houses

NOUN

human habitat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment box building condo condominium dwelling home mansion residence shack

STRONG

abode bullpen castle cave co-op coop crib cubbyhole den diggings digs domicile dump edifice flat flophouse habitation homestead joint kennel layout lean-to pad pigpen pigsty rack residency roof roost setup shanty turf

WEAK

commorancy crash pad hole in the wall home plate pied-à-terre

Antonyms

STRONGEST

office

NOUN

family, ancestry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

household

STRONG

clan dynasty folk folks kin kindred line lineage race stock tradition tribe

WEAK

family tree menage ménage

NOUN

business establishment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

company

STRONG

concern corporation firm organization outfit partnership

NOUN

government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws

Synonyms

STRONGEST

legislature parliament

STRONG

commons congress council

WEAK

legislative body

Example Sentences

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Members of Wunderlich’s Facebook group say Lucky Strikes are more like frat houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Customers need to book ahead to enter the park that houses the coffee house.

From Barron's • Jul. 2, 2026

In 2018, residents created the Sandiaojiao Cultural Development Association to preserve Magang's stone houses and keep the hainu tradition alive.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

"It's coming homes" cheers the Daily Mirror, using the football chant to mark Andy Burnham's "massive drive in building of council houses".

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

There was just enough light filtering out from the cave to show that there were no trees anymore, no houses, no path, no rocks, no clouds, no sky.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix