Town House: A type of dwelling unit normally having two floors, with the living area and kitchen on the base floor and the bedrooms located on the second floor, a series of individual houses having architectural unity and a common wall between each unit.

 

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Town House: A type of dwelling unit normally having two floors, with the living area and kitchen on the base floor and the bedrooms located on the second floor, a series of individual houses having arch . . . View Full Definition

Placidean Houses: The house system devised by the Spanish monk, Placidus de Tito (seventeenth century). Placidus' system, still widely used today, is based on the trisection of nocturnal and diurnal semi-arcs . . . View Full Definition

Part Of The Building or House: Said of the 7 or 10 pin when it remains solidly standing after an apparently perfect hit. Used in a phrase such as, That pin must be part of the building.

Outer Houses: Those planets whose orbits fall outside the Asteroid Belt; also called major planets because of their larger orbits. See also major planets.

Oriental Houses: Houses that lie in the eastern (oriental) hemisphere of a horoscope, houses one, two, three, ten, eleven, and twelve. Sometimes used to describe those houses moving away (clockwise) from the . . . View Full Definition

Powerhouse: Also called 'the girdle of strength.' The area between the bottom of your rib cage and the line across your hips – for many the most neglected area of the body. Working the Powerhouse, as vi . . . View Full Definition

Public Warehouse: Storage facility operated by an independent warehouse company on its own premises.

Second House: Also known as the House of Possessions. It describes your material assets, monetary income and the potential ways it may be earned. It also indicates what you value throughout life.

Run-Of-House (Roh): Refers to a hotel room, the type of which is assigned at the discretion of the hotel shortly before you arrive. Usually, the rates are lower.

Retail House: A brokerage firm that caters to individual customers rather than large institutions.