House & Home

unprofessional C2+

/ˌənprəˈfɛʃənəl/ not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession M S

unprepared C2+

/ˌənpriːˈpɛrd/ Not prepared; caught by surprise. M S

tumble-down C2+

/ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn/ dilapidated, ramshackle, or in such poor condition that collapse seems likely M S

chairback C2+

/ˈtʃɛrˌbæk/ the upright rear part of a chair that supports the sitter's back M S

doghole C2+

/ˈdɔɡˌhoʊl/ derogatory: a mean, cramped, or squalid dwelling or place considered fit only for dogs M S

girandole C2+

/ˈdʒɪrənˌdoʊl/ an ornamental branched candlestick or wall light, often mounted against a mirror M S

washpan C2+

/ˈwɑːʃˌpæn/ a broad, shallow pan or basin used to hold water for washing M S

loghouse C2+

/ˈlɔːɡˌhaʊs/ a house built from horizontally laid logs; a log cabin M S

closet C2+

/ˈklɑzət/ a small enclosed storage room; to shut away in private M S

mat C2+

/mæt/ a piece of coarse fabric for the floor; also to become tangled M S

bakehouse C2+

/ˈbeɪkˌhaʊs/ a building or room in which bread is baked; a bakery M S

perennial C2+

/pəˈrɛniəl/ lasting or recurring through many years; a plant living for years M S

senate C2+

/ˈsɛnət/ a legislative or governing assembly, especially an upper house M S

bedchamber C2+

/ˈbɛdˌtʃeɪmbɚ/ a private room used for sleeping; a bedroom M S

bridewell C2+

/ˈbraɪdwɛl/ (archaic) a prison or house of correction M S

cathedra C2+

/kəˈθidrə/ the official chair or throne of a bishop or professor M S

flooring C2+

/ˈflɔrɪŋ/ the material used to make the floor of a room M S

gutter C2+

/ˈɡʌtɚ/ a channel along a roof or roadside for carrying off rainwater M S

gymnasium C2+

/dʒɪmˈneɪziəm/ a room or building equipped for physical exercise or sports M S

lounge C2+

/laʊndʒ/ a room for relaxing; to recline or loll idly M S

moggy C2+

/ˈmɑɡi/ a cat, especially a non-pedigree or ordinary house cat M S

barroom C2+

/ˈbɑrˌrum/ a room or establishment with a bar serving alcoholic drinks M S

bedfast C2+

/ˈbɛdˌfæst/ confined to bed by illness; bedridden M S

biologically C2+

/ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkli/ in a way relating to biology or living organisms M S

buttress C2+

/ˈbʌtrəs/ a support projecting from a wall; to reinforce or strengthen M S

cabinetmaking C2+

/ˈkæbɪnətˌmeɪkɪŋ/ the craft of making fine wooden furniture and cabinets M S

cabinetworker C2+

/ˈkæbɪnətˌwɜrkɚ/ a skilled craftsman who makes cabinets and fine furniture M S

ceil C2+

/sil/ to line or cover the inner roof of a room with plaster or boards M S

curtilage C2+

/ˈkɜrtɪlɪdʒ/ the enclosed land immediately surrounding a house M S

dresser C2+

/ˈdrɛsər/ a chest of drawers or a kitchen sideboard for dishes M S

estray C2+

/ɪˈstreɪ/ a domestic animal found wandering with no apparent owner M S

grille C2+

/ˈɡrɪl/ a grating of bars protecting an opening or window M S

hinge C2+

/hɪndʒ/ a jointed device on which a door turns; to depend on something M S

householdry C2+

/ˈhaʊsˌhoʊldri/ household affairs or domestic management M S

lintel C2+

/ˈlɪntl/ a horizontal beam across the top of a door or window M S

lodger C2+

/ˈlɑdʒɚ/ a person who rents a room in another's house M S

maisonette C2+

/ˌmeɪzəˈnɛt/ a small house or a two-floor apartment with its own entrance M S

manservant C2+

/ˈmænˌsɝvənt/ a male domestic servant M S

menage C2+

/meɪˈnɑʒ/ a household or domestic establishment and its members M S

mendicity C2+

/mɛnˈdɪsəti/ the state or practice of begging for a living M S

mog C2+

/mɑɡ/ a cat, especially an ordinary domestic one M S

patio C2+

/ˈpætioʊ/ a paved outdoor area adjoining a house M S

physiology C2+

/ˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi/ the branch of biology dealing with the functions of living organisms and their parts M S

quilt C2+

/kwɪlt/ a padded bed covering of stitched layers, or to make one M S

sedan C2+

/sɪˈdæn/ an enclosed car seating four or more; an enclosed carried chair M S

summertree C2+

/ˈsʌmɚtri/ a main horizontal beam supporting the joists of a floor or roof M S

tabulate C2+

/ˈtæbjəleɪt/ to arrange data in a table or systematic column form M S

thatch C2+

/θætʃ/ straw or reeds used to make a roof; to roof with such material M S

toxin C2+

/ˈtɑksɪn/ a poisonous substance produced by a living organism M S

unfurnish C2+

/ʌnˈfɜrnɪʃ/ to strip of furniture or equipment M S

ma'am C2+

/mæm/ A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam. M S

confessedly C2+

/kənˈfɛsɪdli/ Admittedly; by one's own confession. M S

truckle-bed C2+

/ˈtrʌk.əl ˌbɛd/ a low bed on small wheels or casters that can be rolled beneath a higher bed when not in use M S

toldo C2+

/ˈtoʊl.doʊ/ a Central or South American shelter, especially a rounded Indigenous hut or tent covered with hides M S

teaboard C2+

/ˈtiˌbɔrd/ a tray or portable board used for serving tea M S

firelit C2+

/ˈfaɪɚˌlɪt/ illuminated by the light of a fire M S

bedquilt C2+

/ˈbɛdˌkwɪlt/ dated or archaic: a quilted coverlet used as the top covering on a bed M S

dogiron C2+

/ˈdɔɡˌaɪɚn/ historical: an andiron, one of a pair of metal supports for logs in a fireplace M S

dwellinghouse C2+

/ˈdwɛlɪŋˌhaʊs/ formal or legal: a building, or part of one, used as a private residence M S

electrolier C2+

/əˌlɛk.trəˈlɪr/ historical: a decorative ceiling or wall fixture holding several electric lamps; an electric chandelier M S

penetralium C2+

/ˌpɛnɪˈtɹeɪliəm/ the innermost (or most secret) part of a building; an inner sanctum; a sanctum sanctorum. M S

porte-cochere C2+

/ˌpɔrt koʊˈʃɛr/ canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles M S