Dream Dictionary

House

To see a house in your dream, represents your own soul and self.

Specific rooms in the house indicate a specific aspect of your psyche. In general, the attic represents your intellect, the basement represents the unconscious, etc.

If the house is empty, then it indicates feelings of insecurity.

If the house is shifting, then it suggests that you are going through some personal changes and changing your belief system.

To dream that you are cleaning your house, signifies your need to clear out your thoughts and getting rid of old ways. You are seeking self-improvement.

To dream that your house is broken into, suggests that you are feeling violated. It may refer to a particular relationship or current situation in your life.

Alternatively, it indicates that some unconscious material is attempting to make itself known. There are some aspects of yourself that you have denied.

To dream of a haunted house, signifies unfinished emotional business, related to your childhood family, dead relatives, or repressed memories and feelings.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
  • 2: the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: firm, house, business firm]
  • 3: the members of a religious community living together
  • 4: the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
  • 5: an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
  • 6: aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
  • 7: play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house"
  • 8: (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house]
  • 9: the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet"
  • 10: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: family, household, house, home, menage]
  • 11: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: theater, theatre, house]
  • 12: a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house"
  • v. 1: contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"
  • 2: provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" [syn: house, put up, domiciliate]