Words for Basic IELTS - Lesson 8
Here you will learn some English words about houses, such as "balcony", "ceiling", "built-in", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.
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attic
[noun]
an area or room directly under the roof of a house, particularly used as a storage
balcony
[noun]
a platform above the ground level and on the outside wall of a building that we can get into from the upper floor
basement
[noun]
an area or room in a house or building that is partially or completely below the ground level
built-in
[adjective]
(of a place or piece of equipment) connected to something in a way that is not separable
closet
[noun]
a small space or room built into a wall, which is used to store things and is usually shelved
to decorate
[verb]
to put paint, patterns, etc. on the inside of a house or room in order to make it more beautiful
entrance
[noun]
an opening like a door, gate, or passage that we can use to enter a building, room, etc.
landlord
[noun]
a person or a company who rents a room, house, building, etc. to someone else
to rent
[verb]
(of an owner) to let someone use a property, car, etc. for a particular time
landmark
[noun]
something such as a building, tree, etc. that is easy to recognize, which we can use to know where we are
staircase
[noun]
a set of stairs inside a building including its surrounding side parts that one can hold on to
dormitory
[noun]
a room with several beds in which a number of people can sleep, particularly in a school, university, army camp, etc.
residential
[adjective]
(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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