(historical) A kind of residential penitentiary facility, built after the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law (1601), where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work.

A thorough search of a home or other privately owned real estate as part of an official (notably judicial) investigation.

(idiomatic) To take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper. / To seclude oneself in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors.

A company that produces books, magazines, brochures and other texts in print or electronic form.

A house designed to be environmentally friendly.

A child's toy domestic dwelling, either for dolls or large enough for the child to enter.

(children's games) To pretend to be a family in the household, acting out housekeeping and different family roles. / To live as if married without actually being legally married.

A central point where clearing banks and other financial firms exchange checks, settle accounts, etc. / (figuratively, by extension) A hub of goods traffic

plural of house dick

A home is not merely a building but requires inhabitants and a friendly atmosphere.