Vocabulary List 20 Flashcards
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Define the following:
Foyer
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n. an entrance hall
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Dais
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n. a low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or throne
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Portico
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n. a structure consisting of a roof buttressed by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building
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Chaise
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n. a horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically with an open top and two wheels
n. short for post chaise which is a horse-drawn carriage used for transporting passengers or mail in the 18th to early 19th century
n. short for chaise lounge which is a reclining chair with a lengthened seat for a leg rest
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Parlor
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n. a sitting room of a private house
n. a room in a public building for receiving guests
n. a room in a monastery or convent for conversation
n. [usu. with modifier] a shop or business providing specified goods or services: ice cream parlor, funeral parlor
n. (also milking parlor) a room or building equipped for milking cows
adj. denoting a person who professes but does not actively give support to a specific political view
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Monastery
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n. a building or building owned by monks living under religious vows
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Convent
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n. a Christian community under monastic rules, esp. one of nuns
n. (also convent school) a school, especially one for girls, attached to and run by convent
n. a building or buildings owned by a convent
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Parapet
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n. a low protective wall off the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
n. a protective wall or earth defense along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops
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Gunwale
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n. the upper portion of the side of a boat or ship
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Gable
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n. (also gable end) a wall topped with a gable
n. a raised wall that closes off a pitched roof
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Chiffonier
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n. a tall chest of drawers often with a mirror on top
n. a low cupboard, sometimes with a raised bookshelf on top
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Parquet
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n. (parquet flooring) flooring composed of wooden blocks in a geometric pattern
n. the ground floor of a theatre or auditorium
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Plinth
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n. a heavy base supporting a statue or base
n. the lower square slab at the base of a column
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Threshold
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n. the bottom of a doorway or entrance
n. the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land
n. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested: threshold level
n. the maximum level of radiation nor a concentration of a substance considered to be acceptable or safe: their water should meet the safety threshold of 50 mG of nitrates per liter
n. a limit below which a stimulus causes no reaction
n. a level, rate, or amount at which something comes into effect: tax threshold
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Rung
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n. a horizontal support of a person’s foot on a ladder
n. a strengthening cross piece in the structure of a chair
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Belfry
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n. a place for hanging bells in a church tower
n. a bell tower, or steeple housing bells, especially one that is part of a church
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Hospice
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n. a home providing care for the sick
n. a lodging for travelers
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Transept
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n. (a cross-shaped building) either of the two parts making up the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave
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Nave
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n. the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars
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Chancel
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n. the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen
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Terminus
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n. a final point in space or time; an end or extremity: the exhibition’s terminus is 1962
n. the end of a railroad or other transportation route or a station at such a point; a terminal
n. a figure of a human bust or an animal ending in a square pillar from which it appears to spring, originally used as a boundary marker in Ancient Rome
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Canteen
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n. a restaurant provided by a college, factory, military base, or company for its students, workers, soldiers, etc.
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Fief
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n. an estate of land held under the condition of feudal service
n. a person’s sphere of operation or control
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Partition
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n. a structure dividing a space into two parts
v. divide into parts
v. divide (a room) into smaller rooms or areas by erecting partitions: the hall was partitioned to contain the noise of the computers
v. (partition something off) separate a part of a room from the rest by erecting a partition: partition off part of a large bedroom to create a small bathroom
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Cabaret
n. a nightclub or restaurant where entertainment is performed
n. entertainment in nightclubs or restaurants while the audience eats or drinks at tables
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Veneer
n. a thin decorative covering of fine wood over a coarser wood or other material
n. a layer of wood used to make plywood
n. an attractive appearance or facade used to mask one's true feelings or nature
v. cover or disguise (one's true nature) with an attractive appearance
v. cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood
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Dike
n. a long wall or embankment used to prevent flooding
n. a low wall or earthwork used as a boundary or defense
n. a causeway, a raised road or track across low or wet ground
n. a ditch or watercourse
v. provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding
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Overlook
n. a commanding position or view
| v. have a view of from above: the chateau overlooks fields of corn and olive trees
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Bunting
n. a loosely woven fabric made for flags but can also be used as drapes before becoming a flag
