(simile) Very secure.

A narrow shack with a door at each end, common in the Southern United States from the end of the Civil War until the 1920s.

(chiefly US) A building in which the members of a fraternity or sorority reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.

A building attached to a cathedral, church, or monastery and used as a meeting place. / A building used by a sorority or fraternity as a residence or meeting place.

(US) A building in which the members of a fraternity reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.

Alternative spelling of chapter house

(chiefly historical) A house inhabited or operated by deaconesses, providing basic medical attention, care for the poor and sick etc.

Alternative form of coffeehouse

A teacher who is in charge of a house at a boarding school.

(units of measure) A unit of time reckoned as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.