the house

Where you live

The house, with the definite article, refers to a specific building or institution already established in context.

In gambling contexts, it means the establishment running a game: The house always wins.

In music venues and clubs, it refers to the venue itself or its resident style: house music, house band.

In parliamentary contexts, it designates the legislative chamber under discussion.

Drinks are on the house means the establishment is paying.

Related

doors · roof · plumbing · foundation · attic · master bedroom · shelter · kitchen · mansion · home · home sweet home · white picket fence · pantry · walls · staircase · front door · household · windows

Opposites
domesticity vs. exterior/public space

the housethe street

Urban finance hub

homelessness · the wild · exposure · the church

settlement vs. mobility

the housenomadic life

Lifestyle of constant relocation

itinerancy · rootlessness

Family

house, the, housing, houses, warehouse, greenhouse, housekeeper, housed, penthouse

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