmouth Court House Battle of Monmouth | a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution () that ended with the withdrawal of British forces |
house finch linnet Carpodacus mexicanus | small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico |
English sparrow house sparrow Passer domesticus | small hardy brown-and-grey bird native to Europe |
house wren Troglodytes aedon | common American wren that nests around houses |
tree swallow tree martin Hirundo nigricans | of Australia and Polynesia, nests in tree cavities |
martin | any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings, migrate around Martinmas |
house martin Delichon urbica | common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses |
bank martin bank swallow sand martin Riparia riparia | swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks |
purple martin Progne subis | large North American martin of which the male is blue-black |
Asian crocodile Crocodylus porosus | estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands |
milk snake house snake milk adder checkered adder Lampropeltis triangulum | nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot, southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes |
Asian coral snake | of India |
house centipede Scutigera coleoptrata | long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars |
Asian horseshoe crab | horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia |
Asian black grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi | a black grouse of western Asia |
domestic cat house cat Felis domesticus Felis catus | any domesticated member of the genus Felis |
Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis | a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees, lives inside the tree, no natural predators in the United States |
housefly house fly Musca domestica | common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases |
Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus | striped native of Japan thriving in southwestern and midwestern United States and spreading to the Caribbean, potential carrier of serious diseases |
European house cricket Acheta domestica | lives in human dwellings, naturalized in parts of America |
house mouse Mus musculus | brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide |
Asian wild ox | genus of Asiatic wild oxen |
barramundi giant perch giant seaperch Asian seabass white seabass Lates calcarifer | a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities, lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats |
apartment building apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
apiary bee house | a shed containing a number of beehives |
beach house | a house built on or near a beach |
c Bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house loony bin madhouse nut house nuthouse sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
boarding house boardinghouse | a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests |
brokerage house brokerage | place where a broker conducts his business |
building supply store building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
chapterhouse fraternity house frat house | a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity |
charnel house charnel | a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited |
cinema movie theater movie theatre movie house picture palace | a theater where films are shown |
coach house carriage house remise | a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles |
coal house | a shed for storing coal |
conference center conference house | a center where conferences can be conducted |
country house | a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country |
death house death row | the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution |
deck-house | a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship |
detached house single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
detention home detention house house of detention detention camp | an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court) |
discount house discount store discounter wholesale house | a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price |
dollhouse doll's house | a small model of a house used as a toy by children |
dollhouse doll's house | a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything |
duplex house duplex semidetached house | a house with two units sharing a common wall |
dwelling home domicile abode habitation dwelling house | housing that someone is living in, he built a modest dwelling near the pond, they raise money to provide homes for the homeless |
field house | an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport |