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  • present tense form of house (3rd person singular).
  • plural of house.
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houses



NOUN
business establishment
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NOUN
government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws
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Dominic told the BBC that nothing could describe the feeling of watching his neighbours houses burn.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Emergency officials said nearly 160 houses, dozens of educational and health facilities and other public buildings were damaged when the earthquake struck the popular tourist island.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Newly enriched Americans are bound to spend some of their windfall on new cars, yachts, houses and the like.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

John Lanchester: “Absolutely. Well, Jack and Kate are at friends’ houses with their friends, Michael and Tanya, and then there’s a young couple there as well.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

I could see a row of houses stuck together, and in front were people, stretched along that Smith Street, and I knew who they were.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff



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