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Word List: Around and inside the house - list 2
- open [ˈəʊ.pən]
(verb) - Definition:
- to make something accessible or removing an obstacle to something being accessible
- Example:
- Turn the doorknob to open the door.
- Antonym(s):close, shut
- close [kləʊz]
(verb) - Definition:
- to move so that something is not accessible anymore
- Example:
- Close the door behind you when you leave.
- Synonym(s):shut
- Antonym(s):open
- lock, locks [lɒk]
(noun) - Definition:
- something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination
- Example:
- "Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling.
- lock [lɒk]
(verb) - Definition:
- to fasten with a lock
- Example:
- Remember to lock the door when you leave.
- Antonym(s):unlock
- key, keys [kiː]
(noun) - Definition:
- an object designed to open and close a lock/a door
- Example:
- Here's the key to open the door.
- ceiling, ceilings [ˈsēli ng]
(noun) - Definition:
- the planes that bound the upper limit of a room
- Example:
- Let's paint the ceiling white.
- Antonym(s):floor
- floor, floors [flɔː]
(noun) - Definition:
- the bottom or lower part of a room
- Example:
- The room has a wooden floor.
- Antonym(s):ceiling
- wall, walls [wɔːl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a side of the room, usually out of stone or wood
- Example:
- A room usually has 4 walls.
- stairs [ste(ə)rz]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a set of steps connecting two floors
- Example:
- They ran up the stairs.
- step, steps [stɛp]
(noun) - Definition:
- a part of the stairs where you put your foot on when walking
- Example:
- Go on the first step of the stairs.
- lift [lɪft]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building
- Example:
- Take the lift to the fourth floor.
- Synonym(s):elevator
- roof, rooves [roōf]
(noun) - Definition:
- the cover at the top of a building
- Example:
- We need a new roof.
- ring, rang, rung [ɹɪŋ]
(irregular verb) - Definition:
- to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound
- Example:
- Whose mobile phone is ringing?
- Homophone(s):wring
- bell, bells [bɛl]
(noun) - Definition:
- an object made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates and rings when struck
- Example:
- When the bell rang, she opened the door.
- ring the bell
(Chunk) - Example:
- When they finally arrived at their grandparents', they rang the bell.
- enter [ˈɛntər]
(verb) - Definition:
- to go into (a room, etc.)
- Example:
- When the door opened, they entered the house.
- Antonym(s):exit
- light, lights [laɪt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a source of illumination to lighten a place; the natural medium emanating from the sun and other very hot sources
- Example:
- Switch the lights off, please.
- turn on the light
(Chunk) - Example:
- Would you turn on the light, please, it's so dark in here.
- light bulb, light bulbs
(noun) - Definition:
- an evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light
- Example:
- Where can I buy light bulbs?
- lamp, lamps [læmp]
(noun) - Definition:
- a device that generates heat, light or other radiation; a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets
- Example:
- When decorating the room, they noticed that they didn't have enough lamps.
- switch, switches [swɪtʃ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a device to turn electric current turn on and turn off or direct its flow
- Example:
- Where is the light switch?
- light switch, light switches
(noun) - Definition:
- a switch, usually one on a wall in a building, used to turn on or off the light
- Example:
- The light switch is next to the door.
- heating ['hiːtɪŋ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a system that raises the temperature of a room or building
- Example:
- Let's turn the heating on, it's quite cold in here.
- brick, bricks [brɪk]
(noun) - Definition:
- a hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building
- Example:
- This wall is made of bricks.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/private-environment/around-and-inside-the-house/list-2/
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