Main Difference
The main difference between House and Home is that the House is a structure intended for living in and Home is a dwelling-place used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for an individual,family,household or several families in a tribe. It is often a house, apartment, or other building, or alternatively a mobile home,houseboat,yurt, other portable shelter.
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House
A house is a building that functions as a home, ranging from simple dwellings such as rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes and the improvised shacks in shantytowns to complex, fixed structures of wood, brick, concrete or other materials containing plumbing, ventilation and electrical systems. Houses use a range of different roofing systems to keep precipitation such as rain from getting into the dwelling space. Houses may have doors or locks to secure the dwelling space and protect its inhabitants and contents from burglars or other trespassers. Most conventional modern houses in Western cultures will contain one or more bedrooms and bathrooms, a kitchen or cooking area, and a living room. A house may have a separate dining room, or the eating area may be integrated into another room. Some large houses in North America have a recreation room. In traditional agriculture-oriented societies, domestic animals such as chickens or larger livestock (like cattle) may share part of the house with humans. The social unit that lives in a house is known as a household.
Most commonly, a household is a family unit of some kind, although households may also be other social groups, such as roommates or, in a rooming house, unconnected individuals. Some houses only have a dwelling space for one family or similar-sized group; larger houses called townhouses or row houses may contain numerous family dwellings in the same structure. A house may be accompanied by outbuildings, such as a garage for vehicles or a shed for gardening equipment and tools. A house may have a backyard or frontyard, which serve as additional areas where inhabitants can relax or eat.
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Home
A home, or domicile, is a living space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for an individual, family, household or several families in a tribe. It is often a house, apartment, or other building, or alternatively a mobile home, houseboat, yurt or any other portable shelter. A principle of constitutional law in many countries, related to the right to privacy enshrined in article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the inviolability of the home as an individual’s place of shelter and refuge.
Homes typically provide areas and facilities for sleeping, preparing food, eating and hygiene. Larger groups may live in a nursing home, children’s home, convent or any similar institution. A homestead also includes agricultural land and facilities for domesticated animals. Where more secure dwellings are not available, people may live in the informal and sometimes illegal shacks found in slums and shanty towns. More generally, “home” may be considered to be a geographic area, such as a town, village, suburb, city, or country.
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House (noun)
A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings. from 9thc.
“This is my house and my family’s ancestral home.”
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House (noun)
The people who live in a house; a household. from 9thc.
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House (noun)
A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). from 10thc.
“The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house.”
“On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the monkey house.”
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House (noun)
A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. from 10thc.
“A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house.”
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House (noun)
The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance. from 10thc.
“After her swan-song, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house.”
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House (noun)
A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature. from 10thc.
“The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate.”
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House (noun)
A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. from 10thc.
“A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.”
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House (noun)
a place of rest or repose. from 9thc.
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House (noun)
A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities. from 19thc.
“I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school.”
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House (noun)
An animal’s shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection. from 10thc.
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House (noun)
One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart. from 14thc.
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House (noun)
The fourth Lenormand card.
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House (noun)
A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece. from 16thc.
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House (noun)
The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice. from 19thc.
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House (noun)
Lotto; bingo. from 20thc.
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House (noun)
A children’s game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
“As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house.”
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House (noun)
A small stand of trees in a swamp.
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House (noun)
House music.
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House (verb)
To keep within a structure or container.
“The car is housed in the garage.”
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House (verb)
To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.
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House (verb)
To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
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House (verb)
To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
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House (verb)
To contain or cover mechanical parts.
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House (verb)
To drive to a shelter.
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House (verb)
To deposit and cover, as in the grave.
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House (verb)
To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
“to house the upper spars”
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Home (noun)
A dwelling.
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Home (noun)
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.
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Home (noun)
The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections.
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Home (noun)
A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
“It’s what you bring into a house that makes it a home”
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Home (noun)
A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum.
“a home for outcasts”
“a home for the blind”
“a veterans’ home”
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Home (noun)
One’s native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one’s ancestors dwell or dwelt.
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Home (noun)
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.
“the home of the pine”
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Home (noun)
A focus point.
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Home (noun)
The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.
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Home (noun)
The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal.
“The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home.”
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Home (noun)
Home plate.
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Home (noun)
The place of a player in front of an opponent’s goal; also, the player.
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Home (noun)
clipping of home directory
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Home (verb)
To seek or aim for something.
“The missile was able to home in on the target.”
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Home (adjective)
Of or pertaining to one’s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
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Home (adjective)
Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
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Home (adverb)
to home
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Home (adverb)
to one’s place of residence or one’s customary or official location
“l|en|go home, come home, carry home”
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Home (adverb)
to one’s place of birth
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Home (adverb)
to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length
“to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home”
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Home (adverb)
in one’s place of residence or one’s customary or official location; at home
“Everyone’s gone to watch the game; there’s nobody home.”
