| afterthought | (noun) an addition that was not included in the original plan | - |
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| (noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: reconsideration, rethink, second thought |
| alehouse | (noun) a tavern where ale is sold | - |
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| bakehouse | (noun) a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold | Synonyms: bakery, bakeshop |
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| barrelhouse | (noun) a cheap drinking and dancing establishment | Synonyms: honky-tonk |
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| bathhouse | (noun) a building containing public baths | Synonyms: bagnio |
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| (noun) a building containing dressing rooms for bathers | Synonyms: bathing machine |
| bawdyhouse | (noun) a building where prostitutes are available | Synonyms: bagnio, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse |
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| birdhouse | (noun) a shelter for birds | - |
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| blockhouse | (noun) a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire | - |
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| bloodhound | (noun) a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking | Synonyms: sleuthhound |
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| boardinghouse | (noun) a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests | Synonyms: boarding house |
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| boarhound | (noun) large hound used in hunting wild boars | - |
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| boathouse | (noun) a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats | - |
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| cachou | (noun) a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco) | - |
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| caoutchouc | (noun) an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products | Synonyms: gum elastic, India rubber, natural rubber, rubber |
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| cardhouse | (noun) an unstable construction with playing cards | Synonyms: card-house, cardcastle, house of cards |
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| cathouse | (noun) a building where prostitutes are available | Synonyms: bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse |
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| chapterhouse | (noun) a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity | Synonyms: frat house, fraternity house |
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| (noun) a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter | - |
| charterhouse | (noun) a Carthusian monastery | - |
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| chophouse | (noun) a restaurant that specializes in steaks | Synonyms: steakhouse |
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| chou | (noun) puff filled with cream or custard | Synonyms: cream puff |
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| (noun) any of various types of cabbage | Synonyms: cabbage |
| chough | (noun) a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage | - |
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| clubhouse | (noun) a building that is occupied by a social club | Synonyms: club |
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| coffeehouse | (noun) a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | Synonyms: cafe, coffee bar, coffee shop |
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| cookhouse | (noun) the area for food preparation on a ship | Synonyms: caboose, galley, ship's galley |
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| (noun) a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking | - |
| coonhound | (noun) any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons | - |
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| countinghouse | (noun) office used by the accountants of a business | - |
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| courthouse | (noun) a building that houses judicial courts | - |
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| (noun) a government building that houses the offices of a county government | - |
| cowhouse | (noun) a barn for cows | Synonyms: byre, cow barn, cowbarn, cowshed |
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| customhouse | (noun) a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country | Synonyms: customshouse |
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| customshouse | (noun) a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country | Synonyms: customhouse |
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| deerhound | (noun) very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland | Synonyms: Scottish deerhound |
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| doghouse | (noun) outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog | Synonyms: dog house, kennel |
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| (noun) an idiomatic term for being in disfavor | - |
| dollhouse | (noun) a small model of a house used as a toy by children | Synonyms: doll's house |
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| (noun) a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything | Synonyms: doll's house |
| dosshouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: flophouse |
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| elkhound | (noun) breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk | Synonyms: Norwegian elkhound |
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| farmhouse | (noun) house for a farmer and family | - |
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| firehouse | (noun) a station housing fire apparatus and firemen | Synonyms: fire station |
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| flophouse | (noun) a cheap lodging house | Synonyms: dosshouse |
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| forethought | (noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: care, caution, precaution |
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| (noun) planning or plotting in advance of acting | Synonyms: premeditation |
| foxhound | (noun) medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes | - |
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| gatehouse | (noun) a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence | - |
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| ghoul | (noun) an evil spirit or ghost | - |
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| (noun) someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection | Synonyms: body snatcher, graverobber |
| glasshouse | (noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | Synonyms: greenhouse |
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| greenhouse | (noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | Synonyms: glasshouse |
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| greyhound | (noun) a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog | - |
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| guardhouse | (noun) a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained | - |
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| guesthouse | (noun) a house separate from the main house; for housing guests | - |
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| hellhound | (noun) a very evil man | - |
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| (noun) (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon | Synonyms: Cerberus |
| henhouse | (noun) a farm building for housing poultry | Synonyms: chicken coop, coop, hencoop |
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| horehound | (noun) a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant | - |
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| (noun) any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium | - |
| hothouse | (noun) a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner | Synonyms: conservatory, indoor garden |
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| houdah | (noun) a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant | Synonyms: howdah |
