/ Dictionary / Index H house-raising: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: house-rais•ing Pronunciation: (hous'rā"zing), [key] — n. a gathering of persons in a rural community to help one of its members build a house. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: house-raising (Thesaurus) houseplant houseroom Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language