n. flags and other colorful festive decorations
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Stave
n. a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure
n. a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon
n. one of the thin slats used to make the sides of a wooden bucket or barrel, a vertical wooden plank in a building or other structure
n. a staff used in sheet music
n. a verse or stanza of a poem
v. (stave something in) break something by forcing it inward or piercing it roughly: the door was staved in
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Rampart
n. a defensive wall of a castle or a walled ceiling, having a broad top with a walkway and typically with a stone parapet
n. a defensive or protective barrier: the open Pacific broke on the far-off rampart of the reef
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Obelisk
n. a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top
n. a tree, mountain, or other object that resembles an obelisk
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Monolith
n. a large, upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a monument or pillar
n. a very large and characterless building
n. a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g., in the building of a dock
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Withy
n. a tough, flexible branch used for tying, binding, or basketry
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Bulwark
n. a defensive wall
n. a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense: the security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society
n. (usu. bulwarks) an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck
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Upholstery
n. soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as arm chairs or sofas
n. the art of practice of fitting padded coverings to chairs or sofas
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Pennant
n. a flag denoting a sports championship or other achievement
n. (also pennon) a tapering flag on a ship, especially one flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission
n. a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially as a military ensign
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Ensign
n. a flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality
n. a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard, ranking above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant
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Standard
n. a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope
n. a tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height
n. a shrub grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form
n. an upright water or gas pipe
n . a tune or song of established popularity
adj. (of a shrub) grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form: standard roses
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Cruciform
adj. having the shape of a cross
adj. of or denoting a church having a cross-shaped plan with a nave and transepts
n. a thing shaped like a cross
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Chapel
n. a small building for Christian worship, typically one attached to an institution or private house
n. a part of a large church or cathedral with its own altar and dedication
n. a room or building in which funeral services are held
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Xeriscape
n. a garden or landscape requiring little or no irrigation
n. a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions
v. landscape (an area) in a style which requires little or no irrigations
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Alcove
n. a recess, typically in the wall of a room or a garden
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Doorjamb
n. each of the two upright parts of a doorframe, on one of which a door is hung
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Garret
n. a top-floor or attic room
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Tarpaulin
n. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, typically of tarred canvas
| n. a sheet or covering of this
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Cornice
n. an ornamental molding around a wall just below
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Quarrel
n. a diamond-shaped pane of glass as used in lattice windows
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Kiosk
n. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, etc. are sold
n. a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens
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Orrery
n. a mechanical model of the solar system, or just of the sun, earth, and moon, used to represent their relative positions
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Domicile
n. the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has substantial connection with
n. a person's residence or home
v. treat a specified country as a permanent home: the tenant is domiciled in the US
v. reside; be based: he was domiciled in a frame house on the outskirts of town
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Frame house
n. a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house
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Effigy
n. a sculpture or model of a person
n. a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger: the senator was burned in effigy
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Pulpit
n. a raised platform or lectern upon which a preacher delivers a sermon
n. (the pulpit) religious teaching expressed in sermons; preachers collectively: the movies could rival the pulpit as an agency of molding the ideas of the mass public
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# Define the following:
Pew
n. a long bench with a back, placed in rows
n. an enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshiper or group of worshipers
n. (the pews) the congregation of a church
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Divan
n. a long low sofa without a back or arms, typically placed against a wall
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Rise
n. an upward slope or hill
n. the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline
n. [in sing.] a source; an origin: it was here that the brooks had its rise
v. (rise to) (of a person) react with annoyance or argument to (a provocation): he didn’t rise to my teasing
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Entablature
n. a long continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall
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Verdure
n. lush green vegetation
n. the fresh green color of vegetation
n. a condition of freshness
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Frieze
n. a broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
n. the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice
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Architrave
n. a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third of the entablature
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Pediment
n. the triangular upper part of the front of a classical style building, typically surmounting a portico of columns
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Casing
n. a frame around a door or window
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Stile
n. an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or a wall
n. a vertical piece in the frame of a paneled door or sash window
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Sash window
n. a window with one or two sashes which can be slid vertically to make an opening
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Transom
n. the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
n. a horizontal beam forming the stern of a vessel
