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
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
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
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
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