plural noun
Buildings where people live, usually with one family in each building.
/ˈhaʊ.zɪz/Common pronunciation
Our neighborhood has many houses.
Houses in the city are expensive.
American English
How to pronounce houses
noun · verbB1Very common word
howzihz
/ˌhaʊ.zɪz/
2 syllables.
Form of house
Buildings where people live, usually with one family in each building.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
Companies that produce or sell a particular type of product or service.
/ˈhaʊ.zɪz/Common pronunciation
Several publishing houses are hiring editors.
The biggest fashion houses showed new collections.
third-person singular verb
It gives people, animals, or things a place to live, stay, or be kept.
/ˈhaʊ.zɪz/Common pronunciation
The shelter houses fifty families.
The museum houses a large art collection.
Useful expressions
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.
Related words & forms
In housing, the final e disappears: housing, not houseing.