inlay
/ˈɪnˌɫeɪ/
noundecorative patterns made of wood or metal, put into the surface of an object in a way that they level with the surface
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1. A sticky rubber gasket inlaid into a groove all around the edges.
2. The Samsung logo is inlaid with shiny letters.
3. This particular Xiaomi logo is inlayed into the back.
4. It's, like, inlaid into the cell.
5. It's, like, inlaid into the cell.
to inlay
/ˈɪnˌɫeɪ/
verbto put decorative pieces of wood or metal into the surface of an object in a way that they level with the surface
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1. A sticky rubber gasket inlaid into a groove all around the edges.
2. The Samsung logo is inlaid with shiny letters.
3. This particular Xiaomi logo is inlayed into the back.
4. It's, like, inlaid into the cell.
5. It's, like, inlaid into the cell.
interior
/ˌɪnˈtɪɹiɝ/
adjectiverelating to or located on the inside part of a particular thing
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1. Interiors are better than Mercedes-Benz interiors.
2. Interior, moving vehicle, day.
3. So, hopefully this interior gives you a little bit of insight.
4. So the only damages were interior.
5. This creative car owner turned their car's interior into an inner sanctum of amazing artwork.
layout
/ˈɫeɪˌaʊt/
nounthe specific way by which a building, book page, garden, etc. is arranged
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1. This layout increased the city’s resilience to pollution and natural disasters.
2. That includes layout.
3. Grid layouts emphasize speed and convenience.
4. So next step, layout the next steps.
5. Mechanical drafters prepare detailed layouts for a wide variety of machinery and mechanical tools and devices.
lofty
/ˈɫɔfti/
adjective(of a mountain, building, etc.) very tall and outstanding
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1. So, she is certainly taking lofty challenges.
2. Lofty words, I know.
3. We all have lofty goals, ambitions, and dreams.
4. But our goals are so much loftier than that.
5. Now, this thing makes some lofty claims.
to maintain
/meɪnˈteɪn/
verbto keep a vehicle, building, road, etc. in good condition by doing regular repairs, renovations, or examinations
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1. The cell has to maintain a separation from the rest of the universe.
2. Number eight is always maintaining a credit card balance.
3. - Maintain normal blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
4. Maintain eye contact.
5. Maintaining the shape of a diamond.
model home
/mˈɑːdəl hˈoʊm/
nounone of several new houses that have been decorated and equipped with all necessary furniture in order to be displayed for potential buyers
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neglect
/nəˈɡɫɛkt/, /nɪˈɡɫɛkt/
nounthe state of not being provided with enough care or attention
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1. 'Neglected'.
2. Neglecting your skincare.
3. The waitress neglected my appetizer.
4. Ida's parents neglect any efforts at potty training entirely.
5. Air traffic control also neglected the problem.
open-plan
/ˈoʊpənplˈæn/
adjective(of buildings or rooms) having no or few walls inside; therefore, with almost no divided parts
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1. Their houses are large and open-plan.
2. Along with their large open-plan bottom floor, they built up the first story bedrooms with an adjoining roof terrace, along with two balconies on the top floor.
3. It's like an open-plan kitchen and it has a lot of counter space and it's modern.
4. If you have to work in an open-plan office like this, your productivity is greatly reduced.
5. The kitchen is open-plan and decked out in stylish white.
outdoor
/ˈaʊtˌdɔɹ/
adjectivehappening, located, or used outside
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1. I like the outdoors.
2. Anyone remember the outdoors?
3. We have outdoor TVs.
4. We have outdoor seating.
5. Television, print, radio, outdoor billboards charge you.
palatial
/pəˈɫeɪʃəɫ/
adjectivesuitable for or like a palace
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1. - I do like, sort of, the palatial vibe of it.
