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.—
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a singer performing before a full house
A hand with three kings and two tens is a full house.
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Beating the team seeking to be crowned champions for the fifth straight season in front of a full house was special, especially with the expectation that City would turn a corner following three successive defeats.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Melissa Joan Hart has a full house − literally − and she's got no complaints.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
In spite of those rules — or precisely because of them, for diners exhausted by high-end restaurants acting more like nightclubs — Freemans sees full houses for its inventive takes on Mediterranean cuisine.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
But first, the co-hosts explained all the good parts of having a full house for the holiday.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Melissa Joan Hart has a full house − literally − and she's got no complaints.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
In spite of those rules — or precisely because of them, for diners exhausted by high-end restaurants acting more like nightclubs — Freemans sees full houses for its inventive takes on Mediterranean cuisine.
—Brett Sokol, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
But first, the co-hosts explained all the good parts of having a full house for the holiday.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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