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 joined 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 joined 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 passages 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 joined 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 supporting 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