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hellhouse

hellhouse is the alternative form of hell house.

Meaning of hell house

Noun

hell house (plural hell houses)

  1. A haunted house attraction, typically run by a religious group, depicting the torments of the damned in hell.
  2. An entertainment, at a fair etc, in which visitors pay to be frightened by gruesome exhibits etc.
  3. A house that was the scene of a horrific incident.
    • Near-synonym: house of horrors

Forms of hellhouse

pluralhellhouses

Origin of hellhouse

From hell + house.

Questions about hellhouse

What is hellhouse the alternative form of?
Hellhouse is the alternative form of hell house.

Words near hellhouse in the dictionary

  1. hellgrammites
  2. hellhole
  3. hellholes
  4. hellhound
  5. hellhounds
  6. hellhouse
  7. hellhouses
  8. Hellidon
  9. hellier
  10. helliers
  11. hellified

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