13-letter words containing hou
- a-dolls-house — a play (1879) by Henrik Ibsen.
- afterthoughts — Plural form of afterthought.
- alpine chough — a bird of the crow family, Pyrrocorax graculus, found in the highest mountain regions of S Europe and central Asia, with a yellow bill, black plumage, and red legs
- althorp house — a mansion in Northamptonshire: seat of the Earls Spencer since 1508; originally a medieval house; altered (1787) to its present neoclassical style by Henry Holland. Diana, Princess of Wales is buried on Round Oval Island in the centre of the ornamental lake in Althorp Park
- amorphousness — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- banking hours — the hours during which a bank is open for business
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- beehive house — a prehistoric circular building found in various parts of Europe, usually of stone and having a dome-shaped roof
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- book of hours — a book used esp in monasteries during the Middle Ages that contained the prayers and offices of the canonical hours
- broiler house — a building in which broiler chickens are reared in confined conditions
- chapter house — A chapter house is the building or set of rooms in the grounds of a cathedral where the members of the clergy hold their meetings.
- charnel house — A charnel house is a place where the bodies and bones of dead people are stored.
- chattel house — (esp in Barbados) a movable wooden dwelling, usually set on a foundation of loose stones on rented land
- chiaochou bay — an inlet of the Yellow Sea, in E China, in Shandong province. 20 miles (32 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- clearinghouse — If an organization acts as a clearinghouse, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- cocktail hour — the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served.
- cold shoulder — If one person gives another the cold shoulder, they behave towards them in an unfriendly way, to show them that they do not care about them or that they want them to go away.
- cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.
- council house — In Britain, a council house is a house that is owned by a local council and that people can rent at a low cost.
- countinghouse — a building, room, or office used for keeping books and transacting business
- country house — A country house is a large, often attractive, house in the country, usually one that is or was owned by a rich or noble family.
- eleventh hour — If someone does something at the eleventh hour, they do it at the last possible moment.
- fashion house — an establishment in which fashionable clothes are designed, made, and sold
- forcing house — a place where growth or maturity (as of fruit, animals, etc) is artificially hastened
- freight house — a depot or storage place for freight.
- galerie house — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
- hard shoulder — The hard shoulder is the area at the side of a motorway or other road where you are allowed to stop if your car breaks down.
- holyroodhouse — a royal palace in Edinburgh in Scotland: official residence of the Queen when in Scotland; begun in 1501 by James IV of Scotland; scene of the murder of David Rizzio in 1566
- homeomorphous — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- hound's tooth — a pattern of broken or jagged checks, used on a variety of fabrics.
- hourly worker — an employee who is paid an hourly rate rather than a fixed salary
- house counsel — a lawyer drawing a full-time salary from a corporation that he or she represents.
- house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
- house journal — a publication produced for the employees of a company or organization in order to keep them updated with news and events
- house manager — a business manager responsible for managing a theater and its staff.
- house of keys — the lower house of the legislature of the Isle of Man.
- house officer — a doctor who is the most junior member of the medical staff of a hospital, usually resident in the hospital
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house slipper — a slipper worn in the house or indoors, often distinguished from a bedroom slipper by having a back and heel.
- house sparrow — a small, hardy, buffy-brown and gray bird, Passer domesticus, of Europe, introduced into America, Australia, etc.
- house surgeon — a surgeon who lives in a hospital in which he or she is on call.
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
- house-hunting — the act of searching for a house to buy or rent
- house-raising — a gathering of persons in a rural community to help one of its members build a house.
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