单词 | open house |
释义 | open housenouna party or reception during which anyone who wishes may visit to share in a celebration, meet a special guest, etc. a time during which a school, institution, etc., is open to the public for exhibition or for some specific occasion. a house hospitably open to all friends who may wish to visit it. Idioms for open housekeep open house, to be prepared to entertain visitors at any time: They keep open house for artists and writers. Origin of open houseFirst recorded in 1520–30 Words nearby open houseopen-hearth, open-hearth furnace, open-hearth process, open-heart surgery, open hospital, open house, open house, keep, open housing, opening, opening night, opening snap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for open house
British Dictionary definitions for open houseopen house nounUS and Canadian an occasion on which an institution, such as a school, is open for inspection by the publicAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): open day, at-home keep open house to be always ready to provide hospitality US and NZ a house available for inspection by prospective buyers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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