Difference between Home and House

What is the difference between Home and House?

Home as a noun is one's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. while House as a noun is a structure serving as an abode of human beings.

Home

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt. The place where a person was raised. Childhood or parental home. Home of one's parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, especially, the grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul. In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal. Home plate. The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. The landing page of a website; the site's home page

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (usually with "in on") To seek or aim for something.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home. Close; closely. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length. In one's place of residence; at home Into the goal.

Example sentence: Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

House

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To keep within a structure or container.To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.To contain or cover mechanical parts.To steal, esp. one's intellectual property, such as ideas, music, etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A structure serving as an abode of human beings.The mode of living as if in a house.The usual place to find an object or an animal.A structure to protect or store something or someone.A protective structure on the deck of a ship.A theatre building, or the audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.A deliberative assembly forming a component of a legislature, or, more rarely, the room or building in which such an assembly normally meets.An establishment, whether actual, as a pub, or virtual, as a website.A company or organisation.A dynasty, a familial descendance, for example, a royal House.One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.House music.The three concentric circles where points are scored on the iceAn early or alternative name for the game bingo.A complete set of numbers in bingo.An aggregate of characteristics of a house.

Example sentence: I lived next to Russian soldiers. We had Russian army guys in our house when I grew up. We made lemonade for them; they were everywhere. I had a Russian school. I grew up with Russian traditions, I know Russian songs... it infiltrates me a lot. I even speak a little Russian.

We hope you now know whether to use Home or House in your sentence.

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