Essential Vocabulary for TOEFL - Houses and Buildings

a very large and impressive house

a large structure, such as a tower, placed near the coast and equipped with a powerful light that guides or warns the approaching ships

a modern building that is very tall, often built in a city

a large place in which raw materials or produced goods are stored before they are sold or distributed

a place or building that is meant to provide protection against danger or bad weather

an underground storage space or room, typically found in a building, used for storing food, wine, or other items that require a cool and dark environment

a structure or a place that is historically important

a building or the piece of land surrounding it, owned by individuals, businesses, or entities

a simple and small cottage-like building that is built to store things or shelter animals

an overground or underground grave that is large in size and is often made of stone

a vertical structural element, often made of stone, that supports the weight of the building above it

anything that is built from several parts, such as a house, bridge, etc.

the process or action of making a building or a piece of furniture look good again by repairing or painting it

to build a house, bridge, machine, etc.

a hard material used for building structures, made by mixing cement, water, sand, and small stones

the area of a property where the stairs are located

the design of a building that depicts the shape, size, and positioning of rooms and furniture in a structure from above.

located on the outer surface of a particular thing

located on the inside part of a particular thing

the external surface of a building roof

a channel or passage that lets the smoke from a fire pass through and get out from the roof of a building

a narrow passage in a theater, train, aircraft, etc. that separates rows of seats

the way a room or building's interior is decorated

(of an area with buildings) designed specially for people to live in

(of a room, house, etc.) large with a lot of space inside

(of a house, room, seat, etc.) empty or unoccupied and available to be used

(of a building, car, etc.) left and not needed or used anymore

a pipe in the bottom of a sink, bath, etc. through which dirty water flows out

(of a construction) to fall down suddenly, particularly due to being damaged or weak

someone whose job is to paint the inside walls of buildings and hang wallpaper