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household

/ˈhaʊshəʊld/ /ˈhaʊshoʊld/

Meanings
noun
Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.

Examples :

"The entire household enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner together. "
family property society essential

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establishment noun

/ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.

"Since their establishment of the company in 1984, they have grown into a global business."

Illustration including

including verb

/ɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

"I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental."

Illustration ancestry

ancestry noun

/ˈæn.sɛs.tɹi/

Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

"Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. -Addison."

Illustration domestic

domestic noun

/dəˈmɛstɪk/

A house servant; a maid; a household worker.

"The domestic cleaned the house every Saturday. "

Illustration servants

servants noun

/ˈsɜːvənts/ /ˈsɝvənts/

One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

"There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids."

Illustration delicious

delicious adjective

/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /diˈlɪʃəs/

Pleasing to taste; tasty.

"The pizza was delicious, so I ate two slices. "

Illustration familiar

familiar noun

/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ /fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ/

An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.

"The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

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together adjective

/təˈɡɛð.ə(ɹ)/ /təˈɡɛðɚ/

Coherent; well organized.

"The teacher's lesson plan was together, covering all the key concepts logically. "

Illustration thanksgiving

thanksgiving noun

/ˈθæŋksˌɡɪv.ɪŋ/

An expression of gratitude.

"After receiving the birthday gift, she expressed her thanksgiving with a big hug. "

Illustration attendants

attendants noun

/əˈtɛndənts/

One who attends; one who works with or watches over something.

"Give your keys to the parking attendants and they will park your car for you."

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belonging verb

/bɪˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɔŋɪŋ/

To have its proper place.

"Where does this document belong?"