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house 1. Genealogy a family line including ancestors and relatives, esp a noble one 2. a commercial company; firm 3. Politics an official deliberative or legislative body, such as one chamber of a bicameral legislature 4. a quorum in such a body (esp in the phrase make a house) 5. a dwelling for a religious community 6. Astrology any of the 12 divisions of the zodiac 7. any of several divisions, esp residential, of a large school 8. a hotel, restaurant, bar, inn, club, etc., or the management of such an establishment 9. the audience in a theatre or cinema 10. a hall in which an official deliberative or legislative body meets 11. See full house 12. Curling the 12-foot target circle around the tee 13. Nautical any structure or shelter on the weather deck of a vessel How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Nothing delighted you more than to have me tie my piece bags on your backs for burdens, give you hats and sticks and rolls of paper, and let you travel through the house from the cellar, which was the City of Destruction, up, up, to the housetop, where you had all the lovely things you could collect to make a Celestial City. Besides Tom and his father, the Swift household was made up of Eradicate Sampson, a colored man-of-all-work, who, with his mule Boomerang, did what he could to keep the grounds around the house in order. She gave one of her town houses for a Suffrage headquarters, produced one of her own plays at the Princess Theater, was arrested for picketing during a garment-makers' strike, etc. |
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