Skip to content 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 hourglassing The physical deformation into an hourglass shape. houri A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful. Houria A female given name. Hourigan A surname from Irish. Hourihan A surname from Irish. hourless Without hours; unaware of the passing of time hourlessness Absence of hours or time. hourlong Which lasts an hour, or approximately so. hourly Occurring every hour. hourplate The face of a clock, on which the hours are numbered. hoursworth The amount of something that is expected to last for or be produced in one hour. hourwise Hourly or in terms of hours. housability The state of being housable. housable Able to be housed. housage A fee for storing goods in a house. housane The bicyclic alkane bicyclo[2.1.0]pentane (C₅H₈). Housatonic A river in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut, United States. Housden A surname. house A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. Houseal A surname. houseback The rear of a house. housebarn A building that is a combination of a house and a barn. houseblessing The ritual of blessing a house, usually in modern forms of witchcraft. housebling The extravagant or flashy decorating or embellishing of a house. houseblock A group of houses. houseboat A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling. houseboater One who lives in a houseboat. houseboating The practice of living or travelling in a houseboat. housebody The main section of a traditional house, incorporating a fireplace. houseboi A domestic manservant, particularly colonial. housebook A book for recording the accounts and other matters pertaining to a household. housebot A domestic robot housebote Wood granted to a tenant for the repair of buildings or for fuel. housebound Restricted to one's home, as by physical infirmity. houseboundness The condition of being housebound. houseboy A young male domestic servant, especially in a British colony in former times. housebreak To train an animal to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle. housebreaker A criminal who breaks into and enters another's house or premises with the intent of committing a crime. housebreaking The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent. housebroken trained to avoid urinating or defecating in the house, except within a litterbox, toilet, or other receptacle. housebuilder One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally. housebuilding The building of houses housebuyer Someone who buys a house housebuying The purchase of a house. housecall To go from house to house, visiting people and trying to persuade them to a cause, especially on behalf of a labor union; to doorknock. housecare Treatment of a patient at his or her own home. housecarl A member of the Scandinavian royal household troops. housecest A romantic or sexual relationship within a boarding house in a boarding school. houseclean To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence. housecleaner Someone who cleans a house; especially, someone employed to do it. housecleaning Collectively, the tasks involved with cleaning a house; the practice of cleaning a house. housecloth An old cloth or rag used to clean something, especially a house. housecoat A bathrobe or dressing gown. housecoated Wearing a housecoat. housecraft The art of homemaking. housed Enclosed, provided or covered with a house. housedog guard dog housedress A simple dress suitable for housework housedressed Wearing a housedress. housefather The father of a family; the male head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community. housefatherly Of or befitting a housefather. housefellow A person in charge of an academic hall of residence. housefire A large fire that occurs in a house, causing substantial damage. housefly Any fly regularly found in human dwellings. housefolk The people of a household. housefrock Synonym of housedress. housefront The front of a house, the side that faces the street. houseful as many as a house will hold housefurnishing Any item of furniture for the home. housegirl A girl or young woman employed in a private home to do housework. Housego A surname. housegod A household deity. houseguest A person who visits and stays at someone else's house, usually for one or more nights. househead The head of a household, typically the primary wage-earner. househelp A servant employed to perform household tasks. household All the persons who live in a given house or other home; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment. householder The owner of a house. householdership The position or role of a householder. householding Management of a household; housekeeping. householdry Synonym of household arts. householdship Synonym of householdership. househubby househusband househusband A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male equivalent of a housewife. housekeep To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping. housekeeper Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. housekeeperess A female housekeeper. housekeeperless Without a housekeeper. housekeeperly Befitting a housekeeper. housekeeping The chores of maintaining a house as a residence, especially cleaning. housekey A key to a house Houseknecht A surname. housel The Eucharist. houseleader The leader of a residential facility. houseleek Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves. houseless Lacking a house, or, by extension, a residence or place of refuge in general; thus, having no home. houselessness Lack of a house and any other roof; by extension, being out of house and home. houselet A little house. houselight One of the lights in an auditorium. houselights The lights that illuminate the audience section of an auditorium, theatre, or other entertainment venue. houselike Resembling or characteristic of a house. houseline A small line of three strands used for seizing. houseling The act of administering the eucharist. Housely A surname. housemade Produced in house or by the establishment in which they are sold housemaid A female domestic worker responsible for cleaning a house. housemaiden Synonym of lady-in-waiting. housemaidenly Befitting a housemaid. housemaidy Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid. housemaker homemaker housemaking Synonym of homemaking. houseman A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. housemanship A stage of graduate medical training in the UK and many former British colonies, which follows the acquisition of an M.D., in which the new physician serves as a house officer under the supervision of a registrar or attending physician. housemaster A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school. housemastership The role or status of housemaster. housemate Someone living in the same house. houseminder A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent. housemistress female housemaster housemother The mother of a family; the female head of household, or of any collection of persons living as a family or in common, as in a primitive community. housemotherly Of or befitting a housemother. houseowner homeowner housepainter A professional painter of houses housepainting The painting of houses, the trade of a housepainter. housepants Simple, comfortable, informal pants such as are, or would typically be, worn around the house rather than when going out. houseparent A housemother or housefather. houseperson A househusband or housewife. housepet A domestic pet that lives mostly indoors. housephone An internal telephone, connected to a switchboard in the same building. housepig A pet pig that is usually kept indoors in one's home. houseplant A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes. houseplex A multi-unit residential building that resembles a single-family house. housepost A vertical pillar supporting the roof of a house, especially among Native American peoples where these posts may be decorated with carvings. housepride pride in the upkeep of one's home; the quality of being house-proud houser One who, or that which, houses. houseraising The setting up of the frame of a house. houseroom Room or place in a house. houseshare An arrangement in which two or more people share a house. houseshoe A slipper, moccasin, or other warm footwear not appropriate for outdoor use. housesmith An ironworker who works on buildings. housespouse A housewife, househusband, or nonbinary equivalent. housestaff The resident physicians of a hospital housetop The roof of a house. housetrain To teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home. housetruck A truck or bus converted into a portable home. housetrucker One who lives in a housetruck. houseward Towards a house. houseware Synonym of household goods. housewarm To hold a housewarming party. housewarmer A housewarming party. housewarming A party to celebrate moving into a new home. housewear casual clothing suitable to be worn at home when not in the company of others