The difference between House and Store

When used as nouns, house means a structure built or serving as an abode of human beings, whereas store means a place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

When used as verbs, house means to keep within a structure or container, whereas store means to keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.


check bellow for the other definitions of House and Store

  1. House as a noun:

    A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.

    Examples:

    "This is my house and my family's ancestral home."

  2. House as a noun:

    The people who live in a house; a household.

  3. House as a noun:

    A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word). A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier. A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.

    Examples:

    "The former carriage house had been made over into a guest house."

    "On arriving at the zoo, we immediately headed for the [[monkey house monkey house]]."

    "A small publishing house would have a contract with an independent fulfillment house."

    "One more, sir, then I'll have to stop serving you – rules of the house, I'm afraid."

    "The house always wins."

  4. House as a noun:

    The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.

    Examples:

    "After her swan-song, there wasn't a dry eye in the house."

  5. House as a noun (politics):

    A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.

    Examples:

    "The petition was so ridiculous that the house rejected it after minimal debate."

  6. House as a noun:

    A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.

    Examples:

    "A curse lay upon the House of Atreus."

  7. House as a noun (metaphorical):

    a place of rest or repose.

  8. House as a noun:

    A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.

    Examples:

    "I was a member of Spenser house when I was at school."

  9. House as a noun:

    An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.

  10. House as a noun (astrology):

    One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.

  11. House as a noun (cartomancy):

    The fourth Lenormand card.

  12. House as a noun (chess, now, rare):

    A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of a piece.

  13. House as a noun (curling):

    The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.

  14. House as a noun:

    Lotto; bingo.

  15. House as a noun (uncountable):

    A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.

    Examples:

    "As the babysitter, Emma always acted as the mother whenever the kids demanded to play house."

  16. House as a noun (US, dialect):

    A small stand of trees in a swamp.

  1. House as a verb (transitive):

    To keep within a structure or container.

    Examples:

    "The car is housed in the garage."

  2. House as a verb (transitive):

    To admit to residence; to harbor/harbour.

  3. House as a verb:

    To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.

  4. House as a verb (transitive, astrology):

    To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.

  5. House as a verb (transitive):

    To contain or cover mechanical parts.

  6. House as a verb (obsolete):

    To drive to a shelter.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  7. House as a verb (obsolete):

    To deposit and cover, as in the grave.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sandys"

  8. House as a verb (nautical):

    To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.

    Examples:

    "to house the upper spars"

  1. House as a noun (music genre):

    House music.

  1. Store as a noun:

    A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept.

    Examples:

    "This building used to be a store for old tires."

  2. Store as a noun:

    A supply held in storage.

  3. Store as a noun (mainly North American):

    A place where items may be purchased; a shop.

    Examples:

    "I need to get some milk from the grocery store."

  4. Store as a noun (computing, dated):

    Memory.

    Examples:

    "The main store of 1000 36-bit words seemed large at the time."

  5. Store as a noun:

    A great quantity or number; abundance.

  1. Store as a verb (transitive):

    To keep (something) while not in use, generally in a place meant for that purpose.

    Examples:

    "I'll store these books in the attic."

  2. Store as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To write (something) into memory or registers.

    Examples:

    "This operation stores the result on the stack."

  3. Store as a verb (intransitive):

    To remain in good condition while stored.

    Examples:

    "I don't think that kind of cheese will store well in the refrigerator."