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household
What does household mean?
household (noun): a social unit living together.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use household in a sentence?
- This household is perfect. (Tatoeba sentence #8788640 by genuineblood, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce household?
/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does household come from?
From Middle English houshold.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of household?
Words related to household
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “household”?
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What does “household” mean?
an opportunity or possibility
Not quite: that's what chance means.
a social unit living together
Right! That's what “household” means.
accepted or habitual practice
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an inclination to want things
Not quite: that's what desire means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “household”?
family
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course
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office
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season
Not quite: season means something else.
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