House vs. Cottage
Difference Between House and Cottage
Housenoun
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
This is my house and my family's ancestral home.Cottagenoun
A small house; a cot; a hut.
Housenoun
The people who live in a house; a household.
Cottagenoun
A seasonal home of any size or stature. A recreational home or a home in a remote location.
Most cottages in the area were larger and more elaborate than my home.Housenoun
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house.On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.Cottagenoun
A public lavatory
Housenoun
A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.
A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house.Cottagenoun
as a meeting place for homosexual men.
Housenoun
A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
One more, sir, then I'll have to stop serving you – rules of the house, I'm afraid.The house always wins.Cottageverb
To stay at a seasonal home, to go cottaging.
Housenoun
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.Cottageverb
To have homosexual sex in a public lavatory; to practice cottaging.
Housenoun
(politics) A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.Cottagenoun
a small house with a single story
Housenoun
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.Housenoun
(metaphorical) a place of rest or repose.
Housenoun
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.Housenoun
An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
Housenoun
(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
Housenoun
(cartomancy) The fourth Lenormand card.
Housenoun
A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.
Housenoun
(curling) The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
Housenoun
Lotto; bingo.
Housenoun
(uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.Housenoun
A small stand of trees in a swamp.
Housenoun
(music genre) House music.
Houseverb
(transitive) To keep within a structure or container.
The car is housed in the garage.Houseverb
(transitive) To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
Houseverb
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
Houseverb
To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
Houseverb
(transitive) To contain or cover mechanical parts.
Houseverb
(obsolete) To drive to a shelter.
Houseverb
(obsolete) To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
Houseverb
(nautical) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
to house the upper sparsHousenoun
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families;
he has a house on Cape Codshe felt she had to get out of the houseHousenoun
an official assembly having legislative powers;
the legislature has two housesHousenoun
a building in which something is sheltered or located;
they had a large carriage houseHousenoun
a social unit living together;
he moved his family to VirginiaIt was a good Christian householdI waited until the whole house was asleepthe teacher asked how many people made up his homeHousenoun
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented;
the house was fullHousenoun
members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;
he worked for a brokerage houseHousenoun
aristocratic family line;
the House of YorkHousenoun
the members of a religious community living together
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the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema;
the house applaudedhe counted the houseHousenoun
play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults;
the children were playing houseHousenoun
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
Housenoun
the management of a gambling house or casino;
the house gets a percentage of every betHouseverb
contain or cover;
This box houses the gearsHouseverb
provide housing for;
The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town