2. In it exterior, the palatial Treasure façade and its famous stepped tower were built.
3. In it exterior, the palatial Treasure façade and its famous stepped tower were built.
4. This kitchen is palatial compared to my kitchen in New York.
5. In addition to the dining room, you've got this palatial breakfast room.
pebbledash
/pˈɛbəldˈæʃ/
nouna mixture of small stones and cement, used to cover the external building walls
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picturesque
/ˈpɪktʃɝəsk/
adjective(particularly of a building or place) having a pleasant appearance, often in an old-fashion manner
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1. You like this picturesque view, really?
2. These are very picturesque.
3. These islands can boast picturesque views, exciting wildlife, and even colonial ruins!
4. It was certainly picturesque.
5. It’s very picturesque.
poky
/ˈpoʊki/
adjective(of a building or room) not having enough space, in a way that makes one feel uncomfortable
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1. There's a Phillips head screwdriver with a poky thing, oh, interesting I think I figured this out.
2. While they're each in the poky five-watt club, they're still fun.
3. Very pokey-- she's the pokiest I have.
4. You know they're really horribly bored in that poky old Faubourg.
5. So he's waking up with so many pokies, but of course they don't like it when you use a tissue, or try and clean them up.
rambling
/ˈɹæmbəɫɪŋ/, /ˈɹæmbɫɪŋ/
adjective(of buildings) spreading in random directions in an irregular pattern
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1. Judges considered their visions and ramblings confessions, leading to the women's convictions.
2. That's probably come across during our ramblings on the podcast, the last couple of years.
3. "Chairman Schiff's report reads like the ramblings of a basement blogger straining to prove something when there's evidence of nothing."
4. So now the galaxy just heard your evil rambling.
5. And then of course, there were the insane ramblings of the amicus brief on behalf of the state of New California and New Nevada.
run-down
/ˈɹənˈdaʊn/
adjective(of a place or building) in a very poor condition, often due to negligence
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1. Here's a run-down of the Hulk's hidden MCU trilogy.
2. iMore has a nice run-down of the top packs in this category.
3. Do you feel tired or run-down during the day?
4. If you're feeling run-down
5. [Mom] Did you and Katie call Parker last night and give him a date run-down?
shell
/ˈʃɛɫ/
nounthe external structure of a vehicle or building, particularly when the inside parts are severely damaged by fire, etc. or are still under construction
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1. The army shelled the school at point-blank range.
2. Shells hit the hospital's backyard.
3. - Shells are kind of thick.
4. Looking up shell.
5. So, all turtles have shells.
spacious
/ˈspeɪʃəs/
adjective(of a room, house, etc.) large with a lot of space inside
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1. Higher ranked individuals, though, of course have more spacious accommodations.
2. Our minivan is much more spacious than our Volkswagen.
3. - Check this spacious spread out!
4. The interior becomes much more spacious.
5. - It is spacious.
stucco
/ˈstəkoʊ/
nouna type of plaster used for covering walls and ceilings, which leaves a rough surface and is also used to form decorative structures
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1. It's done in stucco.
2. Cement stucco is sold in dry form.
3. Acrylic stucco, on the other hand, calls for an entirely different recipe.
4. They also sell acrylic stucco with no color at all.
5. An airtight seal keeps the stucco in its fascia state.
stuccoed
/ˈstəkoʊd/
adjective(of a wall or ceiling) decorated or covered with a type of plaster called stucco
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1. You can see the alcoves here, the radiating alcoves, and some of the stuccoed decoration here: sea creatures against a red background.
2. You see here a corridor with a barrel vault, stuccoed and painted, lots of statuary.
upstairs
/əpˈstɛɹz/
adverbon or toward a higher part of a building
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1. 'Upstairs?' the other man said.
2. I shall be alone with that mad woman upstairs.
3. Upstairs, the two boys watched excitedly.
4. Bailey is upstairs somewhere.
5. Bailey and Jessica and Duncan are having some quiet time upstairs.
upstairs
/əpˈstɛɹz/
adjectivelocated on an upper floor
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1. 'Upstairs?' the other man said.
