houses 音标拼音: [h'ɑʊsəz] [h'ɑʊsɪz]
House \
House \ (
hous ),
n .;
pl . {
Houses }. [
OE .
hous ,
hus ,
AS .
h ?
s ;
akin to OS . &
OFries .
h ?
s ,
D .
huis ,
OHG .
h ?
s ,
G .
haus ,
Icel .
h ?
s ,
Sw .
hus ,
Dan .
huus ,
Goth .
gudh ?
s ,
house of God ,
temple ;
and prob .
to E .
hide to conceal .
See {
Hide },
and cf . {
Hoard },
{
Husband }, {
Hussy }, {
Husting }.]
1 .
A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind ;
but especially ,
a building or edifice for the habitation of man ;
a dwelling place ,
a mansion .
[
1913 Webster ]
Houses are built to live in ;
not to look on .
--
Bacon .
[
1913 Webster ]
Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench Are from their hives and houses driven away . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Household affairs ;
domestic concerns ;
particularly in the phrase to keep house .
See below .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Those who dwell in the same house ;
a household .
[
1913 Webster ]
One that feared God with all his house . --
Acts x .
2 .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
A family of ancestors ,
descendants ,
and kindred ;
a race of persons from the same stock ;
a tribe ;
especially ,
a noble family or an illustrious race ;
as ,
the house of Austria ;
the house of Hanover ;
the house of Israel .
[
1913 Webster ]
The last remaining pillar of their house ,
The one transmitter of their ancient name .
--
Tennyson .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
One of the estates of a kingdom or other government assembled in parliament or legislature ;
a body of men united in a legislative capacity ;
as ,
the House of Lords ;
the House of Commons ;
the House of Representatives ;
also ,
a quorum of such a body .
See {
Congress },
and {
Parliament }.
[
1913 Webster ]
6 . (
Com .)
A firm ,
or commercial establishment .
[
1913 Webster ]
7 .
A public house ;
an inn ;
a hotel .
[
1913 Webster ]
8 . (
Astrol .)
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
9 .
A square on a chessboard ,
regarded as the proper place of a piece .
[
1913 Webster ]
10 .
An audience ;
an assembly of hearers ,
as at a lecture ,
a theater ,
etc .;
as ,
a thin or a full house .
[
1913 Webster ]
11 .
The body ,
as the habitation of the soul .
[
1913 Webster ]
This mortal house I '
ll ruin ,
Do C [
ae ]
sar what he can . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
12 .
Usage : [
With an adj .,
as narrow ,
dark ,
etc .]
The grave . "
The narrow house ." --
Bryant .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
House is much used adjectively and as the first element of compounds .
The sense is usually obvious ;
as ,
house cricket ,
housemaid ,
house painter ,
housework .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
House ant } (
Zool .),
a very small ,
yellowish brown ant ({
Myrmica molesta }),
which often infests houses ,
and sometimes becomes a great pest .
{
House of bishops } (
Prot .
Epis .
Ch .),
one of the two bodies composing a general convertion ,
the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies .
{
House boat },
a covered boat used as a dwelling .
{
House of call },
a place ,
usually a public house ,
where journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when out of work ,
ready for the call of employers . [
Eng .]
{
To bring down the house }.
See under {
Bring }.
{
To keep house },
to maintain an independent domestic establishment .
{
To keep open house },
to entertain friends at all times .
Syn :
Dwelling ;
residence ;
abode .
See {
Tenement }.
[
1913 Webster ]
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
Several bugs with the latest versions of Canary : r MicrosoftEdge - Reddit Several bugs with the latest versions of Canary The "Ask before closing a window with multiple tabs" option does not work when we click on the red…
Does anyone know the tool used to make this diagram? A place to share, discuss, discover, assist with, gain assistance for, and critique self-hosted alternatives to our favorite web apps, web services, and online tools
Self hosted circuit simulation site : r selfhosted - Reddit A place to share, discuss, discover, assist with, gain assistance for, and critique self-hosted alternatives to our favorite web apps, web services, and online tools
How to use 咯 at end of the sentence? : r ChineseLanguage - Reddit Even after looking at the dictionary I don't really understand how it is used and why? How does adding 咯 change the meaning of the sentence?
305 70 r16? On a leveling kit? : r ToyotaTacoma - Reddit I was looking at getting some 305’s and was curious if they will fit with a BMC and a leveling kit Wheels will be +0 offset
Excalidraw, free and selfhostable diagram-drawing in the . . . - Reddit 271 votes, 15 comments 341K subscribers in the selfhosted community A place to share, discuss, discover, assist with, gain assistance for, and…
F 27 5’4” [305lbs - 162lbs = 143 lbs] (36 months) 2 pounds . . . - Reddit F 27 5’4” [305lbs - 162lbs = 143 lbs] (36 months) 2 pounds until I hit my goal weight
The complete guide to building your personal self hosted . . . - Reddit The complete guide to building your personal self hosted server for streaming and ad-blocking powered by Plex, Jellyfin, Adguard Home and Docker
295 75 17? or 305 70 17? : r 4Runner - Reddit Hey man, read your comments about things working fine with 295 75 17 or 305 But the question is 17x9, but what offset? We are running 285 75 17 with a 17x8 5 and a -33mm offset and have to cut the living crap out of our vehicle and still rub even with a BMC Edit: are you wheeling your 4Runner? Because as soon as you're under compression you are going to rub
Please make fun of me, I just ordered 305 70 R16 for my off . . . - Reddit Please make fun of me, I just ordered 305 70 R16 for my off road, upgrading from 285 75 R16 Thoughts?