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| houhere | (noun) small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage | Synonyms: Hoheria populnea, lacebark, ribbonwood |
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| hoummos | (noun) a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East | Synonyms: hommos, hummus, humous, humus |
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| hound | (noun) any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | Synonyms: hound dog |
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| (noun) someone who is morally reprehensible | Synonyms: blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel |
| hour | (noun) distance measured by the time taken to cover it | Synonyms: minute |
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| (noun) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day | Synonyms: 60 minutes, hr |
| (noun) clock time | Synonyms: time of day |
| (noun) a special and memorable period | - |
| hourglass | (noun) a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes | - |
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| houri | (noun) a voluptuously beautiful young woman | Synonyms: nymph |
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| (noun) (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise | - |
| hours | (noun) a period of time assigned for work | - |
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| (noun) an indefinite period of time | - |
| house | (noun) play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults | - |
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| (noun) a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families | - |
| (noun) a building in which something is sheltered or located | - |
| (noun) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented | Synonyms: theater, theatre |
| (noun) aristocratic family line | - |
| (noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments | Synonyms: business firm, firm |
| (noun) an official assembly having legislative powers | - |
| (noun) the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema | - |
| (noun) the members of a religious community living together | - |
| (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, household, menage |
| (noun) the management of a gambling house or casino | - |
| (noun) (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided | Synonyms: mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign |
| houseboat | (noun) a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling | - |
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| housebreaker | (noun) a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house | Synonyms: cat burglar |
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| (noun) a wrecker of houses | Synonyms: housewrecker |
| housebreaking | (noun) trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent | Synonyms: break-in, breaking and entering |
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| housebuilder | (noun) someone who builds houses as a business | Synonyms: home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder |
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| housecleaning | (noun) the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house | - |
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| (noun) (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions | - |
| housecoat | (noun) a loose dressing gown for women | Synonyms: neglige, negligee, peignoir, wrapper |
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| housecraft | (noun) skill in domestic management | - |
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| housedog | (noun) a dog trained to guard a house | - |
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| housefather | (noun) a man in charge of children in an institution | - |
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| housefly | (noun) common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases | Synonyms: house fly, Musca domestica |
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| houseful | (noun) as many as a house will accommodate | - |
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| houseguest | (noun) a guest entertained in your house | Synonyms: house guest |
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| household | (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, house, menage |
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| householder | (noun) someone who owns a home | Synonyms: homeowner |
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| househusband | (noun) a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income | Synonyms: house husband |
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| housekeeper | (noun) a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household | - |
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| housekeeping | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housework |
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| houselights | (noun) lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium | - |
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| housemaid | (noun) a female domestic | Synonyms: amah, maid, maidservant |
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| houseman | (noun) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | Synonyms: intern, interne, medical intern |
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| housemaster | (noun) teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse | - |
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| housemate | (noun) someone who resides in the same house with you | - |
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| housemother | (noun) a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people | - |
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| housepaint | (noun) paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house | Synonyms: house paint |
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| houseplant | (noun) any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes | - |
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| houseroom | (noun) space for accommodation in a house | - |
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| housetop | (noun) the roof of a house | - |
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| housewarming | (noun) a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home | - |
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| housewife | (noun) a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | Synonyms: homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house |
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| housewifery | (noun) the work of a housewife | - |
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| housework | (noun) the work of cleaning and running a house | Synonyms: housekeeping |
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| housewrecker | (noun) a wrecker of houses | Synonyms: housebreaker |
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| housing | (noun) structures collectively in which people are housed | Synonyms: living accommodations, lodging |
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| (noun) a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component | - |
| (noun) stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse | Synonyms: caparison, trapping |
| icehouse | (noun) a house for storing ice | - |
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| jailhouse | (noun) 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) | Synonyms: clink, gaol, jail, pokey, poky, slammer |
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| khoum | (noun) 5 khoums equal 1 ouguiya in Mauritania | - |
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| lamphouse | (noun) housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector) | Synonyms: lamp house, lamp housing |
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| lighthouse | (noun) a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships | Synonyms: beacon, beacon light, pharos |
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| madhouse | (noun) pejorative terms for an insane asylum | Synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit |
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| mahout | (noun) the driver and keeper of an elephant | - |
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