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Word List: Habitation - list 2
- home, homes [həʊm]
(noun) - Definition:
- the house or structure one lives in (with the family)
- Example:
- Let's go home, I am tired.
- at home
(Chunk) - Example:
- Let's stay at home tonight and watch a movie.
- own [əʊn]
(verb) - Definition:
- to have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital)
- Example:
- I own this car.
- Synonym(s):to possess
- owner, owners [əʊnə(r)]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who owns or possesses something
- Example:
- Are you the owner of this car?
- Synonym(s):possessor, proprietor
- sale, sales [seɪl]
(noun) - Definition:
- an exchange of goods or services for currency or credit
- Example:
- He celebrated after the sale of his company.
- Homophone(s):sail
- for sale
(Chunk) - Example:
- The house is for sale.
- removal, removals [ɹɪˈmuːvəl]
(noun) - Definition:
- the process of moving, or the fact of being removed
- Example:
- They planned the removal of the company carefully.
- move [muːv]
(verb) - Definition:
- to change the place of living; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another
- Example:
- Because of John's new job, they had to move to Australia.
- paint [peɪnt]
(verb) - Definition:
- to apply paint to something; to create an image with paints
- Example:
- Before they could move in, they had to paint the walls.
- paint the walls
(Chunk) - Example:
- They painted the walls blue.
- decorate [ˌdɛkəˈreɪt]
(verb) - Definition:
- to put wallpaper on the walls
- Example:
- She couldn't decide which wallpaper to use for decorating her bedroom.
- wallpaper ['wɔːlpeɪpə]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings
- Example:
- He is letting her select the wallpapers for the whole house.
- repair [ɹɪˈpεə]
(verb) - Definition:
- to restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition
- Example:
- The radio is broken, you need to repair it.
- landlord, landlords [ˈlænd.lɔːd]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo
- Example:
- Have you spoken to your landlord about the rent?
- landlady, landladies [ˈlændˌleɪ.di]
(noun) - Definition:
- feminine of landlord
- Example:
- Julia is glad that she has a landlady who she gets along with.
- rent [rɛnt]
(verb) - Definition:
- to obtain or have temporary possession of an object in exchange for money
- Example:
- The couple planned to rent an apartment together.
- let [lɛt]
(verb) - Definition:
- to allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent
- Example:
- I decided to let the farmhouse to a couple while I was working abroad.
- Synonym(s):lend
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/private-environment/habitation/list-2/
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