house
/haʊz/ verb C1- To keep within a structure or container. · The car is housed in the garage.
- To admit to residence; to harbor.
- To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
- To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
- To contain or cover mechanical parts.
- To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole. · The joists were housed into the side walls, rather than being hung from them.
- To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe. · to house the upper spars
- To eat; especially, to scarf down.
He/she/it houses · Past housed · Past participle housed · -ing form housing
Verb forms
- Base form
- house
- He/she/it
- houses
- Past
- housed
- Past participle
- housed
- -ing form
- housing
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Franz, who had mutely interrogated the countess, and received from her a gracious smile in token that he would be welcome, sought not to retard the gratification of Albert’s eager impatience, but began at once the tour of the house, closely followed by Albert, who availed himself of the few minutes required to reach the opposite side of the theatre to settle the height and smoothness of his collar, and to arrange the lappets of his coat.
A FOX entered the house of an actor and, rummaging through all his properties, came upon a Mask, an admirable imitation of a human head.
A CERTAIN HOUSE was overrun with Mice.
They talked of his sister, his friends, his house, his fruit, of everything but himself; yet Elizabeth was longing to know what Mrs.
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