Oxford Dictionary English full house nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌfʊl ˈhaʊs// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌfʊl ˈhaʊs// Add to my wordlistjump to other results1an occasion in a theatre, cinema/movie theater, etc. when there are no empty seats They played to a full house.2(in the card game of poker ) three cards of one kind and two of another kindSee full house in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: full house oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com