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terrace

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/ˈterəs/[countable]
*a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun
1. Close to the villa is a big pool with a sun terrace around it.
2. The view from the roof terrace is spectacular.
3. All rooms have a balcony or terrace.

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utility room

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uˈtility ˌroom noun [countable]
a room in a house where washing machines, freezers etc are kept
1. On the ground floor one bay would serve as an entrance and utility room, with a stair to the first floor.

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move to somewhere

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نقل مکان کردن
1.When are you moving to Memphis?
2. Some houseboats can be moved to other parts of the river.

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one house
تاکید بر تلفظ

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/haʊs/

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two houses
تاکید بر تلفظ

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(plural houses /ˈhaʊzɪz/)

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housing
تاکید بر تلفظ

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ˈhaʊzɪŋ/ ●●○ W2 noun
*the houses or conditions that people live in
1. health problems caused by bad housing
2. Our country has a huge housing problem.

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spacious

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/ˈspeɪʃəs/ ●●○ adjective
*a spacious house, room etc is large and has plenty of space to move around in OPP cramped
1. a spacious living area

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cramped

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/kræmpt/ ●○○ adjective
**a cramped room, building etc does not have enough space for the people in it → crowded
1. The kitchen was small and cramped.
2. a cramped apartment
3.The troops slept in cramped conditions with up to 20 in a single room.

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balcony

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/ˈbælkəni/ ●●○ noun (plural balconies) [countable]
*a structure that you can stand on, that is attached to the outside wall of a building, above ground level
1. It has two large balconies.
2. Has your flat got a balcony?
3.The twin bedded rooms have private shower-rooms, and some have a balcony.

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five-bedroom

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1.It is a five-bedroom house.’
2. It has five bedrooms.
3. There are four good-sized bedrooms.

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luxury apartment

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/ˈlʌkʃəri/ ●●○ noun (plural luxuries)
1.They stayed at luxury hotels during their trip.

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flat

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noun [countable]
(PLACE TO LIVE) (especially British English) a place for people to live that consists of a set of rooms that are part of a larger building SYN apartment
1.They have a flat in Crouch End.
2. a two-bedroom flat
3.The building was knocked down to make way for a block of flats (=a large building with many flats in it).
4.granny flat

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granny flat

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noun [countable]
(British English) a separate place inside or next to someone’s house that is designed for an old relative to live in

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knock sth down

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to destroy a building by breaking its walls
syn demolish
1. These old houses are going to be knocked down.

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demolish

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(v) /dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ/
demolish something to pull or knock down a building; to destroy something
1. The factory is due to be demolished next year.

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(on) the ground floor

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  1. a ground floor flat
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(on) the first floor

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  1. She lives on the first floor.
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(on) the second floor

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1.She lives on the second floor.

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(on) the top floor

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  1. Our office is on the top floor.
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seventh floor

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  1. We are located on the seventh floor of the building.
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step

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/step/ ●●● S2 W1 noun
[countable] a flat narrow piece of wood or stone, especially one in a series, that you put your foot on when you are going up or down, especially outside a building
1. Jenny sat on the step in front of the house, waiting.
2. He climbed the wooden steps and rang the bell.
3. a flight of (=set of) broad stone steps

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broad

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/brɔːd $ brɒːd/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective
( WIDE )a road, river, or part of someone’s body etc that is broad is wide OPP narrow
1.We went along a broad passage.
2. He was six feet tall, with broad shoulders.
3. six feet/three metres etc broad
4. The room is three metres long and two metres broad.

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front door

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(ˌfront ˈdoor) noun [countable usually singular]
*the main entrance door to a house, at the front → back door
1.He got up immediately when the key turned in the front door.

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stair

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/steə $ ster/ ●●● S2 W3 noun
1 → stairs
2 [countable] one of the steps in a set of stairs
2.1. Lucy sat down on the bottom stair.
2.2.I can hear him on the stairs.

