cellar |
An underground room or space used for storing things. A place where wine is stored. |
cemetery |
A place used as a burial ground for dead people. |
chalet |
A small private house or room used by holidaymakers within a holiday complex. |
chateau |
A large country house or castle in France. |
cinema |
A theatre where films are shown. |
circus |
A circular arena surrounded by tiers of seats enclosed in a large tent where performances by a travelling company of acrobats, clowns, trapeze artistes, trained animals, and other entertainers take place. |
clinic |
A place where some kind of advice, medical treatment or instruction is given. |
colliery |
A coalmine and its buildings and equipment. |
condominium |
A building made up of multiple individually owned flats. |
confectionery |
A shop that sells sweets, chocolates, candies, etc. |
conservatory |
A room with glass walls and roof, usually attached to a house, used for growing and displaying plants. |
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A school for the study of music, arts, etc. |
corral |
An enclosed area where horses, cattle, etc. are kept. |
cottage |
A small, single storey house on a farm or in the country used for vacations or as a summer home. |
courtyard |
An open space enclosed by walls or buildings, within a castle or large house. |
creamery |
A place where milk and cream are made into butter and cheese. |
crematorium |
A place where bodies of dead people are burnt to ashes. |
cubbyhole |
A small enclosed space or room. |
cubicle |
A small compartment, as for work or study. |
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A small sleeping compartment, especially within a dormitory. |
dairy |
A place where milk is kept, and butter and cheese are made. |
delicatessen |
A shop that sells foreign prepared or cooked foods. |
depository |
A place where things are deposited for storage or safekeeping. |
depot |
A place where buses, locomotives, etc. are kept and maintained. |
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A place where goods, commodities, etc. are temporarily stored. |
desert |
An area of dry and hot land covered with sand, and has very little rain, and little or no vegetation, and without habitants. |
diner |
A railway carriage in which meals are served at tables. |
dinette |
A small part of or an area near a kitchen that is used for eating meals. |
dispensary |
A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed, especially in a hospital. |
distillery |
A place where strong alcoholic drink is produced by distillation. |
dock |
A place in a port where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired. |
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An enclosure in a court of law where a defendant stands or sits. |
dormitory |
A large sleeping room with many beds in a boarding school, etc. for a number of people to sleep in. |
downtown |
The central part or main business area of a city. |
dungeon |
A strong, dark underground prison cell, especially in a medieval castle. |
emporium |
A large store offering for sale a wide variety of goods. |
esplanade |
A long stretch of open level paved ground beside the seashore for people to walk along |
estate |
An area of land and buildings developed for residential (housing estate), industrial (industrial estate), or commercial (trading estate) purposes. |
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A large area of land where coffee, rubber, or other crops are cultivated. |
factory |
A place where goods are manufactured or assembled. |
foundry |
A place where metals are melted and molded. |
foyer |
An entrance hall or open area, especially in a hotel, theatre, cinema, etc. |
gallery |
A building or long narrow room devoted to the exhibition or sale of works of art such as paintings, sculptures, etc. |
garage |
A building where one or more vehicles are kept, repaired or serviced. |
garden |
A piece of land adjoining a house or a public space where flowers, fruit, vegetables or other plants are grown. |
ghetto |
A poor section of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a minority ethnic group, socially and economically deprived and often discriminated against, and with typically high rates of crime. |
granary |
A place where grain such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet is stored. |
greengrocery |
A store selling fresh vegetables and fruits. |
greenhouse |
A glass building in which the temperature and humidity can be controlled for the cultivation of plants. |
gymnasium |
A hall or building equipped for doing physical exercises. |
habitat |
The natural environment in which an animal or a plant usually lives or grows. |
hangar |
A very large building for housing aircraft. |
harbour |
A place on the coast, either naturally formed or artificially constructed, where ships may moor in shelter. |
hatchery |
A place for hatching eggs of fish by artificial means or of poultry. |
haunt |
A place often visited by a particular person. |