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Buildings where people live or stay

adobe

noun

a house built using adobe bricks

apartment

noun

an apartment building

apartment building

noun

a building containing many apartments. The British word is block of flats.

billet

noun

a place, usually someone’s house, that soldiers live in temporarily, especially during a war

boarding house

noun

a house in which people pay to live as guests with the family who owns it

bungalow

noun

a small house that is often all on one level

bungalow

noun

a house that is all on one level

bunkhouse

noun

a building where a group of workers sleep

cabin

noun

a small simple wooden house in the mountains or in a forest

chalet

noun

a wooden house built in a mountain area, especially in Switzerland. Its roof usually has steep sides.

chateau

noun

a castle or large house in the French countryside

condo

noun

a condominium

condominium

noun

a building that contains several apartments, each of which is owned by the people who live there

cottage

noun

a small house, usually in a village or the countryside

country house

noun

a large house in the countryside, usually in the U.K. or Europe, especially one that has been owned by the same family for many years

dacha

noun

a house in the countryside in Russia that someone lives in on weekends or during vacations

demesne

noun

in the past, a large house and the land that belonged to it

dorm

noun

a dormitory

dormitory

noun

a large building in a college or university, where students live

duplex

noun

a house that is joined to another house on one side. The British word is semi-detached house.

dwelling

noun

a house, apartment, or other shelter in which someone lives

garden apartment

noun

any one of a group of apartment buildings that surround a yard or garden

grange

noun

a large country house with farm buildings near it

guest house

noun

a small hotel or private home where people can pay to spend the night

guest house

noun

a small house for guests on the property of a larger house

habitation

noun

a house

hacienda

noun

the main house on a hacienda, where the owner lives

hacienda

noun

someone’s house

hall of residence

noun

a dormitory

home

noun

a building for people to buy or rent

home

noun

a building where people who need special care can live and be cared for, for example an old-people’s home or a children’s home

hostel

noun

a building where people living away from home can stay and get meals at low prices

house

noun

a building for living in, usually where only one family lives

housing

noun

buildings for people to live in

housing development

noun

a large group of houses built at the same time and in the same style

lodge

noun

a small simple house in the countryside that people stay in, for example when they go hunting or fishing

lodge

noun

a small house built on land belonging to a large house

lodging house

noun

a rooming house

log cabin

noun

a small simple house made of logs in the countryside or in the mountains

love nest

noun

a house or apartment where two people go to be together, especially if they are having a secret love affair

manor

noun

a large house with a lot of land and small buildings around it

manor

noun

the large main house on such an area of land

mansion

noun

a large house, especially a beautiful one

manufactured home

noun

a house that is built from several large pre-manufactured (=already built) pieces

mobile home

noun

a house built in a factory and moved to a piece of land on a truck

orphanage

noun

a building where orphans live and are taken care of

palace

noun

a very large building, especially one used as the official home of a royal family, president, or important religious leader

Palace

noun

used in the name of a palace

pied-à-terre

noun

a small apartment or house, especially in a city, that someone owns or rents in addition to their main house

pile

noun

a very large old house or other building

place

noun

a house, apartment, etc. for living in

quarters

noun

rooms or buildings for people to live in

ranch

noun

a ranch house 1

ranch house

noun

a house on one level, often with a roof that does not slope much

ranch house

noun

the main house on a ranch

rooming house

noun

a house that consists of rooms that people can rent. The British word is lodging house.

row house

noun

a house in a row of similar houses joined together on both sides

safe house

noun

a building that is used for hiding people or protecting them from danger

seat

noun

a large house in the countryside that belongs to an important family

shanty

noun

a badly built house made from sheets of wood, metal, or other thin material

shelter

noun

a temporary place to live for people who do not have their own homes, or for animals who have been treated in a cruel way

shoebox

noun

a very small house or room

side split

noun

a type of split-level house that is divided into different floors along its side

slum

noun

a house in such an area

starter home

noun

a small house that someone buys as their first home

stately home

noun

a large house in the U.K. that has an interesting history and belongs, or used to belong, to an important family

storey house

noun

a house that has more than one level

tenement

noun

a large building in a city, containing several apartments

terrace

noun

a row house

terraced house

noun

a row house

timeshare

noun

an apartment or house that you buy with other people so that you can each use it for a particular amount of time every year

timesharing

noun

the practice of owning a timeshare

townhouse

noun

a house that shares walls with houses on either side of it

townhouse

noun

a house in a city or town belonging to someone who also has a house in the countryside

tract house

noun

one of many similar houses built very close together in one area

Victorian

noun

a house built during or in the style of the Victorian period

villa

noun

a large house with a big garden in a warm country or region

workhouse

noun

a poorhouse in Britain in the past

semidetached

noun

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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