adjacent
/əˈdʒeɪsənt/
adjectivesituated next to or near something
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1. So cosine of 37.5 equals adjacent over 10.
2. - It's adjacent!
3. This was adjacent.
4. The property is immediately adjacent to the famed Ronald Reagan Ranch.
5. This hilltop estate is adjacent to one of the world's most famous streets in the beautiful Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco.
architectural
/ˌɑɹkəˈtɛktʃɝəɫ/
adjectiverelating to the study or art of constructing or designing a building
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1. I had some architectural principles.
2. We have substantial architectural elements.
3. They're so architectural.
4. Architectural photography is extremely glamorous.
5. Columns are architectural archetypes.
interior
/ˌɪnˈtɪɹiɝ/
adjectiverelating to or located on the inside part of a particular thing
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1. Interiors are better than Mercedes-Benz interiors.
2. Interior, moving vehicle, day.
3. So, hopefully this interior gives you a little bit of insight.
4. So the only damages were interior.
5. This creative car owner turned their car's interior into an inner sanctum of amazing artwork.
exterior
/ɪkˈstɪɹiɝ/
adjectiverelating to or located on the outside part of a particular thing
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1. Yet his exterior masked a well of trauma.
2. We have exteriors?
3. Painting the exterior.
4. That exterior is really gorgeous.
5. I love the exterior.
insulated
/ˈɪnsəˌɫeɪtəd/, /ˈɪnsəˌɫeɪtɪd/
adjectivecovered with a substance that does not let heat, electricity, or sound to enter or escape through it
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1. And then you've got this insulated capsule.
2. I've got my trusty insulated bag.
3. It's extremely well insulated.
4. It will keep in an insulated lunch bag for several hours.
5. They always have an insulated thing for I think, formula and stuff.
municipal
/mjuˈnɪsəpəɫ/
adjectiveinvolving or belonging to the government of a city, town, etc.
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1. Municipal systems typically draw their water from sources like wells, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.
2. Many companies just fill their bottles from municipal taps after a quick extra filtration.
3. Police brutality is draining your municipal investments, over $1.7 billion in the Chicago market alone.
4. Municipal bonds act as a protective umbrella for your money against taxation.
5. And a few days ago, I googled municipal broadband.
residential
/ˌɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃəɫ/
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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1. The building is residential.
2. The building is residential.
3. Residential care runs in the hundreds of thousand per year.
4. Residential treatment is more like a dorm.
5. The vast majority is residential.
godforsaken
/ɡˈɑːdfoːɹsˌeɪkən/
adjective(of a place) remote and without any appealing or interesting qualities
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1. Do you want to spend the rest of your summer at this godforsaken place or do you want to enjoy the sweet taste of freedom?
2. And I need to repair this godforsaken ship.
3. The fidget spinner confronts the same-- a blurry line between honest wholesome spinning and godforsaken immoral spinning.
4. It's of an old Polish oxcart sitting on some godforsaken road in rural Russia somewhere.
5. We have got to get out of this godforsaken prison.
suburban
/səˈbɝbən/
adjectivein or relating to a residential area outside a city
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1. But my life subsequently became suburban.
2. Suburban women love him.
3. The previous picture was suburban.
4. With the suburban boom came the boom in lawn culture.
5. The behind-the-scenes drama on Desperate Housewives rivaled the antics of the show’s suburban Wisteria Lane.
vacant
/ˈveɪkənt/
adjective(of a house, room, seat, etc. ) empty or unoccupied and available to be used
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1. The building had been vacant.
2. Nearly one in every four nursing jobs was vacant.
3. The top of the phone is pretty vacant.
4. The old US steel plant is now vacant.
5. Out west, nearly 7% of all homes are vacant!
to assemble
/əˈsɛmbəɫ/
verbto make something by putting separate parts of something together
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1. And some cards assemble contraptions.
2. - Forces assemble.
3. Then assemble your wall cabinets.
4. Then assemble the drawers.
5. Assemble the costume.
to decay
/dɪˈkeɪ/
verb(of a structure or an area) to become worse gradually
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1. The undead are decaying human corpses.
