Saturday, February 20, 2010

words:Bungalow


Bun‧ga‧low [countable]
1 British English a house which is all on ground level
2 American English a small house which is often on one level
WORD FOCUS: house
types of house: terraced house
British English/row house American English one of several houses that are joined together
detached house
British English a house that is not joined to another house
semi-detached house
British English a house that is attached to another house on one side
cottage
a small house in the country
bungalow
British English a small house with one floor
duplex
American English a house that is divided into two separate homes
apartment
also flat
British English a set of rooms where someone lives, which is part of a larger building
condominium
/condo American English an apartment in a large building, which is owned by the people who live there
studio apartment
/studio also bedsit
British English an apartment with one main room and no separate bedroom

a very large house: mansion
, palace, country house British English, stately homeBritish English
someone who sells houses and land: estate agent
British English, real estate agentAmerican English, realtor American English
someone who rents a house from another person: tenant

someone who owns a house and rents it to people: landlord
, landladyhouse

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