home h T.J. Proechel house [hous] –noun 1. a building in which people live; residence for human beings. 2. a household. 3. (often initial capital letter) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg. 4. a building for any purpose: a house of worship. 5. a theater, concert hall, or auditorium: a vaudeville house. 6. the audience of a theater or the like. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z highway Hiroshima hole hold home homemade hotel house hurt hug horn