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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Subject of this mass hysteria was Elvis Aaron Presley, 21-year-old singer and hero of the nation’s teenagers who purely fractured two full houses at Municipal Auditorium last night with his unique actions and sensational style. —Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026

Barring a full house cleaning in the executive suite off Griffiths Way, Hronek will likely be back next season. —Thomas Drance, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026

The Mavericks’ season ended on Sunday night before nearly a full house at the American Airlines Center in a blowout win over the Chicago Bulls. —Mac Engel april 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026

The leftovers of a full house and a conference championship. —C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for full house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse