Words for Basic IELTS

Words for Basic IELTS - Lesson 8

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Here you will learn some English words about houses, such as "balcony", "ceiling", "built-in", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.
accommodation
accommodationnoun

a place where people live, stay, or work in

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attic
atticnoun

an area or room directly under the roof of a house, particularly used as a storage

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balcony
balconynoun

a platform above the ground level and on the outside wall of a building that we can get into from the upper floor

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basement
basementnoun

an area or room in a house or building that is partially or completely below the ground level

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built-in
built-inadjective

(of a place or piece of equipment) connected to something in a way that is not separable

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ceiling
ceilingnoun

the highest part of a room, vehicle, etc. that covers it from the inside

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closet
closetnoun

a small space or room built into a wall, which is used to store things and is usually shelved

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to decorate
to decorateverb

to put paint, patterns, etc. on the inside of a house or room in order to make it more beautiful

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doorstep
doorstepnoun

a small step in front of the main door of a building or house

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entrance
entrancenoun

an opening like a door, gate, or passage that we can use to enter a building, room, etc.

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exterior
exterioradjective

relating to or located on the outside part of a particular thing

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first floor
first floornoun

the floor of a building which has the same level as the street level

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ground floor
ground floornoun

the floor of a building at ground level

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indoor
indooradjective

happened, located, or used inside a building

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interior
interioradjective

relating to or located on the inside part of a particular thing

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landlord
landlordnoun

a person or a company who rents a room, house, building, etc. to someone else

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lease
leasenoun

a property or piece of land that is rented for a specified time and price

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outdoor
outdooradjective

happening, located, or used outside

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to rent
to rentverb

(of an owner) to let someone use a property, car, etc. for a particular time

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tenant
tenantnoun

someone who pays rent to live in someone else's house, room, etc.

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landmarknoun

something such as a building, tree, etc. that is easy to recognize, which we can use to know where we are

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upstairs
upstairsadverb

on or toward a higher part of a building

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downstairs
downstairsadverb

on or toward a lower part of a building, particularly the first floor

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studio
studionoun

a tiny apartment that has only one main room

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staircase
staircasenoun

a set of stairs inside a building including its surrounding side parts that one can hold on to

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dormitory
dormitorynoun

a room with several beds in which a number of people can sleep, particularly in a school, university, army camp, etc.

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residential
residentialadjective

(of an area with buildings) designed specially for people to live in; relating to houses in which people live rather than offices, factories, etc.

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to occupy
to occupyverb

to live in a place that is either rented or owned

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housework
houseworknoun

regular work done in a house, especially cleaning, washing, etc.

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heating
heatingnoun

a system that provides a room or building with warmth

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tap
tapnoun

an object that controls the flow of liquid or gas from a container or pipe

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