House Bars

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

Bars

As noun

a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:the bars of a cage

an oblong piece of any solid material:a bar of soap; a candy bar

the amount of material in a bar

an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver

a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation

anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier:a bar to important legislation

a counter or place where beverages, especially liquors, or light meals are served to customers:a snack bar; a milk bar

a barroom or tavern

(in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages:a breakfast bar

the legal profession

the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community

any tribunal:the bar of public opinion

a band or strip:a bar of light

a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc

a crowbar

Music

Also called bar line

the line marking the division between two measures of music

double bar

the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure

Ballet

barre

Law

an objection that nullifies an action or claim

a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action

Typography

a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e

Architecture

(in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded

Building Trades

an iron or steel shape: I-bar

a muntin

Military

one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers

bars, the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse

a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted

(in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks

bride (def )

Heraldry

a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon

Obsolete

a gateway capable of being barred

As verb (used with object), barred, barring

to equip or fasten with a bar or bars:Bar the door before retiring for the night

to block by or as if by bars:The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape

to prevent or hinder:They barred her entrance to the club

to exclude or except:He was barred from membership because of his reputation

to mark with bars,ŋ stripes, or bands

As preposition

except; omitting; but:bar none

As Idioms

at bar, Law

before the court and being tried: a case at bar

before all the judges of a court: a trial at bar

behind bars, in jail:We wanted the criminal behind bars