2. I shall be alone with that mad woman upstairs.
3. Upstairs, the two boys watched excitedly.
4. Bailey is upstairs somewhere.
5. Bailey and Jessica and Duncan are having some quiet time upstairs.
vacant
/ˈveɪkənt/
adjective(of a house, room, seat, etc. ) empty or unoccupied and available to be used
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1. The building had been vacant.
2. Nearly one in every four nursing jobs was vacant.
3. The top of the phone is pretty vacant.
4. The old US steel plant is now vacant.
5. Out west, nearly 7% of all homes are vacant!
vaulted
/ˈvɔɫtɪd/
adjective(of a roof) built in form of a arch or several arches joined together; (of a room or building) consisting of one or several arched roofs
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1. Vaulted iron and glass ceilings provide both shelter and light for shopping in the middle of a dense city.
2. When Virginia touched it, it swung back on its heavy hinges, and they found themselves in a little low room, with a vaulted ceiling, and one tiny grated window.
3. But we didn't need the Loft bit, so we had this beautiful vaulted ceiling, which has loads of height and VELUX windows in it.
4. I was nervous, but because his room is so very bright, he's got a vaulted ceiling with Velux windows, it actually works and it's really warmed up the space.
5. Another really good tip is if you are extending upstairs in your home, consider not having more loft space on top of that room, but instead having a vaulted ceiling.
woodworm
/wˈʊdwɜːm/
nounthe damage done to wood by an insect called woodworm, marked by many small holes
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1. Narrator: NOW, IF THE MOVIE HEROINE WAS SUPERHUMAN OR THE COFFIN LID RIDDLED WITH WOODWORM, MAYBE SHE COULD HAVE PUNCHED THROUGH.
2. Even the old men, though they can no longer sail, keep their canoes, riddled with woodworm, at the side of their houses.
3. Even the old men, though they can no longer sail, keep their canoes, riddled with woodworm, at the side of their houses.
4. The liquor, which is made of woodworm, fennel, and anise, is sweet to the taste but not so sweet to the brain.
5. The ingredient woodworm contains a chemical that has psychoactive properties.
wreck
/ˈɹɛk/
nouna badly damaged building, ship, car, etc.
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1. The tornado wrecked the town's all-nude library.
2. It wrecked the global economy.
3. I wrecked several cars.
4. oh this is wrecking cars,
5. - Wrecked my room.
hovel
/ˈhəvəɫ/
nouna small dirty house that is in an extremely poor condition
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1. You start out and like, don't you start out in his little hovel?
2. So, Asher, you come down from Bear's hovel, so to speak, and you meet up with Jenny and Wraith who are still kind of hanging around.
3. You approach the only true sign of life in your vicinity, a small hovel, mildewed on the outside, with a single window that is aglow against the darkness.
4. Do I look like a cudgel or a hovel-post, a staff or a prop?
5. But presently his servant, the good Earl of Kent, met him, and at last persuaded him to lie down in a wretched little hovel.
indoor
/ˈɪnˌdɔɹ/
adjectivehappened, located, or used inside a building
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1. Remain indoors.
2. Remain indoors, to the greatest extent.
3. Stay indoors away from any windows or glass doors.
4. - Were making s'mores. - S'mores indoors.
5. - Go indoors.
indoors
/ˈɪnˌdɔɹz/
adverbin or into a building
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1. When they're INDOORS.
2. - Never Run Generators Indoors
3. Indoors could be dangerous.
4. That type of light situation is also known as The Indoors.
5. GROWING INDOORS WITH HYDROPONICS I grew up in the countryside.
air-conditioned
/ˈɛɹkəndˈɪʃənd/
adjective(of vehicles or buildings) equipped with a cooling system that dries the air
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neglect
/nəˈɡɫɛkt/, /nɪˈɡɫɛkt/
nounthe act of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something
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1. 'Neglected'.
2. Neglecting your skincare.
3. The waitress neglected my appetizer.
4. Ida's parents neglect any efforts at potty training entirely.
5. Air traffic control also neglected the problem.