full house
Americannoun
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full houses
plural
noun
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poker a hand with three cards of the same value and another pair
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a theatre, etc, filled to capacity
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(in bingo, etc) the set of numbers needed to win
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of full house
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The Palladium performance was to a full house, with crowd surfers tumbling frequently into the photo pit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
There are over 1,000 senior move managers and many provide free consultations, followed by hourly fees of about $50 to $125, which could mean a total cost of $1,500 to $5,000 for a full house.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Scottish Mountaineering Club requires climbers to reach 1,072 summits across six different hill classifications to complete the "full house".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
She was similarly in control of set two in front of a full house at John Cain Arena, but blinked when serving for the match at 5-4 and was broken.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
Soon after, over the open theater in Corinth where a play was being performed to a full house, a flock of cranes appeared, hovering above the crowd.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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