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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL - Houses and Buildings

Here you will learn some English words about houses and buildings, such as "cellar", "shed", "concrete", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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Essential Words Needed for TOEFL
mansion
[noun]
a very large and impressive house
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lighthouse
[noun]
a large structure, such as a tower, placed near the coast and equipped with a powerful light that guides or warns the approaching ships
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skyscraper
[noun]
a modern building that is very tall, often built in a city
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warehouse
[noun]
a large place in which raw materials or produced goods are stored before they are sold or distributed
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shelter
[noun]
a place or building that is meant to provide protection against danger or bad weather
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cellar
[noun]
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
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landmark
[noun]
a structure or a place that is historically important
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property
[noun]
a building or the piece of land surrounding it
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shed
[noun]
a simple and small cottage-like building that is built to store things or shelter animals
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tomb
[noun]
an overground or underground grave that is large in size and is often made of stone
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column
[noun]
an upright and tall pillar, often made of stone, supporting or decorating a structure or used as a monument
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structure
[noun]
anything that is built from several parts, such as a house, bridge, etc.
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renovation
[noun]
the process or action of making a building or a piece of furniture look good again by repairing or painting it
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to construct
[verb]
to build a house, bridge, machine, etc.
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concrete
[noun]
a hard material used for building a house, etc. that is made of the mixture of cement, water, sand, and small stones
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stairwell
[noun]
the area of a property where the stairs are located
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floor plan
[noun]
the design of a building that depicts the shape, size, and positioning of rooms and furniture in a structure from above.
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exterior
[adjective]
relating to or located on the outside part of a particular thing
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interior
[adjective]
relating to or located on the inside part of a particular thing
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rooftop
[noun]
the external surface of a building roof
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chimney
[noun]
a channel or passage that lets the smoke from a fire pass through and get out from the roof of a building
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aisle
[noun]
a narrow passage in a theater, train, aircraft, etc. that separates rows of seats
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decor
[noun]
the way a room or building's interior is decorated
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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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spacious
[adjective]
(of a room, house, etc.) large with a lot of space inside
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vacant
[adjective]
(of a house, room, seat, etc. ) empty or unoccupied and available to be used
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abandoned
[adjective]
(of a building, car, etc.) left and not needed or used anymore
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drain
[noun]
a pipe in the bottom of a sink, bath, etc. through which dirty water flows out
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to collapse
[verb]
(of a construction) to fall down suddenly, particularly due to being damaged or weak
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decorator
[noun]
someone whose job is to paint the inside walls of buildings and hang wallpaper
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