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Rooms and spaces.
Nouns.
- attic (plural: attics) a story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.
- basement (plural: basements) the lowest habitable story of a building, usually below ground level.
- bathroom (plural: bathrooms) a room containing a bathtub or shower, and usually a toilet and sink.
- bedroom (plural: bedrooms) a room furnished with beds or used for sleeping.
- den/study (plural: dens, studies) a secluded room for study or relaxation.
- dining room (plural: rooms) a room, as in a house or hotel, in which meals are eaten.
- door (plural: doors) a movable structure used to close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates.
- driveway (plural: driveways) a private road for vehicles, often connecting a house or garage with a public road.
- family room (plural: rooms) a recreation room especially for the use of family members.
- garage (plural: garages) a building or indoor space in which to park or keep a motor vehicle.
- hallway (plural: hallways) a corridor in a building.
- laundry room (plural: rooms) a room where clothes are washed and dried. In a modern home, a laundry room would be equipped with an automatic washing machine and clothes dryer and often a large basin, called a laundry tub.
- kitchen (plural: kitchens) a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.
- living room (plural: rooms) a large room in a house for general everyday use and often equipped with couches, TVs and entertainment centers.
- porch (plural: porches) a covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.
- window (plural: windows) an opening in a wall, door, roof or vehicle that allows the passage of light
My room.
- bed (plural: beds) a piece of furniture used for resting or sleeping.
- bedroom (plural: bedrooms) a room used primarily for sleeping.
- blanket (plural: blankets) a piece of woven material used as a covering for warmth on a bed.
- bookcase (plural: bookcases) a piece of furniture with shelves for holding books.
- cabinet (plural: cabinets) a piece of furniture with shelves, compartments or drawers used to store objects.
- chair (plural: chairs) a piece of furniture for a person to sit on. It usually has four legs and a back.
- clock(s) an instrument, other than a watch, for measuring or indicating time.
- curtain (plural: curtains) a piece of fabric that hangs in a window or open space to shut out light or to serve as a divider.
- desk (plural: desks) a piece of furniture with a flat surface used for reading, writing or using a computer.
- doll (plural: dolls) a toy resembling a baby, child or other person.
- globe (plural: globes) a round ball with a map of the earth on it .
- mat (plural: mats) a flat piece of coarse fabric used as a floor covering or for wiping one’s shoes or feet.
- pillow (plural: pillows) a cloth case stuffed with something soft such as down or feathers. Used for resting the head on while sleeping.
- stuffed animal (plural: animals) a cuddly toy in the shaped of an animal that is filled with soft material.
Backyard and garden.
- backyard (plural: backyards) a yard at the rear of a house.
- barbecue (plural: barbecues) a meal cooked out of doors over an open fire.
- fence (plural: fences) a structure that serves to enclose an area such as a garden or field, usually made of posts of timber, concrete, or metal.
- flower (plural: flowers) the seed-bearing part of a plant.
- garden (plural: gardens) a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, or enjoyment of plants.
- grass vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long, narrow leaves cultivated on lawns.
- hedge (plural: ledges) a row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence or boundary.
- hose (plural: hoses) a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point.
- lawn chair (plural: chairs) a chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden.
- lawnmower (plural: lawnmowers) a hand-operated or power-operated machine with rotary blades for cutting grass on lawns.
- outdoors in the open air; outside a building or shelter.
- picnic table (plural: tables) a table with benches, designed for outdoor dining.
- tablecloth (plural: tablecloths) a cloth to cover a table, especially during a meal.
- tree (plural: trees) any large woody perennial plant with a distinct trunk giving rise to branches or leaves at some distance from the ground.
- watering can (plural: cans) a vessel, usually having a long spout with a perforated nozzle, used to water plants.
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