2. Physical things decay.
3. The minuses is decay.
4. Muscles are decaying.
5. Unstable isotopes decay to give a number of particles, especially in the case of F-18.
to demolish
/dɪˈmɑɫɪʃ/
verbto completely destroy or to knock down a building or another structure
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1. Normally, the 22 yards only demolished a few dozen cargo ships a year.
2. Demolished Black communities.
3. Douglass demolished the court's arguments in Dred Scott.
4. You guys demolished it.
5. You guys, demolished it.
to erect
/ɪˈɹɛkt/
verbto build a structure such as a wall, building, etc.
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1. A teepee was erected.
2. Come Erect.
3. Construction scaffolding and orange netting, temporary fencing, plywood walls erected around construction zones.
4. He erects an idol.
5. "Erected a ladder."
to refurbish
/ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/
verbto make a room or building look more attractive by repairing, redecorating, or cleaning it
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1. Even Sweden's most famous company, Ikea, refurbishes its furniture here.
2. - Refurbished though?
3. They're not refurbished.
4. They're just refurbished.
5. He refurbished old BMWs as a hobby.
to renovate
/ˈɹɛnəˌveɪt/
verbto make a building or a piece of furniture look good again by repairing or painting it
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1. They renovated the house.
2. Renovated in 2013.
3. - Step number two: renovate your website.
4. Who renovates the renovators?
5. Before Drew Scott and Linda Phan wed in 2018, the pair renovated their very first home together.
bungalow
/ˈbəŋɡəˌɫoʊ/
nouna house that is only consisted of one floor or another smaller floor set in the roof
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1. Alexa, what is Bungalow 8?
2. Bungalow 8.
3. The charming little bungalow was perfect for Baker and her sons.
4. Actually love this little three-bedroom bungalow.
5. [Matt] have a three-bedroom bungalow.
court
/ˈkɔɹt/
nounan area surrounded by walls or buildings, often part of a large house
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1. The company courted massive interest from hundreds of cities.
2. And the court then has to make a determination.
3. Trump sees courts as just another political body.
4. Courts cite this Aristotelian account of equity all over the place.
5. Then both men left court.
dome
/ˈdoʊm/
nouna building's roof that is rounded
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1. Take that dome in your face! -
2. i like dome night here
3. The dome of the Pantheon had the largest diameter of any dome, up to this point.
4. The dome was a request from the client.
5. She wanted a dome somewhere in the house.
sauna
/ˈsɔnə/
nouna small room that is often heated with steam and has wooden walls, where people sit for relaxation or health benefits
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1. I need sauna at all times.
2. - They got a sauna.
3. I love saunas, though.
4. You can use sauna.
5. Sauna egg, fail.
igloo
/ˈɪɡɫu/
nouna house or shelter in the shape of a dome that is built from blocks of ice or hard snow
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1. I put your food in the igloo.
2. The igloo, right now, is 10 degrees fahrenheit.
3. This makes an igloo.
4. And then the igloo lights up as well.
5. It really warms up the whole igloo.
high-rise
/hˈaɪɹˈaɪz/
nouna very tall building with many floors
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1. And we’ll make this all high-rise.
2. These designs and technologies have helped high-rise buildings to withstand typhoons and earthquakes.
3. A high-rise made of Styrofoam.
4. Traditionally in the 1960s, men would have worn high-rise trousers that set closer to the natural waist.
5. I work at the high-rise.
lighthouse
/ˈɫaɪtˌhaʊs/
nouna 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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1. So you get lots of lighthouses?
2. Duncansby Head lighthouse marks the most northeasterly point of the British mainland, almost 880 miles from Land's End in the southwest of England.
3. Today's word is lighthouse.
4. The word lighthouse is a noun.
5. A lighthouse has a beam of light.
pier
/ˈpɪɹ/
nouna long platform built from the shore into the sea that people can go for entertainment or a walk
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1. But Pier One hit a major stumbling block with e-commerce.
