American English
/haʊs/
One syllable.
A building where people live, usually as one family.
As a noun, “house” ends with /s/: /haʊs/. As a verb, it ends with /z/: /haʊz/.
A building where people live, usually as one family.
They bought a small house.
My parents live in that house.
A house is the building. A home is the place where you live and feel comfortable.
buy a house · rent a house · front door · two-story house
live in + a house
buy/rent + a house
A company that produces or sells a particular type of product or service.
She works for a publishing house.
That fashion house launched a new collection.
publishing house · fashion house · record house
a/an + type of business + house
work for + a/an + type of business + house
To give people, animals, or things a place to live, stay, or be kept.
The shelter houses fifty families.
The museum houses a large art collection.
house refugees · house a family · house a collection · be housed in a building
house + someone/something
be housed in + place
in or near a person's home
We met at Maria's house.
a party held in a private home
They're having a house party tonight.
searching for a home to buy
We're house hunting this weekend.
In housing, the final e disappears: housing, not houseing.