Topical vocabulary
Detached House
Detached house – not joined to another on either side 1 Basement 2 Ground floor (first floor – Am) 3 Upper floor, first floor (second floor – Am) 4 Loft 5 Roof, a gable roof (saddle roof, saddleback roof ) 6, 11 Gutter 7 Ridge 8 Verge with bargeboards 9 Eaves, rafter-supported eaves 10 Chimney 12 Swan’s neck 13 Rainwater pipe, down pipe (downspout, leader – Am) 14 Vertical pipe, a cast-iron pipe 15 Gable, gable end 16 Glass wall 17 Base course, plinth 18 Balcony 19 Parapet 20 Flower box 21 French window 22 Double casement window 23 Single casement window 24 Window breast with windowsill 25 Lintel, window head |
26 Reveal 27 Cellar window, basement window 28 Rolling shutter 29 Rolling shutter frame 30 Window shutter, folding shutter 31 Shutter catch 32 Garage with tool shed 33 Espalier 34 Batten door, ledged door 35 Fanlight with mullion and transom 36 Terrace 37 Garden wall with coping stones 38 Garden light 39 Steps 40 Rockery, rock garden 41 Outside tap (faucet – Am) for the hose 42 Garden hose 43 Lawn sprinkler 44 Paddling pool 45 Stepping stones 46 Sunbathing area, lawn 47 Deck-chair 48 Sunshade, garden parasol 49 Garden chair 50 Garden table 51 Frame for beating carpets 52 Garage driveway 53 Fence, wooden fence |
Types of Dwelling
54-57 Housing estate (housing development 54 House on a housing estate 55 Pent roof 56 Dormer 57 Garden 58-63 Terraced house, stepped house 58 Front garden 59 Hedge 60 Pavement (sidewalk, walkway – Am) 61 Street, road 62 Street lamp, street light 63 Litter bin (litter basket – Am) 64-68 House divided into 2 flats, duplex 64 Hip roof 65 Front door 66 Front steps 67 Canopy 68 Flower window (window for house plants) 69-71 Pair of semi-detached houses divided into 4 flats, quadriplex 69 Balcony 70 Sun lounge
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71 Awning, sun blind, sunshade 72-76 Block of flats (apartment building – Am) with access balcony 72 Staircase 73 Balcony 74 Studio flat (studio apartment – Am) 75 Sun roof, sun terrace 76 Open space 77-81 Multi-storey block of flats (multistory apartment building – Am) 77 Flat roof 78 Pent roof, shed roof, lean-to roof 79 Garage 80 Pergola 81 Staircase window 82 High-rise block of flats (high-rise apartment building – Am) 83 Penthouse 84-86 Weekend house, timber house 84 Horizontal boarding 85 Natural stone base course, natural stone plinth 86 Strip windows, ribbon windows |
Hall
1 Coat rack 2 Coat hook 3 Coat hanger 4 Rain cape 5 Walking stick 6 Hall mirror 7 Telephone 8 Chest of drawers for shoes 9 Drawer 10 Seat 11 Ladies’ hat 12 Telescopic umbrella 13 Tennis rackets 14 Umbrella stand 15 Umbrella |
16 Shoes 17 Briefcase 18 Fitted carpet 19 Fuse box 20 Miniature circuit breaker 21 Tubular steel chair 22 Stair light 23 Handrail 24 Step 25 Front door 26 Door frame 27 Door lock 28 Door handle 29 Spyhole
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