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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The leftovers of a full house and a conference championship.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
To restore the electricity in Chase Center, which has been sorely missing — though there was a full house on Wednesday in order to see the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026
The full house cleaning The final straightforward option for the club to consider is a full house cleaning of the entire leadership triumvirate.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
With a full house on Friday and most of the starters in the lineup, Eaton and Monasterio both came off the bench.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
To restore the electricity in Chase Center, which has been sorely missing — though there was a full house on Wednesday in order to see the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026
The full house cleaning The final straightforward option for the club to consider is a full house cleaning of the entire leadership triumvirate.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
With a full house on Friday and most of the starters in the lineup, Eaton and Monasterio both came off the bench.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Full house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20house. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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