House And Home Design Ideas

House

As noun, plural houses [hou-ziz] /ˈhaʊ zɪz/ (Show IPA)

a building in which people live; residence for human beings

a household

(often initial capital letter) a family, including ancestors and descendants:the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg

a building for any purpose:a house of worship

a theater, concert hall, or auditorium:a vaudeville house

the audience of a theater or the like

a place of shelter for an animal, bird, etc

the building in which a legislative or official deliberative body meets

(initial capital letter) the body itself, especially of a bicameral legislature:the House of Representatives

a quorum of such a body

(often initial capital letter) a commercial establishment; business firm:the House of Rothschild; a publishing house

a gambling casino

the management of a commercial establishment or of a gambling casino:rules of the house

an advisory or deliberative group, especially in church or college affairs

a college in an English-type university

a residential hall in a college or school; dormitory

the members or residents of any such residential hall

Informal

a brothel; whorehouse

British

a variety of lotto or bingo played with paper and pencil, especially by soldiers as a gambling game

Also called parish

Curling

the area enclosed by a circle or feet (

or

meters) in diameter at each end of the rink, having the tee in the center

Nautical

any enclosed shelter above the weather deck of a vessel:bridge house; deck house

Astrology

one of the divisions of the celestial sphere, numbered counterclockwise from the point of the eastern horizon

As verb (used with object), housed [houzd] /haʊzd/ (Show IPA), housing [hou-zing] /ˈhaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA)

to put or receive into a house, dwelling, or living quarters:More than students were housed in the dormitory

to give shelter to; harbor; lodge:to house flood victims in schools

to provide with a place to work, study, or the like:This building houses our executive staff

to provide storage space for; be a receptacle for or repository of:The library houses , books

to remove from exposure; put in a safe place

Nautical

to stow securely

to lower (an upper mast) and make secure, as alongside the lower mast

to heave (an anchor) home

Carpentry

to fit the end or edge of (a board or the like) into a notch, hole, or groove

to form (a joint) between two pieces of wood by fitting the end or edge of one into a dado of the other

As verb (used without object), housed [houzd] /haʊzd/ (Show IPA), housing [hou-zing] /ˈhaʊ zɪŋ/ (Show IPA)

to take shelter; dwell

As adjective

of, relating to, or noting a house

for or suitable for a house:house paint

of or being a product made by or for a specific retailer and often sold under the store's own label:You'll save money on the radio if you buy the house brand

served by a restaurant as its customary brand:the house wine

As Idioms

bring down the house, to call forth vigorous applause from an audience; be highly successful:The children's performances brought down the house

clean house

clean (def )

dress the house, Theater

to fill a theater with many people admitted on free passes; paper the house

to arrange or space the seating of patrons in such a way as to make an audience appear larger or a theater or nightclub more crowded than it actually is

keep house, to maintain a home; manage a household

like a house on fire / afire, very quickly; with energy or enthusiasm:The new product took off like a house on fire

on the house, as a gift from the management; free:Tonight the drinks are on the house

put / set one's house in order, to settle one's affairs

to improve one's behavior or correct one's faults: It is easy to criticize others, but it would be better to put one's own house in order first

And

As conjunction

(used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with; as well as; in addition to; besides; also; moreover:pens and pencils

added to; plus: and are

then:He read for an hour and went to bed

also, at the same time:to sleep and dream

then again; repeatedly:He coughed and coughed

(used to imply different qualities in things having the same name):There are bargains and bargains, so watch out

(used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also; then:And then it happened

Informal

to (used between two finite verbs):Try and do it

Call and see if she's home yet

(used to introduce a consequence or conditional result):He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while

Say one more word about it and I'll scream

but; on the contrary:He tried to run five miles and couldn't

They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours

(used to connect alternatives):He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family

(used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause):They don't like each other—and with good reason

Archaic

if:and you please

Compare an

As noun

an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular:He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it

conjunction (def b)

As Idioms

and so forth, and the like; and others; et cetera:We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth

and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind; and the like:It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on

Home

As noun

a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household

the place in which one's domestic affections are centered

an institution for the homeless, sick, etc

:a nursing home

the dwelling place or retreat of an animal

the place or region where something is native or most common

any place of residence or refuge:a heavenly home

a person's native place or own country

(in games) the destination or goal

a principal base of operations or activities:The new stadium will be the home of the local football team

Baseball

home plate

Lacrosse

one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal

As adjective

of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic:home products

principal or main:the corporation's home office

reaching the mark aimed at:a home thrust

Sports

played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team:The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season

Compare away (def )

As adverb

to, toward, or at home:to go home

deep; to the heart:The truth of the accusation struck home

to the mark or point aimed at:He drove the point home

Nautical

into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home

in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home

toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home

As verb (used without object), homed, homing

to go or return home

(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc

) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on):The missile homed in on the target

to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes

to have a home where specified; reside

As verb (used with object), homed, homing

to bring or send home

to provide with a home

to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc

As Idioms

at home, in one's own house or place of residence

in one's own town or country

prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home

We are always at home to her

in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home

well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics

played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away

bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for:The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her

home and dry, British Informal

having safely achieved one's goal

home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc

: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free

certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc

: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free

write home about, to comment especially on; remark on:The town was nothing to write home about

His cooking is really something to write home about

Design

As verb (used with object)

to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of:to design a new bridge

to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully

to intend for a definite purpose:a scholarship designed for foreign students

to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape

to assign in thought or intention; purpose:He designed to be a doctor

Obsolete

to mark out, as by a sign; indicate

As verb (used without object)

to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans

to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc

As noun

an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed

organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition

the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc

; the pattern or motif of artistic work:the design on a bracelet

the art of designing:a school of design

a plan or project:a design for a new process

a plot or intrigue, especially an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him

designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:He had designs on his partner's stock

intention; purpose; end

adaptation of means to a preconceived end

Ideas

As noun

any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity

a thought, conception, or notion:That is an excellent idea

an impression:He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department

an opinion, view, or belief:His ideas on raising children are certainly strange

a plan of action; an intention:the idea of becoming an engineer

a groundless supposition; fantasy

Philosophy

a concept developed by the mind

a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal

(initial capital letter) Platonism

Also called form

an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being

Kantianism

idea of pure reason

Music

a theme, phrase, or figure

Obsolete

a likeness

a mental image