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The genre of science fiction is a fun house, an amusement park ride, but it's also a problem. The question that's always being indirectly asked is this: 'Just who do we think we are and, further, who do we want to be?'
Douglas Lain

Meaning of "fun house" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FUN HOUSE

fun house  [fʌn haʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUN HOUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fun house is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FUN HOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fun house

Funhouse

A funhouse or fun house is an amusement facility found on amusement park and funfair midways in which patrons encounter and actively interact with various devices designed to surprise, challenge, and amuse the visitor. Unlike thrill rides, funhouses are participatory attractions, where visitors enter and move around under their own power. Incorporating aspects of a playful obstacle course, funhouses seek to distort conventional perceptions and startle people with unstable and unpredictable physical circumstances within an atmosphere of wacky whimsicality.

Definition of fun house in the English dictionary

The definition of fun house in the dictionary is an attraction at a funfair, carnival, etc, with a variety of entertainment such as clowns, distorting mirrors, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUN HOUSE


Bauhaus
ˈbaʊˌhaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
courthouse
ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs
dollhouse
ˈdɒlˌhaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
firehouse
ˈfaɪəhaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
house
haʊs
house-to-house
ˌhaʊstəˈhaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
outhouse
ˈaʊtˌhaʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
playhouse
ˈpleɪˌhaʊs
powerhouse
ˈpaʊəˌhaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
treehouse
ˈtriːˌhaʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs
Waterhouse
ˈwɔːtəˌhaʊs
Winehouse
waɪnˌhaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUN HOUSE

fun
fun and games
fun fur
fun run
fun-loving
funambulate
funambulation
funambulator
funambulatory
funambulism
funambulist
funboard
Funchal
function
function change
function creep
function key
function room
function shift
function suite

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUN HOUSE

auction house
beach house
coffee house
country house
detached house
engine house
full house
in-house
lady of the house
mouse
Mulhouse
on the house
open house
opera house
publishing house
roadhouse
schoolhouse
steak house
terraced house
town house
tree house

Synonyms and antonyms of fun house in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fun house» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUN HOUSE

Find out the translation of fun house to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fun house from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fun house» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

游乐园
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fun House
570 millions of speakers

English

fun house
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मज़ा घर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المنزل متعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

весело дом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casa de diversão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মজা ঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fun house
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah yang menyeronokkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fun House
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

びっくりハウス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재미 집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Seneng omah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà vui vẻ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வேடிக்கை வீடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मजेदार घर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eğlence evi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fun House
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fun House
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

весело будинок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

casa de distracție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διασκεδαστικό σπίτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pret huis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roligt hus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gøy huset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fun house

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUN HOUSE»

The term «fun house» is regularly used and occupies the 70.192 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUN HOUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fun house

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QUOTES WITH «FUN HOUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fun house.
1
Douglas Lain
The genre of science fiction is a fun house, an amusement park ride, but it's also a problem. The question that's always being indirectly asked is this: 'Just who do we think we are and, further, who do we want to be?'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUN HOUSE»

Discover the use of fun house in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fun house and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Batman: Fun House of Evil
When the Joker escapes from Arkham Asylum, Batman tracks the fleeing villain to an old warehouse, but when he enters he finds that the Joker has transformed the place into a deadly fun house.
Donald B. Lemke, 2009
2
Fun House
Snegoff's Amusement Park is known as a great place for fun, with rides and games for people of all ages, but the fun house has a reputation as an exciting and challenging place--where the challenge is coming out alive.
Ken Girard, 1987
3
I Spy Fun House: A Book of Picture Riddles
Rhyming verses ask readers to find hidden objects in the phohotographs.
‎2005
4
Stuart at the Fun House
Let's have fun! Stuart Little and his brother, George, can't wait to go to the amusement park. But if you're Stuart's size, how do you keep up with your big brother? By visiting the fun house, of course!
Susan Hill, 2001
5
Fun House Chronicles
"Reviewer Two: "Lily needs to be dealt with as an adult in a respectful, caring way ... The mother-daughter conflict is very real ... The writing in this story ... flows smoothly and the humor seems natural."
Linda B. Myers, 2011
6
Fun House Terrors!
The reader visits a seaside amusement park where the rides turn out to be more terrifying than amusing; the reader makes choices which determine the outcome of the plot.
Hilary Milton, 1984
7
The fun house
Cartoons examine the pains and pleasures of growing up, with satirical looks at school, friendships, family life, and the trials of adolescence
Lynda Barry, 1987
8
Batman: Fun House of Evil
The JOKER escapes from ARKHAM ASYLUM and tricks BATMAN into following him into an old warehouse. But the building has been remodeled into the JOKER'S fun house.
9
Fun House
By-the-book officer John Ceepak and his wisecracking young partner, Danny Boyle, have to babysit the buff and boozy kids partying it up in a Jersey shore rental house for TV’s summertime hit Fun House while simultaneously trying to stop ...
Chris Grabenstein, 2012
10
The Case of the Fun House Mystery
When an evil monster preys upon the fun house at the Tons of Fun amusement park, turning the special effects noises into scary monster noises, employees Madame Zelda, Ferris Wheel Fred, and Carousel Cal hire the Trenchcoat Twins. Original.
‎1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUN HOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fun house is used in the context of the following news items.
1
INTERVIEW: Pat Sharp to bring the fun to Let's Rock festival
So Southampton can look forward to a “whole lotta fun” this weekend when the legendary king of Fun House descends on the city with his army ... «Hampshire Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
ArtsBeat | Popcast: Hip-Hop's Silent Majority
In this Sunday's Arts & Leisure, I wrote about this peculiar phenomenon, and how it's a fun house mirror version of the 1990s, when hip-hop's ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Windmill City Festival basking in good weather
Patrons explore the fun house Friday afternoon at Batavia's Windmill City Festival. Caption. (Sandy Bressner - sbressner@shawm). Alyson Day ... «Kane County Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Flawed and Fascinating: 'God Loves the Fighter'
... is not only linguistic but visual and narrative - less montage than collage or even diorama, like a fun house in the middle of a punk horror film. «WordandFilm.com, Jul 15»
5
Setting up Kids Day in North Attleboro a by the numbers operation
First, larger rides and attractions are rolled in - the Ferris wheel or the fun house - and set up like landmarks on a map. Then, the concession ... «The Sun Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Play Sisters in... 'Sisters'!
She also appears in the upcoming comedy, Fun House, which is slated for release next year. Amy Poehler & John Leguizamo. «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
7
158th Dodge County Free Fair - 'Fun to See in 2015'
Cock-A-Doodle Do Zoo, FFA Kiddie Barnyard, Butterfly Fun House, Bungee Jump and some Novelty Booths will be at the fair all week. 4-H and ... «Byron Review, Jul 15»
8
Why we like sin so very, very much
It took place in an overheated media environment (although, no TMZ or Instagram) that distorted all public actions in a fun house of pontification ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
9
Norm Pattis: No wonder his case sank
Sometimes, a trial resembles less a search for truth than it does a fun house. Mr. Francis apparently wanted to defend on the grounds that he ... «Torrington Register Citizen, Jul 15»
10
45 Years Ago: The Stooges Release Second Album, Pre-Punk …
As anyone who's heard Fun House in the years since its release in July 1970 (or especially the seven-disc, 1999 box set 1970: The Complete ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Jul 15»

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