Word Meanings - BEEHOUSE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A house for bees; an apiary.
- Houseleek
A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen. - Houseless
Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless; as, a houseless wanderer. - Houselessness
The state of being houseless. - Houseline
A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called also housing. - Houseling
Same as Housling. - Housemaid
A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care of the rooms. - Housebote
Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See Bote. - Housemate
One who dwells in the same house with another. - Housebreaker
One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking. - Houseroom
Room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom. - Housebreaking
The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break. - Housewarming
A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises. - Housebuilder
One whose business is to build houses; a housewright. - Housewife
The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. - Housecarl
A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute. - Housewive
To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize.
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