Absey-book (n.) An A-B-C book |
Account book () A book in which accounts are kept. |
Bank book () A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with the bank. |
Bill book () A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes, bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he issues and receives. |
Black book () One of several books of a political character, published at different times and for different purposes |
Black book () A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a description of the court of exchequer of England, an official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc. |
Black book () A book containing details of the enormities practiced in the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by order of their visitors under Henry VIII., to hasten their dissolution. |
Black book () A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority, compiled in the reign of Edw. III. |
Black book () A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English universities, or the English armies. |
Black book () Any book which treats of necromancy. |
Block book () A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable types. |
Blue book () A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. |
Blue book () The United States official "Biennial Register." |
Book (n.) A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together |
Book (n.) A composition, written or printed |
Book (n.) A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work |
Book (n.) A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are kept |
Book (n.) Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist |
Book (v. t.) To enter, write, or register in a book or list. |
Book (v. t.) To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat |
Book (v. t.) To mark out for |
Book-learned (a.) Versed in books |
Book muslin () A kind of muslin used for the covers of books. |
Book muslin () A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses. |
House (n.) A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind |
House (n.) Household affairs |
House (n.) Those who dwell in the same house |
House (n.) A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred |
House (n.) One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature |
House (n.) A firm, or commercial establishment. |
House (n.) A public house |
House (n.) A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon, called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours. |
House (n.) A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece. |
House (n.) An audience |
House (n.) The body, as the habitation of the soul. |
House (n.) The grave. |
House (v. t.) To take or put into a house |
House (v. t.) To drive to a shelter. |
House (v. t.) To admit to residence |
House (v. t.) To deposit and cover, as in the grave. |
House (v. t.) To stow in a safe place |
House (v. i.) To take shelter or lodging |
House (v. i.) To have a position in one of the houses. See House, n., 8. |
Lombard-house (n.) Alt. of Lombar-house |
Lombar-house (n.) A bank or a pawnbroker's shop. |
Lombar-house (n.) A public institution for lending money to the poor at a moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged |
Moot-house (n.) A hall for public meetings |
News-book (n.) A newspaper. |
Prompt-book (n.) The book used by a prompter of a theater. |
Publishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Publish |
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 |
publication publishing | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution |
desktop publishing | (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials |
book fair bookfair | bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause |
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 |
house martin Delichon urbica | common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses |
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 |
book scorpion Chelifer cancroides | minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers |
house centipede Scutigera coleoptrata | long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars |
domestic cat house cat Felis domesticus Felis catus | any domesticated member of the genus Felis |
housefly house fly Musca domestica | common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases |
European house cricket Acheta domestica | lives in human dwellings, naturalized in parts of America |
booklouse book louse deathwatch Liposcelis divinatorius | minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers |
house mouse Mus musculus | brownish-grey Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide |
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 |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
boarding house boardinghouse | a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests |
book volume | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together, he used a large book as a doorstop |
book | a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge, he bought a book of stamps |
book bag | a bag in which students carry their books |
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 |
coffee-table book | an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table |
coloring book | a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children |
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 |
fake book | a fake in the form of an imitation book, used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly |
field house | an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport |