House
House has 31 English words, such as Terraced house, apartment, balcony, and bathroom. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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Terraced house/ˌterəst ˈhaʊs/n. phr
A house that is joined to several other houses next to it in a long row.
Our family recently moved into a lovely Terraced house in London.
apartment/əˈpɑːrtmənt/n
n. flat, unit
balcony/ˈbælkəni/n
A platform enclosed by a wall or railing on the outside of a building, above ground level.
bathroom/ˈbæθruːm/n
n. restroom, washroom
bedroom/ˈbɛdˌɹum/n
n. sleeping room, private room
brick/brɪk/n
n. block, tile; v. construct, build
brick wall
a wall built from bricks joined together with mortar
The old brick wall surrounds the garden.
bungalow/ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/n
A bungalow is a house with only one level or floor, often with a front porch.
carport
a covered structure for parking a car, usually with open sides
We park the car in the carport to keep it out of the rain.
cement/səˈmɛnt/v
n. a grey powder made from limestone and clay which, mixed with water and sand, sets hard and holds bricks together.
concrete/ˈkɑːŋkriːt/adj
n. a hard building material made from cement, sand, gravel, and water; adj. made of concrete; adj. real and definite rather than vague.
condominium/ˌkɑːndəˈmɪniəm/n
A condominium is an apartment building where each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but the shared areas are owned together.
dining-room/ˈdaɪnɪŋ ruːm/n
A room in a house where people eat their meals together.
downstairs/daʊnˈstɛɹz/adv
adv. on or to a lower floor of a building; adj. on a lower floor.
duplex/ˈduplɛks/
A duplex is an apartment with two levels connected by a private internal staircase.
elevator/ˈelɪveɪtər/
n. a machine like a small room that carries people up and down between the floors of a building; also called a lift.
floor/flɔːr/n
n. ground, base, level, story; v. cover, surface
foundation/faʊnˈdeɪʃn/n
n. a cream or liquid make-up spread over the face as a base for other make-up; n. the solid base on which a building stands; n. an organization set up to provide money for a purpose.
garage/ɡəˈrɑːʒ/n
n. carport, auto shelter; n. repair shop, service station
hall/hɔːl/
n. large room, gathering space, corridor, passageway
hallway/ˈhɔːlweɪ/
n. corridor, passage
kitchen/ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/n
n. cooking area, food preparation room
living-room/ˈlɪvɪŋ ruːm/
The room in a house where people sit together to relax, talk, or watch television.
palace/ˈpæləs/n
n. a very large, grand house where a king, queen, or other ruler lives.
roof/ɹuːf/n
n. the structure that covers the top of a building or a vehicle.
tile/taɪl/
n. ceramic piece, floor covering, game piece, domino; v. to cover, to lay tiles
tree house
a small structure built among the branches of a tree for people to play or relax in
The children spent the afternoon reading in the tree house.
truss
A truss is a framework of beams arranged in triangles to support a roof, bridge, or other structure.
The steel truss supports the roof of the new sports hall.
upstairs/ˌʌpˈsterz/adv
adv. on or to a higher floor of a building; adj. on a higher floor.
villa/ˈvɪlə/n
n. country house, mansion, detached house, suburban home
yard/jˈɑːd/n
n. a unit of length equal to 3 feet or about 0.9144 metres; n. an area of ground next to a building.