HOURPLATE
HOUR'PLATE, noun our'plate. The plate of a clock or other time-piece on which the hours are marked; the dial.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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HOUSAGE
HOUS'AGE, noun [from house.] A fee for keeping goods in a house.
HOUSE
HOUSE, noun hous. [Latin casa; Heb. to put on, to cover.]1. In a general sense, a building or shed intended or used as a habitation or shelter for animals of any kind; but appro...
HOUSE-BREAKER
HOUSE-BREAK'ER, noun house'-breaker. One who breaks, opens and enters a house by day with a felonious intent, or one who breaks or opens a house, and steals therefrom, by daylight.
HOUSE-BREAKING
HOUSE-BREAKING, noun hous'-breaking. The breaking, or opening and entering of a house by daylight, with the intent to commit a felony, or to steal or rob. The same crime committ...
HOUSE-WRIGHT
HOUSE-WRIGHT, noun hous'wright. An architect who builds houses.
HOUSEBOAT
HOUSEBOAT, noun hous'boat. A covered boat.
HOUSEBOTE
HOUSEBOTE, noun hous'bote.1. In law, a sufficient allowance of wood to repair the house and supply fuel.
HOUSED
HOUS'ED, participle passive s as z. Put under cover; sheltered.HOUS'ING, participle present tense s as z. Covering; sheltering.1. Warped; crooked, as a brick.HOUS'ING, noun Hous...
HOUSEDOG
HOUSEDOG, noun hous'dog. A dog kept to guard the house.
HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD, noun hous'hold. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family; those who belong to a family.I baptized also the household of Stephanus. 1 Corinthians 1:16....
HOUSEHOLD-STUFF
HOUSEHOLD-STUFF, noun hous'hold-stuff. The furniture of a house; the vessels, utensils and goods of a family.
HOUSEHOLDER
HOUSEHOLDER, noun hous'holder. The master or chief of a family; one who keeps house with his family. Matthew 13:27.
HOUSEKEEPER
HOUSEKEEPER, noun hous'keeper. One who occupies a house with his family; a man or woman who maintains a family; a man or woman who maintains a family state in a house; a househo...
HOUSEKEEPING
HOUSEKEEPING, adjective hous'keeping. Domestic; used in a family; as housekeeping commodities. [Little used.]HOUSEKEEPING, noun [As above.] The family state in a dwelling.1. Hos...
HOUSEL
HOUS'EL, noun houz'l. The eucharist; the sacred bread.HOUS'EL, verb transitive To give or receive the eucharist.
HOUSELAMB
HOUSELAMB, noun hous'lamb. A lamb kept in a house for fatting.
HOUSELEEK
HOUSELEEK, noun hous'leek. [See Leek.] A plant of the genus Sempervivum, which is found on the tops of houses. The lesser houseleek is of the genus Sedum.
HOUSELESS
HOUSELESS, noun hous'less. Destitute of a house or habitation; as the houseless child of want.1. Destitute of shelter.
HOUSELINE
HOUSELINEHOUSEMAID, noun hous'maid. A female servant employed to keep a house clean, etc.
HOUSEPIGEON
HOUSEPIGEON, noun A tame pigeon.
HOUSERAISER
HOUSERAISER, noun One who erects a house.
HOUSEROOM
HOUSEROOM, noun hous'room. Room or place in a house.
HOUSESNAIL
HOUSESNAIL, noun A particular kind of snail.
HOUSEWARMING
HOUSEWARMING, noun hous'warming. A feast or merry making at the time a family enters a new house.
HOUSEWIFE
HOUSEWIFE, noun hous'wife. [house and wife; contracted into huswife, hussy.] The mistress of a family.1. A female economist; a good manager.2. One skilled in female business.3. ...
HOUSEWIFELY
HOUSEWIFELY, adjective hous'wifely. Pertaining to the mistress of a family.1. Taken from housewifery, or domestic affairs; as a housewifely metaphor.