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lift

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/lɪft/ (n)
(IN A BUILDING) [countable] (British English) a machine that you can ride in, that moves up and down between the floors in a tall building
(SYN elevator American English)
1. They took the lift down to the bar.
2. It’s on the 3rd floor. Let’s use the lift.

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lock

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/lɒk $ lɑːk/ (noun)
(FASTENING) [countable] a thing that keeps a door, drawer etc fastened and is usually opened with a key or by moving a small metal bar
1. I’m sorry, there isn’t a lock on the bathroom door.
2. The key turned stiffly in the lock.
3. a bike lock

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stiff

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/stɪf/ (adj)
(DOOR/DRAWER ETC British English) difficult to move, turn, or open
1. Pull hard – that drawer’s very stiff.
stiffly (Adv)

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key

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/kiː/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable]
a small specially shaped piece of metal that you put into a lock and turn in order to lock or unlock a door, start a car etc
**house/car keys
1. I lost my house keys.
2. A bunch of keys hung from his belt.
**Don’t say ‘the key of’ something. Say the key to something.
3. I can lend you a spare key to the store until you get one cut (=made).

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neighbor

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(neigh‧bour British English, neighbor American English /ˈneɪbə $ -bər/) ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable]
*someone who lives next to you or near you
1.One of the neighbors complained about the noise from the party.
2. FBI agents were interviewing all their friends and neighbors.
3.Our next-door neighbors (=the people who live in the house next to us) say they’ll look after our cat for us while we’re away.

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quiet

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/ˈkwaɪət/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative quieter, superlative quietest)
(MAKING NO NOISE) not making much noise, or making no noise at all
1.We’ll have to be quiet so as not to wake the baby.
2. It’s a nice car. The engine’s really quiet.
3. I’ll be as quiet as a mouse (=very quiet).
4.in this quiet village

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village

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/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]
*a very small town in the countryside
1. a little fishing village

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hall

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/hɔːl $ hɒːl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable]
( ENTRANCE) the area just inside the door of a house or other building, that leads to other rooms SYN hallway
**in the hall
1. We hung our coats in a cupboard in the hall.
2. a huge tiled entrance hall

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tile

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/taɪl/ ●●○ S3 noun
[countable] a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
1. bathroom tiles

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living room

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living room ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*the main room in a house where people relax, watch television etc SYN lounge
1.We all settled around the television set in the living room.

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dining room

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dining room ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*a room where you eat meals in a house or hotel
1. Inside, there is a lounge, dining room and a barbecue.

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study

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/ˈstʌdi/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural studies)
( ROOM) [countable] a room in a house that is used for work or study → office

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upstairs

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/ˌʌpˈsteəz◂ $ -ˈsterz◂/ ●●● S2 (adverb)
*towards or on an upper floor in a building OPP downstairs
1. I went upstairs and had a shower.
2. She’s upstairs in bed feeling ill.

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outside

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/aʊtˈsaɪd/ ●●● S1 W1 (adverb, preposition)
* not inside a building SYN outdoors OPP inside
1. When we got up, it was still dark outside.
2. Go and play outside.
**not inside a building or room but close to it
3. Could you wait outside please.
4. I’ll meet you outside the theatre at two o’clock.

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modern

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/ˈmɒdn $ ˈmɑːdərn/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective
1 [only before noun] belonging to the present time or most recent time SYN contemporary
1.modern family home

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parking

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/ˈpɑːkɪŋ $ ˈpɑːr-/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable]
*spaces in which you can leave a car or other vehicle
1. Free parking is available at the hotel.

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view

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/vjuː/ ●●● S1 W1 noun(SIGHT) [countable, uncountable]
what you are able to see or whether you can see it
**view of
1. We’d like a room with a view of the sea.
**good/bad/wonderful etc view
2.The house has wonderful views over the valley.
**be in view/come into view
3.Suddenly the pyramids came into view.

