houses
Places people live
Houses is the plural of house—buildings where people live.
It extends to any sense of house: The village had a dozen houses, both houses of Congress, fashion houses.
As a verb, houses means provides shelter or contains: The museum houses a remarkable collection, The building houses three hundred apartments.
Place of residence
- abodePlace of residence
- homeOne's personal residence
- domicilePermanent legal residence
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
bungalow · cottage · villa · apartment · flat · condominium · townhouse · manor
Place of safety
- havenShelter from danger
- protectionGuarding against harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- safetyFreedom from harm
security · cover · retreat · roof · dwelling · warmth · stability · asylum
Detailed technical drawing
- façadeFalse outward appearance
- gableTriangular wall portion
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
masonry · lintel · portico · column · pediment · turret · balustrade · stucco
Secured home loan
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- escrowConditional third-party deposit
- appraisalEstimation of worth
realtor · equity · zoning · deed · title · foreclosure · property · landlord
dwelling
Place of residence
homestead · bungalow · cottage · villa · apartment · flat · condominium · townhouse · manor · mansion
refuge
Place of safety
- havenShelter from danger
- protectionGuarding against harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
safety · security · cover · retreat · roof · dwelling · warmth · stability · asylum · harbor
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
cornice · masonry · lintel · portico · column · pediment · turret · balustrade · stucco · truss
mortgage
Secured home loan
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- listingRecorded item in catalog
- escrowConditional third-party deposit
appraisal · realtor · equity · zoning · deed · title · foreclosure · property · landlord · tenant
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
welcoming · homely · fireside · nesting · relaxation · sanctuary · restful · tranquility · cushions · blankets
dynasty
Successive family rulers
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
genealogy · clan · noble · royal · Tudor · Windsor · Bourbon · Habsburg · Medici · aristocratic
- housingapartments, home, homes, apartment, condo
- man-madebuildings, cars, planes, boats, trains
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- coloring subjectsanimals, butterflies, cats, dinosaurs, dogs
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
housestents
Portable fabric shelters
caves · lean-tos · cardboard boxes · apartments · shacks
housesoffices
Professional work spaces
factories · industrial buildings · commercial buildings · workplaces · warehouses
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- full houseTriplet and pair combined
- open houseUnrestricted visiting period
- house partySocial gathering at home
- dream houseImagined perfect residence
- house keyTool unlocking your residence
house, household, housing, housekeeper, housed, housemate, housekeeping, householder, housings