household

All cohabitants collectively

A household is the people who live together in one dwelling—a family or other domestic unit sharing a home.

The word also works as an adjective meaning domestic or relating to running a home: household chores, household expenses, household appliances.

A household name is someone or something widely recognized: The app became a household name overnight.

chores

cleaning

Removing dirt and mess

laundry · ironing · vacuuming · scrubbing · tidying · dishwashing · polishing · decluttering · organizing · cooking

dwelling

home

One's personal residence

quarters · dwelling · shelter · habitat · habitation · lodging · address · property · apartment · flat

management

budget

Plan for spending

bills · provisions · supplies · maintenance · upkeep · economy · savings · expenditure · accounting · inventory

furnishings

sofa

Multi-seat cushioned furniture

  • armchairUpholstered seat with supports
  • tableHorizontal furniture surface
  • chairSingle-person sitting furniture

bed · dresser · wardrobe · bookshelf · cabinet · desk · lamp · curtains · rug · carpet

cohabitation

roommate

One sharing living quarters

live-in · communal · sharing · coexistence · togetherness · harmony · cooperative · joint · interdependence · companionship

family

relatives

Those connected by blood

siblings · spouse · dependents · nuclear · extended · clan · lineage · generations · patriarch · matriarch

routine

schedule

Plan of timed events

  • habitSettled regular tendency
  • ritualCeremonial set of actions
  • regimenPrescribed course of treatment

pattern · daily · weekly · morning · evening · mealtime · bedtime · chore chart · timetable · structure

appliances

refrigerator

Food-cooling household appliance

  • stoveKitchen heating appliance
  • washerSpacer ring for fasteners
  • dryerAppliance removing moisture

dishwasher · microwave · toaster · blender · vacuum · iron · kettle · coffeemaker · oven · freezer

Categories
Opposites
domestic vs. non-domestic sphere

householdcommercial

Paid broadcast promotion

industrial · business · institutional · corporate · public

scale of operation

householdindustrial

Of factories and production

commercial · enterprise · wholesale · factory · mass-production

familiarity (as in "household name")

householdobscure

Unknown to most

unknown · unfamiliar · unrecognized · anonymous · little-known

Phrases
Family

households, householders, household name, household goods, household income, household appliances, household names, household gods, household appliance

Familiarity
Top 10,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G