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housen. pl. hous·es (houzz, -sz)

1.
1. A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family.
2. A household or family.
2. Something, such as a burrow or shell, that serves as a shelter or habitation for a wild animal.
3. A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit: a sorority house.

4. A building that functions as the primary shelter or location of something: a carriage house; the lion house at the zoo.
5.
1. A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public: a movie house; the specialty of the house.
2. The audience or patrons of such an establishment: a full house.
6.
1. A commercial firm: a brokerage house.
2. A publishing company: a house that specializes in cookbooks.
3. A gambling casino.
4. Slang. A house of prostitution.
7. A residential college within a university.
8.
1. often House A legislative or deliberative assembly.
2. The hall or chamber in which such an assembly meets.
3. A quorum of such an assembly.
9. often House A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family: the House of Orange.
10.
1. One of the 12 parts into which the heavens are divided in astrology.
2. The sign of the zodiac indicating the seat or station of a planet in the heavens. Also called mansion.
11. House music.

Home
n.

1. A place where one lives; a residence.
2. The physical structure within which one lives, such as a house or apartment.
3. A dwelling place together with the family or social unit that occupies it; a household.
4.
1. An environment offering security and happiness.
2. A valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin.
5. The place, such as a country or town, where one was born or has lived for a long period.
6. The native habitat, as of a plant or animal.
7. The place where something is discovered, founded, developed, or promoted; a source.
8. A headquarters; a home base.
9.
1. Baseball. Home plate.
2. Games. Home base.
10. An institution where people are cared for: a home for the elderly.
11. Computer Science.
1. The starting position of the cursor on a text-based computer display, usually in the upper left corner of the screen.
2. A starting position within a computer application, such as the beginning of a line, file, or screen or the top of a chart or list.

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