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alehouse
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n 1: a tavern where ale is sold
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asbestos
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n 1: a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles;
inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer
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barrelhouse
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n 1: a cheap drinking and dancing establishment [syn:
barrelhouse, honky-tonk]
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bathhouse
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n 1: a building containing dressing rooms for bathers [syn:
bathhouse, bathing machine]
2: a building containing public baths [syn: bathhouse,
bagnio]
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blockhouse
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n 1: a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy
fire; with apertures for defensive fire
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boathouse
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n 1: a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
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cathouse
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n 1: a building where prostitutes are available [syn:
whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of
prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse,
cathouse, sporting house]
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chophouse
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n 1: a restaurant that specializes in steaks [syn: steakhouse,
chophouse]
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clubhouse
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n 1: a building that is occupied by a social club; "the
clubhouse needed a new roof" [syn: clubhouse, club]
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cookhouse
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n 1: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: galley,
ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse]
2: a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a
tent as their cookhouse"
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courthouse
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n 1: a government building that houses the offices of a county
government
2: a building that houses judicial courts
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doghouse
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n 1: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog [syn:
kennel, doghouse, dog house]
2: an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
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dollhouse
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n 1: a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
[syn: dollhouse, doll's house]
2: a small model of a house used as a toy by children [syn:
dollhouse, doll's house]
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farmhouse
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n 1: house for a farmer and family
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flophouse
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n 1: a cheap lodging house [syn: flophouse, dosshouse]
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gatehouse
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n 1: a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's
residence
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glasshouse
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n 1: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation
and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions [syn:
greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse]
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greenhouse
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adj 1: of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect;
"greenhouse gases"
n 1: a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation
and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions [syn:
greenhouse, nursery, glasshouse]
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guardhouse
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n 1: a military facility that serves as the headquarters for
military police and in which military prisoners can be
detained
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guesthouse
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n 1: a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
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henhouse
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n 1: a farm building for housing poultry [syn: chicken coop,
coop, hencoop, henhouse]
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hostess
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n 1: a woman host
2: a woman innkeeper
3: a woman steward on an airplane [syn: stewardess, air
hostess, hostess]
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hothouse
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n 1: a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing
manner [syn: conservatory, hothouse, indoor garden]
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icehouse
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n 1: a house for storing ice
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interstice
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n 1: a small structural space between tissues or parts of an
organ; "the interstices of a network"
2: small opening between things
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jailhouse
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n 1: a correctional institution used to detain persons who are
in the lawful custody of the government (either accused
persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a
sentence) [syn: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink,
slammer, poky, pokey]
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lighthouse
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n 1: a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to
passing ships [syn: beacon, lighthouse, beacon light,
pharos]
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madhouse
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n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam,
booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny
farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house,
nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit]
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nuthouse
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n 1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam,
booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny
farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house,
nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit]
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outhouse
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n 1: a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which
a user can defecate [syn: outhouse, privy, earth-
closet, jakes]
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penthouse
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n 1: an apartment located on the top floors of a building
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pilothouse
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n 1: an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be
navigated [syn: pilothouse, wheelhouse]
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pothouse
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n 1: tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public
rooms; often provides light meals [syn: public house,
pub, saloon, pothouse, gin mill, taphouse]
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poultice
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n 1: a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal
or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. [syn:
poultice, cataplasm, plaster]
v 1: dress by covering with a therapeutic substance [syn:
poultice, plaster]
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priestess
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n 1: a woman priest
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roadhouse
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n 1: an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road)
providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes)
gambling
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roughhouse
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v 1: engage in rough or disorderly play
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roundhouse
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n 1: workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing
locomotives
2: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
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schoolhouse
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n 1: a building where young people receive education; "the
school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every
morning" [syn: school, schoolhouse]
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slaughterhouse
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n 1: a building where animals are butchered [syn: abattoir,
butchery, shambles, slaughterhouse]
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smokehouse
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n 1: a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
[syn: smokehouse, meat house]
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solstice
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n 1: either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its
greatest distance from the celestial equator
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statehouse
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n 1: a government building in which a state legislature meets
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steakhouse
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n 1: a restaurant that specializes in steaks [syn: steakhouse,
chophouse]
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summerhouse
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n 1: a small roofed building affording shade and rest [syn:
gazebo, summerhouse]
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tollhouse
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n 1: a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects
tolls [syn: tollbooth, tolbooth, tollhouse]
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washhouse
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n 1: a building or outbuilding where laundry is done
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wheelhouse
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n 1: an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be
navigated [syn: pilothouse, wheelhouse]
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workhouse
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n 1: a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
2: a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18
months
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augustus
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n 1: Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became
emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31
BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14) [syn: Augustus, Gaius
Octavianus, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, Octavian]
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hephaestus
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metalworking in
ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan [syn:
Hephaestus, Hephaistos]
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theophrastus
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n 1: Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who
succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics
(371-287 BC)
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bakehouse
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n 1: a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and
pastries) are produced or sold [syn: bakery, bakeshop,
bakehouse]
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westinghouse
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n 1: United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914) [syn:
Westinghouse, George Westinghouse]
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cistus
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n 1: small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe
and North Africa [syn: Cistus, genus Cistus]
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cultus
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n 1: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the
cultus of the Blessed Virgin" [syn: cult, cultus,
religious cult]
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almshouse
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backhouse
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bughouse
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bunkhouse
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deckhouse
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gashouse
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longhouse
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springhouse
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sugarhouse
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townhouse
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festus
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saltus
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cestus
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rastus
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cobaltous
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gasthaus
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limehouse
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stackhouse
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stonehouse
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whitehouse
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woodhouse
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waterhouse
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eustace
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