hell house en · NOUN
Meanings
- A haunted house attraction, typically run by a religious group, depicting the torments of the damned in hell.
- An entertainment, at a fair etc, in which visitors pay to be frightened by gruesome exhibits etc.
-
A house that was the scene of a horrific incident.
Near-synonym: house of horrors
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hell houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
house of horrors · haunted house