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Word List: Rooms basics
- room, rooms [ru:m]
(noun) - Definition:
- a separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling
- Example:
- Go to your room!
- Synonym(s):chamber
- living room, living rooms
(noun) - Definition:
- a room used for social and leisure activities like watching tv or playing a game
- Example:
- The children play in the living room.
- study, studies [ˈstʌdi]
(noun) - Definition:
- a room in a house intended for reading and writing
- Example:
- When she couldn't find him, she looked for him in the study.
- dining room, dining rooms
(noun) - Definition:
- a room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten
- Example:
- Let's have dinner in the dining room tonight.
- bedroom, bedrooms [ˈbedˌroōm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping
- Example:
- This is my bedroom!
- kitchen, kitchens [ˈkɪtʃən]
(noun) - Definition:
- the room for preparing food
- Example:
- Mum is in the kitchen preparing lunch.
- bathroom, bathrooms [ˈbɑːθɹuːm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a room containing a bath and a toilet
- Example:
- We have 2 bathrooms in the house.
- children's room, children's rooms
(noun) - Definition:
- a room for a child to sleep and play in
- Example:
- The house offers three children's rooms on the second floor.
- hall, halls [hɔːl]
(noun) - Definition:
- a corridor leading to the rooms
- Example:
- You can hang up your coat in the hall.
- corridor, corridors [ˈkɒrɪˌdə(ɹ)]
(noun) - Definition:
- a narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it
- Example:
- The corridor is extremely narrow.
- cellar, cellars [ˈsɛlə]
(noun) - Definition:
- a space under a building used for storage
- Example:
- We keep the water bottles in the cellar.
- attic, attics [ætɪk]
(noun) - Definition:
- the space below the roof, used for storage
- Example:
- The house has a small attic.
- guest room, guest rooms
(noun) - Definition:
- a room in a home set aside for the use of visiting guests
- Example:
- You can sleep here, we have a guest room.
- workroom, workrooms ['wɜːk,rʊm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a room, such as a workshop or studio, where work is done
- Example:
- We have some space in the cellar for a workroom.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/private-environment/rooms/rooms-basics/
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