C1 Level Wordlist - Buildings and Construction

situated next to or near something

relating to the study or art of constructing or designing a building

relating to or located on the inside part of a particular thing

relating to or located on the outside part of a particular thing

covered with a substance that does not let heat, electricity, or sound to enter or escape through it

involving or belonging to the government of a city, town, etc.

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

(of a place) remote and without any appealing or interesting qualities

characteristic of or relating to a residential area outside a city or town

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

to make something by putting separate parts of something together

(of a structure or an area) to become worse gradually

to completely destroy or to knock down a building or another structure

to build or assemble a structure or object in an upright position

to make a room or building look more attractive by repairing, redecorating, or cleaning it

to make a building or a piece of furniture look good again by repairing or painting it

a one-story construction without stairs, usually with a low roof

an area surrounded by walls or buildings, often part of a large house

a building's roof that is rounded

a small room that is often heated with steam and has wooden walls, where people sit for relaxation or health benefits

a house or shelter in the shape of a dome that is built from blocks of ice or hard snow

a very tall building with many floors

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 long platform built from the shore into the sea that people can go for entertainment or a walk

the building and its surrounding land owned or used by a business

a curved symmetrical structure that supports the weight above it, used in bridges or buildings

a long bar of iron or metal that supports the weight of a building

a 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

a flat piece of baked clay or other material, mostly in the shape of a square, used for covering floors or walls

a 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

a very large tall machine used for lifting heavy objects

a staircase that moves and takes people up or down different levels easily, often found in large buildings like airports, department stores, etc.

a new room added to a building

the materials that make up the floor of a building or room

a hard layer of cement, stone, etc. that serves as the underground support of a building

the specific way by which a building, book page, garden, etc. is arranged

a building used as the office or residence of the officials who represent their government in another country

the system of pipes for the distribution of water in a building

a wooden house with a steep sloping roof, often found in mountainous areas in Switzerland

a single piece of glass in a window

the area just inside the entrance of a public building such as a hotel, etc.

(of a house or building) having a roof made of dried straw, leaves etc.

(of a construction project) prepared for the building stage to begin

to treat something valuable inconsiderately, in a way that affects it badly