2. By 2019, Pier One had net sales of $1.5 billion dollars, a decrease of 13.7% from the year prior.
3. Pier get out -
4. The north and south ends of a suspension bridge, particularly the Golden Gate Bridge, are referred to as piers.
5. The piers are very, very interesting.
premises
/ˈpɹɛməsəz/
nounthe building and its surrounding land owned or used by a business
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1. OK, so explain to me why you think Premises was better than Terry's.
2. So Premises was my favorite for a few reasons.
3. You know, there wasn't enough in it for me between Premises and Terry's for me to stick with Premises.
4. You know, there wasn't enough in it for me between Premises and Terry's for me to stick with Premises.
arch
/ˈɑɹtʃ/
nouna curved symmetrical structure that supports the weight above it, used in bridges or buildings
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1. Arch the back.
2. Arch that back.
3. Arch that back.
4. - Arch that back.
5. - Arch your back!
beam
/ˈbim/
nouna long bar of wood, metal, etc. that supports the weight of a building
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1. Breaking beams.
2. Beams, beams are cool.
3. Beams, beams are cool.
4. I hated beam, always.
5. 'beam' turns to 'bean'.
cement
/səˈmɛnt/, /sɪˈmɛnt/
nouna gray powdery substance that becomes hard if it is mixed with water and sand, used for construction purposes such as sticking bricks of a wall together
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1. The new laws only further cemented the subordinate status of black people.
2. The new laws only further cemented the subordinate status of black people.
3. His stereotypical New Yorker accent, along with the reference to the Manhattan-set movie Midnight Cowboy, further cements the connection to modern New York.
4. Her return in the 2009 sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, cemented her status as one of blockbuster cinema's hottest new stars.
5. Cementing your fate.
tile
/ˈtaɪɫ/
nouna flat piece of baked clay or other material, mostly in the shape of a square, used for covering floors or walls
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1. We need tiles.
2. We have tiles.
3. The floor is tile.
4. They tile our brain.
5. Tile a wall.
marble
/ˈmɑɹbəɫ/
nouna type of hard smooth rock that is mostly white in color and has colored lines, which is used as building material or in making statues
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1. The court is marble.
2. Marbles fit in the mouth.
3. Number four, marbled cone snail.
4. Marble, who doesn't love marble?
5. My phone case is marble.
crane
/ˈkɹeɪn/
nouna very large tall machine used for lifting heavy objects
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1. - Whooping crane? -
2. Crane shares these general ideas with Wallace Stevens.
3. The crane takes the strip core away for cleanup.
4. The crane slowly lowers the lid onto the tank.
5. Cranes are dangerous.
escalator
/ˈɛskəˌɫeɪtɝ/
nouna staircase that moves and takes people up or down different levels easily, often found in large buildings like airports, department stores, etc.
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1. The escalator has malfunctioned.
2. Globally, people ride escalators about 90 billion times each year.
3. Nowadays, escalators come in all shapes and sizes.
4. Most escalators come with a motorized railing on each side.
5. Shopping cart escalator.
addition
/əˈdɪʃən/
nouna new room added to a building
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1. Anyway, in addition the car has an adaptive air suspension.
2. In addition, their sarcoplasmic reticulum, the SR, stores a large amount of calcium.
3. In addition, alcohol use disorder has serious long-term health consequences.
4. In addition, Charlotte's a dancer and former bodybuilder and Jonathan has experience as a springboard diver and martial arts expert.
5. In addition, wild aquatic birds carry all known strains of influenza.
flooring
/ˈfɫɔɹɪŋ/
nounthe materials that make up the floor of a building or room
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1. Try vinyl plank flooring.
2. Vinyl plank flooring gives you the great look of a wood floor with the durability and low-maintenance of traditional vinyl.
3. An alternative to hardwood is laminate flooring.
4. The flooring is terrible.
5. The flooring is old.
foundation
/faʊnˈdeɪʃən/
nouna hard layer of cement, stone, etc. that serves as the underground support of a building
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1. Foundations have to step up more.
2. Baseball's foundation, the interaction between pitcher and batter, leaves room for both crime and punishment.
3. So increasingly, people are setting up family foundations.
4. So we have foundation now.
5. Put on foundation.
layout
/ˈɫeɪˌaʊt/
nounthe specific way by which a building, book page, garden, etc. is arranged
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1. This layout increased the city’s resilience to pollution and natural disasters.
