Standard Lemma guide

hoose

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • hoo͞s
  • Received-Pronunciation: /huːs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /hus/
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /hʉs/
  • rhymes with -uːs
  • CMU ARPABET: HH UW1 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

house

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northumbria, Scotland

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a dialectal spelling of house, from Middle English hous, hus, from Old English hūs (“dwelling, shelter, house”), from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). Compare Scots hoose.