(idiomatic) In financial difficulty because of the excessive cost of owning a house, or because the cost of home ownership forms too high a proportion of household income.

A house which lets out furnished apartments. / A building with small, basic, inexpensive apartments for rent, often without en-suite bathrooms.

Alternative form of househusband

(West of England) A public house that sells a selection of draught ciders rather than beer.

The black rat, Rattus rattus.

plural of house rat

A royal home in London. / (by extension) The office of the residents of Clarence House.

(Britain) a building containing oasts, used in conjunction with hop harvesting.

plural of house mouse

An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit