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The Britannica Dictionary full house 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• full house (noun)

full house noun plural full houses full house noun plural full houses Britannica Dictionary definition of FULL HOUSE [count] 1 : a theater or concert hall that is filled with spectators

• a singer performing before a full house

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 : a set of cards that a player has in a poker game containing three cards of one value and two cards of another value

• A hand with three kings and two tens is a full house.

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