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1 housekeeping
noun (the management of a house.) hússtjórn, heimilishald -
2 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hús, bygging2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hús, bygging3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) leikhús, fullt hús4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) ætt, kynkvísl2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) hÿsa2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) geyma, hÿsa•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) innflutningsteiti- housework
- like a house on fire
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