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house·hold
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ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld
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-ˌoʊld
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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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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
houshold.
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house
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hold
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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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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.
For a household calculation, consider the vehicles driven by all members of your household.
The household task of recycling involves your entire family.
Folks, the tombstone thread and the holidays raise some questions here in the bat household.
Why don't you wait until the summer to discuss any additions to the household.
The loss of a job needn't mean a complete loss of household income.
Household
rubbish presents special problems, since it is an unpredictable mishmash of all sorts of stuff.
They are the only members in the household they make any money.
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World English Dictionary
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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