house's

Belonging to residence

House's is the possessive form of house, indicating something belongs to or is associated with a house: The house's foundation needs repair, the house's previous owners.

It also forms contractions with is or has: The house's been empty for years, The house's bigger than it looks from outside.

structure

foundation

Underlying support structure

interior · facade · frame · architecture · layout · floorplan · basement · attic · chimney · siding

ownership

property

Something owned or inherent

  • deedWritten property conveyance
  • titleFormal honorific or name
  • mortgageSecured home loan

equity · homeowner's · estate · landlord's · asset · inheritance · possession · buyer's · seller's · valuation

hospitality

guests

People received hospitably

amenities · service · reception · comfort · warmth · entertainment · lodging · invitation · doorstep · threshold

legislative

speaker's

Belonging to one talking

majority · minority · committee's · session · quorum · bill's · congressional · parliamentary · proceedings · gallery

family

lineage

Descent from progenitors

bloodline · descendants · heirs · crest · coat of arms · legacy · genealogy · forebears · succession · clan's

Opposites
ownership/possession

house'sfamily's

Belonging to relatives

household's · residents · resident's · occupant's · occupants

dwelling type

house'sapartment's

Of a rental unit

flat's · tower's · building's · office's · cottage's

institutional vs. domestic

house'soffice's

Belonging to workplace

business's · company's · institution's · factory's · warehouse's

Phrases
Family

house, household, houses, warehouse, greenhouse, housework, housekeeper, farmhouse, housed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G