A guide to go through all the most important house vocabs

PARTS OF THE HOUSE

an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level

a hollow structure that allows the smoke from a fire inside a building to escape to the air outside

a short pipe, often made of clay, attached to the top of a chimney

a pipe that carries rain water from the roof of a building

a pipe that carries waste water or sewage away from buildings

a private area in front of a house or other building onto which you can drive and park your car

the main entrance to a building, especially a house, usually facing the road

the top end of the wall of a building, in the shape of a triangle, where it meets the sloping parts of a roof

a building where a car is kept, built next to or as part of a house

a rectangular hole in the door or in a wall near the entrance of a house or other building, through which letters, etc. are delivered

a space at the top of a building under the roof used for storing things and usually entered by a ladder, or sometimes made into a room for living in

in the US, a box outside a person's house where letters are put

a route or track between one place and another, or the direction in which something is moving:

the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc.

a set of steps that lead from one level of a building to another

a piece of equipment with steps for climbing up and down that can stand on its own or be folded for carrying

a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something

a space usually filled with glass in the wall of a building or in a vehicle, to allow light and air in and to allow people inside the building to see out

a box filled with earth, for growing decorative plants in, positioned on an outside windowsill

a piece of land next to a house, usually used for growing flowers, grass, and other plants

a room with a bath and/or shower and often a toilet

a place where young children and babies are taken care of while their parents are at work; a room in a house where small children sleep and play

a room or area in someone's home that they use to work at their job

the room in a house or apartment that is used for relaxing in and entertaining guests

a room where food is kept, prepared, and cooked and where the dishes are washed

a room in a house where clothes, bed sheets, etc., are washed, or a business that washes clothes, bed sheets, etc., for customers

a part of a building consisting of rooms that are partly or completely below the level of the ground