household

[hous-hohld, -ohld] Example Sentences

house·hold

[hous-hohld, -ohld]
noun
1.
the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to a household: household furniture.
3.
for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering, repairing, etc., in the home: a household bleach.
4.
common or usual; ordinary.

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Household is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English houshold. See house, hold1
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  • These pollutants come from thousands of ordinary household products, furnishings and building materials.
  • How about the ratio of these expenditures per household plotted against total income, broken down by decile.
  • But in addition, trees and shrubs are a major source of products for trade and household use, she explained.
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household (ˈhaʊsˌhəʊld)
 
n
1.  the people living together in one house collectively
2.  (modifier) of, relating to, or used in the running of a household; domestic: household management

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