to manage a household

  • 21homemaker — /hohm may keuhr/, n. 1. a person who manages the household of his or her own family, esp. as a principal occupation. 2. a person employed to manage a household and do household chores for others, as for the sick or elderly. [1885 90; HOME +… …

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  • 22Diocese — Di o*cese, n.; pl. {Dioceses}. [OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F. dioc[ e]se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. ? housekeeping, administration, a province, a diocese, fr. ? to keep house, manage; dia through + ? to manage a household, ? a house. See {Economy}.]… …

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  • 23Dioceses — Diocese Di o*cese, n.; pl. {Dioceses}. [OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F. dioc[ e]se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. ? housekeeping, administration, a province, a diocese, fr. ? to keep house, manage; dia through + ? to manage a household, ? a house. See… …

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  • 24diocess — Diocese Di o*cese, n.; pl. {Dioceses}. [OE. diocise, OF. diocise, F. dioc[ e]se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. ? housekeeping, administration, a province, a diocese, fr. ? to keep house, manage; dia through + ? to manage a household, ? a house. See… …

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  • 25First Epistle to Timothy — The First Epistle to Timothy is one of three letters in New Testament of the Bible often grouped together as the Pastoral Epistles. (The others are Second Timothy and Titus.) The letter, traditionally attributed to Saint Paul, consists mainly of… …

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  • 26Viva Le Famille — (Chinese: 好儿好女) is a Mediacorp TV Channel 8 Singapore Chinese drama serial that revolves aroung a big family that faces many problems which other Singaporean families may also face, such as expenses on giving birth to a child, staying with their… …

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  • 27The Magnetic Lady — The Magnetic Lady, or Humors Reconciled is a Caroline era stage play, the final comedy of Ben Jonson. It was licensed for performance by Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, on October 12, 1632, and first published in 1641, in Volume II… …

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  • 28house — n., adj. /hows/; v. /howz/, n., pl. houses /how ziz/, v., housed, housing, adj. n. 1. a building in which people live; residence for human beings. 2. a household. 3. (often cap.) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of… …

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  • 29keep house — take care of a home, manage a household, tend to household chores (i.e. cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.) …

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  • 30house — n. & v. n. (pl.) 1 a a building for human habitation. b (attrib.) (of an animal) kept in, frequenting, or infesting houses (house cat; housefly). 2 a building for a special purpose (opera house; summer house). 3 a building for keeping animals or… …

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