Words that describe buildings or rooms and parts of buildings appointed ADJECTIVE
a building or room that is beautifully appointed, well appointed etc has everything you need and is decoratedvery well
baronial ADJECTIVE
a baronial building or room is large, impressive, and built or decorated in an old-fashioned style
beachfront ADJECTIVE
a beachfront building faces a beach or is very close to a beach
brick-built ADJECTIVE
made out of bricks
brownstone NOUN
a building made of red-brown stone, especially one built in the US in the past
burnt-out ADJECTIVE
a burnt-out building or vehicle has had everything inside it destroyed by fire
carbuncle NOUN
a building that is extremely unpleasant to look at
carpeted ADJECTIVE
a carpeted room or area has carpet on the floor
cavernous ADJECTIVE
a cavernous room or building is very large and dark
colonial ADJECTIVE
colonial buildings and furniture are made in a style that was common in North America in the 18th century
comfortable ADJECTIVE
a comfortable room or building is pleasant to spend time in, for example because it has nice furniture or is nottoo hot or too cold
condemned ADJECTIVE
a condemned building is in very bad condition and is going to be destroyed
Corinthian ADJECTIVE
relating to a style of architecture that uses tall thin columns with decoration at the top
covered ADJECTIVE
provided with a roof
curtained-off ADJECTIVE
separated from the rest of a room or area by a curtain
dank ADJECTIVE
a dank room or building is unpleasant because it is cold and has walls and floors that are slightly wet
darkened
ADJECTIVE
a darkened room or building is dark because there are no lights on inside
derelict ADJECTIVE
something such as a building or piece of land that is derelict is empty, not used, and in a bad condition
detached ADJECTIVE
a detached house is not ed to another house
dilapidated ADJECTIVE
a dilapidated building, vehicle, or system is old and in bad condition
Doric ADJECTIVE
built in a plain ancient Greek building style
en suite ADJECTIVE
an en suite bedroom has a bathroom ed to it
firetrap NOUN
a building that would burn easily or would be difficult to get out of if there was a fire
furnished ADJECTIVE
a furnished house, flat, or room is one that you rent with furniture already in it
furnished ADJECTIVE
with a particular type or amount of furniture
gabled ADJECTIVE
a gabled building has one or more gables
half-timbered ADJECTIVE
a half-timbered building has been built so that its wooden structure can be seen on the outside walls
handsome ADJECTIVE
a handsome building or place is large, attractive, and impressive
high-rise ADJECTIVE
a high-rise building is very tall with many floors or levels
Ionic ADJECTIVE
made in the style of buildings in ancient Greece, with tall stone posts that have round bases
labyrinthine ADJECTIVE
like a labyrinth
lofty ADJECTIVE
a lofty building or structure is very tall
long-stay ADJECTIVE
designed so that you can park your car there for a long time
low-rise ADJECTIVE
a low-rise building has only a few levels. A high-rise building has many levels.
moated ADJECTIVE
surrounded by a moat
modest ADJECTIVE
a modest building is not large or expensive
modular ADJECTIVE
modular buildings, furniture, or other structures are made in separate sections
non-residential ADJECTIVE
non-residential buildings are ones that people do not live in
open-plan ADJECTIVE
an open-plan office, house, flat etc has few walls and a lot of open space
palatial ADJECTIVE
a palatial building is very large with impressive decorations
Perpendicular ADJECTIVE
built in the style of 14th to 16th century English churches, using tall narrow designs and straight upright lines
prefab ADJECTIVE
prefabricated
prefabricated ADJECTIVE
a prefabricated building is built in sections that can be moved and put together quickly
rabbit warren NOUN
a part of a building or town where it is easy to get lost because there are a lot of narrow ages or streets
rambling ADJECTIVE
a rambling house has a lot of different parts and covers a large area
redbrick ADJECTIVE
made of red-coloured bricks
Romanesque ADJECTIVE
belonging to a style of building that was common in Western Europe from about 900 to 1200 ad. Romanesquebuildin gs have round arches, curved ceilings, thick walls, and large pillars.
rooftop NOUN
used about something that is built on a roof
ruined ADJECTIVE
a ruined building is old and has many parts that have been destroyed over time
secure ADJECTIVE
a secure area or building is guarded so that only specific people can enter or leave it
self-contained ADJECTIVE
a selfcontained flat has its own bathroom and kitchen, so that you do not need to share any rooms withpeople who live in o ther flats
semi-detached ADJECTIVE
a semi-detached house is ed to another house by one wall that they share
service ADJECTIVE
used by the staff of a building or organization, and not by customers or the public
shuttered ADJECTIVE
decorated or closed with shutters
snug ADJECTIVE
used about a room or a building that is small, warm, and comfortable
spacious ADJECTIVE
a spacious room, building etc has a lot of space inside it
split-level ADJECTIVE
used for describing a room or house that has parts on different levels beside each other, not above each other
sprawl VERB
used about buildings that fill an area in an ugly way that has not been carefully planned
sprawling ADJECTIVE
built over a wide area in a way that is ugly or not carefully planned
stark ADJECTIVE
used for describing a building or scene that is very clear and plain to look at, often in a slightly unpleasant orfrightenin g way
timbered ADJECTIVE
a timbered building has outside walls made completely or partly of wood
tumbledown ADJECTIVE
a tumbledown building is old and in bad condition
unfurnished ADJECTIVE
without any furniture
unoccupied ADJECTIVE
an unoccupied room, building, or seat is not being used by anyone
vaulted ADJECTIVE
with curved structures ing or forming the roof of a building
warm ADJECTIVE
warm clothes and buildings keep heat in and prevent you from feeling cold
well-appointed ADJECTIVE
a well-appointed room or house has attractive or expensive decoration and furniture
lean-to
ADJECTIVE
spaciously ADVERB
stuccoed ADJECTIVE
not enough room to swing a cat used for saying that a room is very small and there is not enough space to live comfortably in it