beach house - a house built on or near a beach

boarding house, boardinghouse - a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

bungalow, cottage - a small house with a single story

cabin - a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area

chalet - a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

frat house, fraternity house, chapterhouse - a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity

country house - a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country

detached house, single dwelling - a house that stands alone

doll's house, dollhouse - a house so small that it is likened to a child's dollhouse

duplex, duplex house, semidetached house - a house with two units sharing a common wall

dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicile - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"

farmhouse - house for a farmer and family

gatehouse - a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence

guesthouse - a house separate from the main house; for housing guests

hacienda - the main house on a ranch or large estate

library - a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"

hunting lodge, lodge - a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter

lodging house, rooming house - a house where rooms are rented

attic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

maisonette, maisonnette - a small house

manse, mansion house, mansion, residence, hall - a large and imposing house

porch - a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

ranch house - a one story house with a low pitched roof

residence - the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence"

row house, town house - a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls

safe house - a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations

saltbox - a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind

adobe house, sod house, soddy - a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses

solar house - a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials

stash house - a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; "attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism"

study - a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

tract house - one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land

villa - detached or semi-detached suburban house

House of Representatives, U.S. House, U.S. House of Representatives, United States House of Representatives, US House, US House of Representatives - the lower legislative house of the United States Congress

British House of Commons, House of Commons - the lower house of the British parliament

British House of Lords, House of Lords - the upper house of the British parliament

law-makers, legislative assembly, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws

Dail, Dail Eireann - the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State

Seanad, Seanad Eireann - the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Free State

bagnio, bathhouse - a building containing public baths

boathouse - a house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

courthouse - a building that houses judicial courts

field house, sports arena - a building for indoor sports

icehouse - a house for storing ice

meat house - a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored

oast house - a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof

pump house, pumping station - a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated

meat house, smokehouse - a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish

conjugal family, nuclear family - a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner

extended family - a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives

foster family - the family of a fosterling

foster home - a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)

menage a trois - household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations

social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

arena theater, theater in the round - a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage

ticket booth, ticket office, box office - the office where tickets of admission are sold

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace, cinema - a theater where films are shown

dress circle, circle - a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle"

dinner theater, dinner theatre - a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission

dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes

greenroom - a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors

home theater, home theatre - television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater

little theater, little theatre - a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups

music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre - a theater in which vaudeville is staged

opera house, opera - theater where opera is performed

orchestra - seating on the main floor in a theater

orchestra pit, pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

parquet - seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle

parquet circle, parterre - seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)

stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"

standing room - room for spectators to stand only

theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform

tiered seats - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front

dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays

corp, corporation - a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern - a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"

accounting firm - a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee

consulting company, consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee

publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing house - a firm in the publishing business

dealer - a firm engaged in trading

law firm - a firm of lawyers

auction house - a firm that conducts auctions

kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"

Medici - aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century

community - a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community"

audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"

claque - a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance

child's play, play - play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

astrology, star divination - a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space"

zodiac - a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes

Aries the Ram, Ram, Aries - the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19

Taurus the Bull, Taurus, Bull - the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

Gemini the Twins, Twins, Gemini - the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20

Cancer the Crab, Crab, Cancer - the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

Leo the Lion, Leo, Lion - the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

Virgo the Virgin, Virgin, Virgo - the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22

Libra the Balance, Libra the Scales, Libra, Balance - the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22

Scorpio the Scorpion, Scorpion, Scorpio - the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21

Sagittarius the Archer, Archer, Sagittarius - the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21

Capricorn the Goat, Capricorn, Goat - the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19

Aquarius the Water Bearer, Water Bearer, Aquarius - the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18

Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Fish - the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

management - those in charge of running a business

accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

rehouse - put up in a new or different housing

home - provide with, or send to, a home

lodge, accommodate - provide housing for; "We are lodging three foreign students this semester"

chamber - place in a chamber

shelter - provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people"

take in - provide with shelter