full house

noun

plural full houses
1
: a poker hand containing three of a kind and a pair see poker illustration
2
: a theater, concert hall, etc. that is completely filled with spectators
Nevertheless, Into Great Silence played to a full house for two months at one of the city's hippest independent movie theaters.—Michael Boudway

Examples of full house in a Sentence

a singer performing before a full house A hand with three kings and two tens is a full house.
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Variance Films began its platform release of The Cycle Of Love by Oscar-winner Orlando von Einsiedel (The White Helmets, Virunga) and executive producer Priyanka Chopra-Jonas at the Angelika in NYC to $17k, with full houses both morning and evening. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026 That was the beginning of three championships in four years, and the run-heavy program defined by the full house/wing T formation had taken off. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026 Having a full house of girls has always been a dream for the actor. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 The slacker generation of latchkey kids has become the sandwich generation with a full house. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for full house

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of full house was in 1701

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