n. a strengthening crossbar, in particular, one set above a window or door
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Transom door
n. a window set above the transom of a door or larger window; a fanlight
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Sash
n. a frame holding the glass in a window, typically one of two sliding frames
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Terra firma
n. dry land; the ground
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Aqueduct
n. an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley
n. (in anatomy) a small canal containing fluid
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Hayloft
n. a loft over a stable or barn used for storing hay or straw
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Settee
n. a long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms
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Hutch
n. a box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits, ferrets, or other small domesticated animals
n. a small storage chest
n. a cupboard or dresser typically with open shelves above
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Atoll
n. a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral
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Windlass
n. a type of winch used especially on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, especially formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells
v. haul or lift (something) with a windlass
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Handspike
n. a wooden rod with an iron tip, used as a lever on board ship and by artillery soldiers
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Dive
n. (also dive bar) a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment: he got into a fight in some dive
n. a sudden and significant fall in prices or profits: an 11 percent dive in profits
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Gully
n. a water-worn ravine
n. a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain
v. erode gullies into (land) by water action: he began to pick away over the gullied landscape
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Duplex
n. a house divided into two apartments, with a separate entrance for each
n. an apartment on two floors
adj. (of a house) consisting of two apartments
adj. (of an apartment) on two floors
adj. (of paper or board) having two differentl colored layers or sides
adj. (of a printer or its software) capable of printing on both sides of the paper
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Penitentiary
n. a prison for people who have committed serious crimes
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Parsonage
n. a church house provided for a member of the clergy
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Tip
n. a place where trash is deposited; a dump
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Chifforobe
n. a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other
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Calaboose
n. a prison
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Wharf
n. a level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load and unload
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Outcrop
n. a rock formation that is visible on the surface: dramatic limestone outcrops
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Promontory
n. a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland: a rocky promontory
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Headland
n. a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea
n. a strip of land left unplowed at the end of a field
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Crag
n. a steep or rugged cliff or rock face
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Estuary
n. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream
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Steeple
n. a church tower and spire
| n. a spire on the top of a church tower or roof
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Vestibule
n. an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
n. an enclosed entrance compartment in a railroad car
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n. an entrance hall
Foyer
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n. a low platform for a lectern, seats of honor, or throne
Dais
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n. a structure consisting of a roof buttressed by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building
Portico
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n. a horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, typically with an open top and two wheels
Chaise
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n. an establishment where a hairdresser, beautician, or couturier conducts business
n. a reception room in a large house
n. a meeting or regular social gathering at the house of a celebrity or socialite
Salon
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n. a sitting room of a private house
n. a room in a public building for receiving guests
n. a room in a monastery or convent for conversation
Parlor
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n. a building or building owned by monks living under religious vows
Monastery
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n. a Christian community under monastic rules, esp. one of nuns
Convent
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n. a raised wall that closes off a pitched roof
Gable
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n. a low protective wall off the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony
n. a protective wall or earth defense along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops
Parapet
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n. the upper portion of the side of a boat or ship
Gunwale
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n. a tall chest of drawers often with a mirror on top
n. a low cupboard, sometimes with a raised bookshelf on top
Chiffonier
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n. flooring composed of wooden blocks in a geometric pattern
n. the ground floor of a theatre or auditorium
Parquet
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n. a heavy base supporting a statue or base
n. the lower square slab at the base of a column
Plinth
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n. a horizontal support of a person's foot on a ladder
n. a strengthening cross piece in the structure of a chair
Rung
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n. the bottom of a doorway or entrance
n. the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land
n. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
Threshold
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n. a place for hanging bells in a church tower
n. a bell tower, or steeple housing bells, especially one that is part of a church
Belfry
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n. a home providing care for the sick
n. a lodging for travelers
Hospice
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n. (a cross-shaped building) either of the two parts making up the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave
Transept
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n. the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars
Nave
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n. the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen
Chancel
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n. a final point in space or time; an end or extremity
n. the end of a railroad or other transportation route or a station at such a point; a terminal
Terminus
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n. a restaurant provided by a college, factory, military base, or company for its students, workers, soldiers, etc.
