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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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
warehouse
[noun]
a large place in which raw materials or produced goods are stored before they are sold or distributed
shelter
[noun]
a place or building that is meant to provide protection against danger or bad weather
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
shed
[noun]
a simple and small cottage-like building that is built to store things or shelter animals
tomb
[noun]
an overground or underground grave that is large in size and is often made of stone
column
[noun]
an upright and tall pillar, often made of stone, supporting or decorating a structure or used as a monument
renovation
[noun]
the process or action of making a building or a piece of furniture look good again by repairing or painting it
concrete
[noun]
a hard material used for building a house, etc. that is made of the mixture of cement, water, sand, and small stones
floor plan
[noun]
the design of a building that depicts the shape, size, and positioning of rooms and furniture in a structure from above.
chimney
[noun]
a channel or passage that lets the smoke from a fire pass through and get out from the roof of a building
aisle
[noun]
a narrow passage in a theater, train, aircraft, etc. that separates rows of seats
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.
vacant
[adjective]
(of a house, room, seat, etc. ) empty or unoccupied and available to be used
drain
[noun]
a pipe in the bottom of a sink, bath, etc. through which dirty water flows out
to collapse
[verb]
(of a construction) to fall down suddenly, particularly due to being damaged or weak
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