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  • 61house — I. n. 1. Habitation, abode, dwelling, mansion, residence, domicile, dwelling place, home. 2. Building, edifice. 3. Family, household. 4. Lineage, race, kindred, tribe. 5. Legislative body. 6. Firm, partnership, company, concern, commercial… …

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  • 62house — house1 W1S1 [haus] n plural houses [ˈhauzız] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(where someone lives)¦ 2¦(building)¦ 3¦(government)¦ 4¦(company)¦ 5¦(theatre)¦ 6 in house 7 put/set/get your (own) house in order 8 bring the house down …

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  • 63House of the Virgin Mary — Exterior of the restored house now serving as a chapel (For the alternative house of the Virgin Mary located in Loreto, Italy, see Shrine of the Holy House) The House of the Virgin Mary (Turkish: Meryemana or Meryem Ana Evi, Mother Mary s House ) …

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  • 64house —    1. a brothel    Literally, a dwelling or any other building given over to a special purpose, such as a theatre or debating chamber. The use for a brothel tout court is obsolete, along with house of accommodation or assignation (which let rooms …

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  • 65house — I. noun /haʊs / (say hows) (plural houses /haʊzəz / (say howzuhz)) 1. a building for people to live in, usually one which is self contained and designed for a single family. 2. a place of lodgement, rest, etc., as of an animal. 3. a household. 4 …

  • 66House of the Faun — The House of the Faun ( it. Casa del Fauno), built during the second century BCE, was one of the largest, most impressive private residences in Pompeii, Italy, and housed many great pieces of art. It is one of the most luxurious aristocratic… …

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  • 67dwelling — noun /ˈdwɛl.ɪŋ/ A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile. The old house served as a dwelling for Albert …

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  • 68house — {{11}}house (n.) O.E. hus dwelling, shelter, house, from P.Gmc. *husan (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. hus, Du. huis, Ger. Haus), of unknown origin, perhaps connected to the root of HIDE (Cf. hide) (v.) [OED]. In Gothic only in gudhus temple, lit. god house;… …

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  • 69house — noun haʊs (plural houses haʊzɪz) 1》 a building for human habitation.     ↘chiefly Scottish a dwelling that is one of several in a building.     ↘a building in which animals live or in which things are kept. 2》 a building in which people meet for… …

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  • 70dwelling defense — In most jurisdictions, a person in his dwelling is permitted to use even deadly force to protect himself, his household and the house itself from attack on the principle that a person s house is his castle. State v. Couch, 52 N.M. 127, 193 P.2d… …

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