Canteen
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n. an estate of land held under the condition of feudal service
n. a person’s sphere of operation or control
Fief
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n. a structure dividing a space into two parts
v. divide into parts
Partition
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n. a nightclub or restaurant where entertainment is performed
n. entertainment in nightclubs or restaurants while the audience eats or drinks at tables
Cabaret
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n. a thin decorative covering of fine wood over a coarser wood or other material
n. a layer of wood used to make plywood
n. an attractive appearance or facade used to mask one's true feelings or nature
v. cover or disguise (one's true nature) with an attractive appearance
Veneer
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n. a long wall or embankment used to prevent flooding
n. a low wall or earthwork used as a boundary or defense
n. a causeway, a raised road or track across low or wet ground
n. a ditch or watercourse
v. provide (land) with a wall or embankment to prevent flooding
Dike
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n. a commanding position or view
v. have a view of from above
Overlook
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n. a loosely woven fabric made for flags but can also be used as drapes before becoming a flag
n. flags and other colorful festive decorations
Bunting
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n. a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure
n. a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon
n. one of the thin slats used to make the sides of a wooden bucket or barrel, a vertical wooden plank in a building or other structure
n. a staff used in sheet music
n. a verse or stanza of a poem
Stave
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n. a defensive wall of a castle or a walled ceiling, having a broad top with a walkway and typically with a stone parapet
n. a defensive or protective barrier
Rampart
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n. a stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top
Obelisk
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n. a large, upright block of stone, especially one shaped into or serving as a monument or pillar
n. a very large and characterless building
n. a large block of concrete sunk in water, e.g., in the building of a dock
Monolith
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n. a tough, flexible branch used for tying, binding, or basketry
Withy
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n. a defensive wall
n. a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense
Bulwark
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n. soft, padded textile covering that is fixed to furniture such as arm chairs or sofas
n. the art of practice of fitting padded coverings to chairs or sofas
Upholstery
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n. a flag denoting a sports championship or other achievement
n. (also pennon) a tapering flag on a ship, especially one flown at the masthead of a vessel in commission
n. a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially as a military ensign
Pennant
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n. a flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality
n. a commissioned officer of the lowest rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard, ranking above chief warrant officer and below lieutenant
Ensign
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n. a military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope
n. a tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height
n. a shrub grafted on an erect stem and trained in tree form
Standard
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adj. having the shape of a cross
adj. of or denoting a church having a cross-shaped plan with a nave and transepts
n. a thing shaped like a cross
Cruciform
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n. a small building for Christian worship, typically one attached to an institution or private house
n. a part of a large church or cathedral with its own altar and dedication
n. a room or building in which funeral services are held
Chapel
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n. a garden or landscape requiring little or no irrigation
n. a style of landscape design requiring little or no irrigation or other maintenance, used in arid regions
v. landscape (an area) in a style which requires little or no irrigations
Xeriscape
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n. a recess, typically in the wall of a room or a garden
Alcove
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n. each of the two upright parts of a doorframe, on one of which a door is hung
Doorjamb
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n. a top-floor or attic room
Garret
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n. heavy-duty waterproof cloth, typically of tarred canvas
n. a sheet or covering of this
Tarpaulin
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n. a top-floor or attic room
Garret
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n. an ornamental molding around a wall just below the ceiling
n. a horizontal molded projection crowning a building or structure, the uppermost third of the entablature, surmounting the frieze
n. an overhanging mass of hardened snow at the edge of a mountain precipice
Cornice
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n. a small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, etc. are sold
n. a small structure in a public area used for providing information or displaying advertisements, often incorporating an interactive display screen or screens
Kiosk
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n. a mechanical model of the solar system, or just of the sun, earth, and moon, used to represent their relative positions
Orrery
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n. the country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has substantial connection with
n. a person's residence or home
v. treat a specified country as a permanent home
Domicile
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n. a house constructed with a skeleton framework of timber, as the ordinary wooden house
Frame house
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n. a sculpture or model of a person
n. a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger
Effigy
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n. a raised platform or lectern upon which a preacher delivers a sermon
Pulpit
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n. a long bench with a back, placed in rows
n. an enclosure or compartment containing a number of seats, used in some churches to seat a particular worshiper or group of worshipers
Pew
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n. a long low sofa without a back or arms, typically placed against a wall
Divan
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n. an upward slope or hill
n. the vertical height of a step, arch, or incline
n. [in sing.] a source; an origin
Rise
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n. lush green vegetation
n. the fresh green color of vegetation
n. a condition of freshness
Verdure
152
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n. a long continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall
Entablature
153
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n. a broad, horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
n. the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice
Frieze
154
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n. a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third of the entablature
