household has definitions from the field of housing
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[ noun ] (housing) a social unit living together

Synonyms

family house home menage

Examples

"he moved his family to Virginia" "It was a good Christian household" "I waited until the whole house was asleep" "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

It is into this household , one eroded by irritations that have tortured the souls out of its people , that George_Dillon enters at the beginning of the play .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

The best_known field of application for builders is in heavy-duty , spray-dried detergent formulations for household use .

In the household market , there are also low-sudsing detergent formulations based on nonionic actives with about the same amount of phosphate builder ; light-duty synthetic detergents with much less builder ; and the dwindling built soap_powders as_well_as soap_flakes and granules , none of which are now nationally advertised .

Hard surface cleaning in household application is represented by two classes of alkaline products : ( 1 ) the formulations made expressly for machine dishwashers , and ( 2 ) the general-purpose cleaners used for walls and woodwork .

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

His household had gone_through an upset .

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[ adjective ] (housing) of or related to or used in the running of a household

Examples

"household chores" "household management" "household appliances"

Used in print

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

If anything may be predicted in the quicksilver world of retailing , it seems likely that the suburban branch will come to dominate children 's clothing ( taking the kid downtown is too_much of a production ) , household gadgetry and the discount_business in big-ticket items .

Related terms

domestic

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