Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

house of lords

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: house- of lords
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.

noun

A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.

British usage; Dated; Humorous; Slang

noun

Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"He has just become Lord Hendy, and will take his place in the House of Lords on December 12. He will be a Crossbencher, which means he will not represent a political party."
"In between you have the Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’ or ‘When you need the House of Lords, it's through there.’"

Usage

Inflected Forms

the House of Lords (canonical) Houses of Lords (plural)

Phrases

House of Commons National Assembly House of Representatives Upper House Lower House the other place

Frequently Paired Words

House of Commons Peerage Senate National Assembly House of Representatives Upper House Lower House the other place

Synonyms

big white telephone bog can commode crapper crapper trapper donniker dunny head highway to hell jacks jakes

Questions

What does house of lords mean?: The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.

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