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Home (adverb)
; closely; to the center; deep
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Home (adverb)
into the goal
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Home (adverb)
into the right, proper or stowed position
“Sails sheeted home.”
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House (noun)
a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys
“house prices”
“a house of Cotswold stone”
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House (noun)
the people living in a house; a household
“make yourself scarce before you wake the whole house”
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House (noun)
a noble, royal, or wealthy family or lineage; a dynasty
“the power and prestige of the House of Stewart”
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House (noun)
a dwelling that is one of several in a building.
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House (noun)
a building in which animals live or in which things are kept
“a hen house”
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House (noun)
a building in which people meet for a particular activity
“a house of prayer”
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House (noun)
a firm or institution
“a publishing house”
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House (noun)
a restaurant or inn
“help yourself to a drink, compliments of the house!”
“a carafe of house wine”
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House (noun)
a brothel.
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House (noun)
a theatre
“a hundred musicians performed in front of a full house”
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House (noun)
a performance in a theatre or cinema
“tickets for the first house”
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House (noun)
a religious community that occupies a particular building
“the Cistercian house at Clairvaux”
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House (noun)
a residential building for pupils at a boarding school
“a house of 45 boarders”
“a house prefect”
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House (noun)
each of a number of groups into which pupils at a day school are divided for games or competition.
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House (noun)
a college of a university.
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House (noun)
a legislative or deliberative assembly
“the sixty-member National Council, the country’s upper house”
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House (noun)
(in the UK) the House of Commons or Lords; (in the US) the House of Representatives
“the government commanded an overall majority in the House”
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House (noun)
a style of electronic dance music typically having sparse, repetitive vocals and a fast beat
“DJs specializing in techno, garage, and house”
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House (noun)
a twelfth division of the celestial sphere, based on the positions of the ascendant and midheaven at a given time and place, and determined by any of a number of methods.
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House (noun)
a twelfth division of the celestial sphere represented as a sector on an astrological chart, used in allocating elements of character and circumstance to different spheres of human life.
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House (noun)
old-fashioned term for bingo
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House (noun)
used by a bingo player to announce that they have won.
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House (adjective)
(of an animal or plant) kept in, frequenting, or infesting buildings.
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House (adjective)
relating to a firm, institution, or society
“a house journal”
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House (adjective)
(of a band or group) resident or regularly performing in a club or other venue
“the house band”
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House (verb)
provide with shelter or accommodation
“they converted a disused cinema to house twelve employees”
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House (verb)
provide space for; contain or accommodate
“the museum houses a collection of Roman sculpture”
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House (verb)
fix (something) in a socket or mortise.
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Home (noun)
the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household
“the floods forced many people to flee their homes”
“I was nineteen when I left home and went to college”
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Home (noun)
the family or social unit occupying a permanent residence
“he came from a good home”
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Home (noun)
a house or flat considered as a commercial property
“low-cost homes for first-time buyers”
“the growth in home ownership”
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Home (noun)
the district or country where one was born or has settled on a long-term basis
“they have made Provence their home”
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Home (noun)
a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates
“Montana is home to a surprising number of rare mammals”
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Home (noun)
a place where an object is kept.
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Home (noun)
an institution for people needing professional care or supervision
“an old people’s home”
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Home (noun)
the finishing point in a race
“he was four fences from home”
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Home (noun)
(in games) the place where a player is free from attack.
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Home (noun)
(in lacrosse) each of the three players stationed nearest their opponents’ goal.
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Home (noun)
short for home plate
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Home (noun)
a match played or won by a team on their own ground.
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Home (adjective)
relating to the place where one lives
“I don’t have your home address”
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Home (adjective)
made, done, or intended for use in the home
“a home computer”
“traditional home cooking”
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Home (adjective)
relating to one’s own country
“we need to stimulate demand within the UK home market”
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Home (adjective)
(of a sports fixture) played at the team’s own ground
“a home win”
“their first home match of the season”
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Home (adjective)
relating to or denoting a sports team that is playing at its own ground
“the home side”
“home fans”
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Home (adjective)
denoting the administrative centre of an organization
“the company has moved its home office”
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Home (adverb)
to or at the place where one lives
“what time did he get home last night?”
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Home (adverb)
to the end or conclusion of a race or something difficult
“the favourite romped home six lengths clear”
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Home (adverb)
to the intended or correct position
“he slid the bolt home noisily”
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Home (verb)
(of an animal) return by instinct to its territory after leaving it
“a dozen geese homing to their summer nesting grounds”
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Home (verb)
(of a pigeon bred for long-distance racing) fly back to or arrive at its loft after being released at a distant point
“pigeons who do not home will win no prizes”
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Home (verb)
move or be aimed towards (a target or destination) with great accuracy
“more than 100 missiles were launched, homing in on radar emissions”
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Home (verb)
focus attention on
“a teaching style which homes in on what is of central importance for each pupil”
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Home (verb)
provide (an animal) with a home as a pet
“each year thousands of cats which could have been homed are being needlessly put down”