/ Dictionary / Index H houseboat: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house•boat Pronunciation: (hous'bōt"), [key] — n. a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water. —v.i. to travel or live on a houseboat. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: houseboat (Thesaurus) house arrest housebound Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language