All English words - page 1714

Meanings of Houseleek:

noun

A succulent european plant with rosettes of fleshy leaves and small pink flowers. houseleeks grow on walls and roofs, and are popular cultivated plants.

Usage examples:

Try the black-leaved ophiopogon planiscapus ‘nigrescens’ with houseleeks sempervivum planted undern…

Meanings of Houseling:

noun

The action of housel ; administration of the eucharist; communion; an instance of this.

Meanings of Houselled:

noun

The consecrated elements of the eucharist, especially the bread; (also) the administration or receiving of the eucharist; the service or ceremony of the eucharist.

verb

In passive. to receive the eucharist. †also reflexive (obsolete).

Meanings of Houselling:

noun

The action of housel ; administration of the eucharist; communion; an instance of this.

Meanings of Housemaid:

noun

A female domestic employee, especially one who cleans reception rooms and bedrooms.

Usage examples:

As our family grew we'd hired more servants so that now we had a parlourmaid, two housemaids, two k…

Meanings of Housemaidenly:

adjective

Of or characteristic of a housemaid.

Meanings of Housemaiding:

noun

The action of being a housemaid; housework; this as an occupation.

Meanings of Housemaids:

noun

A female domestic employee, especially one who cleans reception rooms and bedrooms.

Usage examples:

As our family grew we'd hired more servants so that now we had a parlourmaid, two housemaids, two k…

Meanings of Housemastership:

noun

The position or office of a housemaster.

Meanings of Housemate:

noun

A person who shares a house with others.

Usage examples:

Stu enters and makes some snide comment about the intimacy that his housemates share.

Meanings of Housemating:

noun

The action or condition of living as housemates.

Meanings of Housemen:

noun

Another term for house officer.

Meanings of Housemistress:

noun

A female teacher in charge of a house at a boarding school.

Usage examples:

She was a housemistress at cheltenham ladies' college

Meanings of Housemothers:

noun

A woman in charge of and living in a boarding school house or children's home.

Meanings of Houseparent:

noun

A housemother or housefather.

Usage examples:

Following the deal, unions sought confirmation from the department of health that the new arrangeme…

Meanings of Houseplant:

noun

A plant which is grown indoors.

Usage examples:

To keep the strawberry hoop house plants healthy and growing fast, wells applies fertilizer in late…

Meanings of Houser:

noun

A person who or thing which builds a house or houses; a builder.

Meanings of Houseroom:

noun

Space or accommodation in one's house.

Usage examples:

In short it turns out that play hardware occupies houseroom in a wholly different and much less eff…

Meanings of Housesat:

verb

Live in and look after a house while its owner is away.

Usage examples:

I'm house-sitting for a friend of a friend

Meanings of Housesit:

verb

Live in and look after a house while its owner is away.

Usage examples:

I'm house-sitting for a friend of a friend

Meanings of Housesits:

verb

Live in and look after a house while its owner is away.

Usage examples:

I'm house-sitting for a friend of a friend

Meanings of Housesitting:

verb

Live in and look after a house while its owner is away.

Usage examples:

I'm house-sitting for a friend of a friend

Meanings of Housesmith:

noun

A person who makes or fits metalwork for the building trade (now chiefly historical).

Meanings of Housetops:

noun

The ridge or roof of a house.

Usage examples:

Across the housetops, i could see the masts of tall ships

Meanings of Houseward:

adverb

Towards the house, or a house.