2. That includes layout.
3. Grid layouts emphasize speed and convenience.
4. So next step, layout the next steps.
5. Mechanical drafters prepare detailed layouts for a wide variety of machinery and mechanical tools and devices.
embassy
/ˈɛmbəsi/
nouna building used as the office or residence of the officials who represent their government in another country
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1. Normally, though, embassies are more concerned with building diplomacy.
2. Embassy staff made a catalogue of their personal effects: Shirley's rosary beads, Barbara's family photographs, Kathleen's white handkerchief with lace.
3. It shares embassies with the Marshall Islands.
4. Embassies can be misleadingly complicated sometimes.
5. In 2013 the Namibian embassy formally requested their return.
plumbing
/ˈpɫəmɪŋ/
nounthe system of pipes for the distribution of water in a building
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1. Plumbing is set in similar grooves.
2. So you put in your own plumbing?
3. Architects place plumbing and telephones.
4. So have you ever done any plumbing?
5. It had no plumbing.
chalet
/ˈʃæˌɫeɪ/, /ʃəˈɫeɪ/
nouna wooden house with a steep sloping roof, often found in mountainous areas in Switzerland
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1. Sue, Rebecca and their friends arrive at their holiday chalet.
2. In the evening, they ski back to their chalet.
3. Also, there are historic chalets where you could stay and establish your new home.
4. These back country chalets can only be reached by hiking over six miles or on horseback.
5. Fried chalets, toasted cashews and garlic up top.
windowpane
/ˈwɪndoʊˌpeɪn/
nouna single piece of glass in a window
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1. Perhaps the sparrows will beat against the windowpanes!
2. In ties, windowpanes, shepherd's checks, and Glen checks are most common along with the Prince of Wales check.
3. A windowpane suit, for example, will be much less bold than something like a full plaid suit which almost no man could reasonably pull off without looking clownish.
4. My pants are navy with a faint windowpane over check and my shoes have the same brown color as the buttons on my jacket.
5. Maybe a subtle stripe or some windowpane of navys, grays, dark grays would be just fine.
lobby
/ˈɫɑbi/
nounthe area just inside the entrance of a public building such as a hotel, etc.
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1. - Inside two North Korean dictators father and son dominate the lobby.
2. People were lobbying forever.
3. We lobby tech companies.
4. Hire companies are lobbying for a change in the law.
5. This lobby is insane.
thatched
/ˈθætʃt/
adjective(of a house or building) having a roof made of dried straw, leaves etc.
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1. Or was it that they would leave thatched roofs?
2. It was this tiny Little Mouse, and his FRIEND was this BIG huge elephant, and they were about to cross this THATCHED bridge that was high in the AIR.
3. Inside the gate was an open, colonnaded courtyard surrounded by yet another drain, which collected rainwater from the thatched rooftops around it much like those on the roads.
4. A match to a harvest or a roof of a chaumière, a thatched cottage, can do some serious mischief.
shovel-ready
adjective
(of a construction project) prepared for the building stage to begin
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1. And the last one you may remember from the Obama stimulus was the lack of shovel-ready projects.
2. Yes, we will be supporting hundreds of billions of dollars of shovel-ready projects, but we're also interested in shovel-worthy projects, because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape America's infrastructure future, to make sure we're competing and winning, when other countries are doing so much more than we are.
3. So, Paris, under Napoleon III, became a vast public works project, enormous shovel-ready projects.
to desecrate
/dɛsəˈkɹeɪt/, /dɛzəˈkɹeɪt/
verbto treat something valuable inconsiderately, in a way that affects it badly
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1. Desecrating a funeral with campaign slogans?
2. In the African wilderness, a wild beast desecrates your loved ones’ graves, and spawns disease and blight with just a glance in your direction.
3. You have desecrated the sacred treaty betwixt land and sea.
4. The royal lady in KV64 may have been a victim of this anarchy, her grave desecrated in the search for treasure.
5. - I'm kinda desecrating it right now.