Architrave
155
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n. the triangular upper part of the front of a classical style building, typically surmounting a portico of columns
Pediment
156
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n. a frame around a door or window
Casing
157
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n. an arrangement of steps that allows people but not animals to climb over a fence or a wall
n. a vertical piece in the frame of a paneled door or sash window
Stile
158
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n. a window with one or two sashes which can be slid vertically to make an opening
Sash window
159
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n. the flat surface forming the stern of a vessel
n. a horizontal beam forming the stern of a vessel
n. a strengthening crossbar, in particular, one set above a window or door
Transom
160
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n. a window set above the transom of a door or larger window; a fanlight
Transom door
161
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n. a vertical bar between the panes of glass in a window or between the panels of a door, also muntin
Mullion
162
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n. a frame holding the glass in a window, typically one of two sliding frames
Sash
163
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n. dry land; the ground
Terra firma
164
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n. an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge supported by tall columns across a valley
Aqueduct
165
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n. a loft over a stable or barn used for storing hay or straw
Hayloft
166
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n. a long upholstered seat for more than one person, typically with a back and arms
Settee
167
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n. a box or cage, typically with a wire mesh front, for keeping rabbits, ferrets, or other small domesticated animals
n. a small storage chest
n. a cupboard or dresser typically with open shelves above
Hutch
168
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n. a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral
Atoll
169
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n. a type of winch used especially on ships to hoist anchors and haul on mooring lines and, especially formerly, to lower buckets into and hoist them up from wells
Windlass
170
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n. a wooden rod with an iron tip, used as a lever on board ship and by artillery soldiers
Handspike
171
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n. a shabby or sleazy bar or similar establishment
Dive
172
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n. a water-worn ravine
n. a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain
Gully
173
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n. a house divided into two apartments, with a separate entrance for each
n. an apartment on two floors
adj. (of a house) consisting of two apartments
adj. (of an apartment) on two floors
adj. (of paper or board) having two differentl colored layers or sides
adj. (of a printer or its software) capable of printing on both sides of the paper
Duplex
174
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n. a prison for people who have committed serious crimes
Penitentiary
175
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n. a church house provided for a member of the clergy
Parsonage
176
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n. a place where trash is deposited; a dump
Tip
177
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n. a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on one side and hanging space on the other
Chifforobe
178
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n. a prison
Calaboose
179
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n. a rock formation that is visible on the surface
Outcrop
180
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n. a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water; a headland
Promontory
181
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n. a narrow piece of land that projects from a coastline into the sea
n. a strip of land left unplowed at the end of a field
Headland
182
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n. a steep or rugged cliff or rock face
Crag
183
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n. the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream
Estuary
184
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n. a church tower and spire
n. a spire on the top of a church tower or roof
Steeple
185
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n. an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
n. an enclosed entrance compartment in a railroad car
Vestibule
186
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n. a small room leading to a larger one
Antechamber
187
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n. a cavity in the ground. especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground
Sinkhole
188
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n. a main rafter supporting purlins
Principal
189
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n. a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on a main rafter and supporting the common rafters or boards
Purlin
190
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n. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railing fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense
Palisade
191
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n. a level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda
n. each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation
n. a row house, one of a row of houses built so as to share a wall and to conserve space
v. make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps
Terrace
192
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n. an axle or spindle on which something revolves
n. a device holding a tool in a lathe
n. a shady garden alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework
Arbor
193
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Vestibule
n. an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
n. an enclosed entrance compartment in a railroad car
194
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Antechamber
n. a small room leading to a larger one
195
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Sinkhole
n. a cavity in the ground
especially in limestone bedrock, caused by water erosion and providing a route for surface water to disappear underground
196
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Principal (architecture only)
n. a main rafter supporting purlins
197
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Purlin
n. a horizontal beam along the length of a roof, resting on a main rafter and supporting the common rafters or boards
198
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Palisade
n. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railing fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense
n. (palisades) a line of high cliffs
199
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Terrace
n. a level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda
n. each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation
n. a row house, one of a row of houses built so as to share a wall and to conserve space
v. make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps
200
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Arbor
n. an axle or spindle on which something revolves
n. a device holding a tool in a lathe
n. a shady garden alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework