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cupboard

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/ˈkʌbəd $ -ərd/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] *a piece of furniture with doors, and sometimes shelves, used for storing clothes, plates, food etc → closet, wardrobe, cabinet
1.It’s in the kitchen cupboard.
2.The cupboard doors were open.

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(kitchen) equipment

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ɪˈkwɪpmənt/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL (noun) [uncountable]
*the tools, machines etc that you need to do a particular job or activity
مثل قاشق چوبی و ملاقه و مخلوط کن واینا

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tap

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/tæp/ ●●○ S3 noun
*WATER/GAS [countable] (especially British English) a piece of equipment for controlling the flow of water, gas etc from a pipe or container SYN (faucet American English)
1. Tap water (=water that comes out of a tap) is usually heavily treated with chemicals.
2.She went into the bathroom and turned on the taps.
3.kitchen/bath/garden tap
4.I washed my hands under the kitchen tap.
5.cold/hot tap (=the tap that cold or hot water comes from)

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faucet

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ˈfɔːsɪt $ ˈfɒː-/ ●●○ noun [countable] American English
*the thing that you turn on and off to control the flow of water from a pipe SYN (tap British English)
1. I turn on some faucets and water flows into the dishwasher.

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sink

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/sɪŋk/ noun [countable]
*a large open container that you fill with water and use for washing yourself, washing dishes etc → basin
1. Dirty plates were piled high in the sink.

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fridge

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/frɪdʒ/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]
*a large piece of electrical kitchen equipment, used for keeping food and drinks cool SYN refrigerator, → freezer
1. I had been saving up to buy a cooker and fridge and Brian’s mum and dad gave us some of the furniture.

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cooker

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/ˈkʊkə $ -ər/ noun [countable] (British English)
*a large piece of equipment for cooking food on or in SYN (stove American English)
1.a gas cooker

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stove

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/stəʊv $ stoʊv/ ●●○ noun [countable]
*a piece of kitchen equipment on which you cook food in pots and pans, and that contains an oven (SYN cooker British English)
*on the stove
1.a pot of soup simmering on the stove
2.a camp stove

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oven

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ˈʌvən/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*a piece of equipment that food is cooked inside, shaped like a metal box with a door on the front → cooker, stove
1.Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
2.Press the mixture onto the bread and bake in a hot oven for ten minutes.

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washing machine

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washing maˌchine ●●● S3( noun )[countable]
*a machine for washing clothes
1.Every night at bedtime I hide his hairbrush in his pillow and sometimes he hides my shoes in the washing machine.

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dishwasher

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dish‧wash‧er /ˈdɪʃˌwɒʃə $ -ˌwɒːʃər, -ˌwɑː-/ ●●○ noun [countable]
*a machine that washes dishes
1. Could they go without their dishwashers and washing machines?
**especially American English someone whose job is to wash dirty dishes, plates etc, especially in a restaurant

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rubbish

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/ˈrʌbɪʃ/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable] (especially British English)
*food, paper etc that is no longer needed and has been thrown away (SYN garbage, trash American English)
1. a rubbish bin
2.household rubbish
3.rubbish tip/dump (=a place to take rubbish)

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trash

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/træʃ/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable]
*(American English) things that you throw away, such as empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc
(SYN rubbish British English)
1. Will someone take out the trash (=take it outside the house)?
2.Just put it in the trash.

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garbage

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/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ $ ˈɡɑːr-/ ●●● S3 noun [uncountable]
(especially American English) waste material, such as paper, empty containers, and food thrown away (SYN rubbish British English)
1. Can you take out the garbage when you go?

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bin

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/bɪn/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]
(British English) a container for putting waste in → trash can, waste paper basket
1.Throw it in the bin.
→ dustbin, litter bin
1.The rubbish bin is full.
2.a wastepaper bin (=for paper you throw away)
3.I threw the letter straight in the wastepaper bin.
4. You need to empty the bin.(opp fill)
5.The bin is empty.

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خاموش و روشن کردن وسایل الکتریکی

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1.Turn the light on.
2. Turn the dishwasher off.
3.Turn on/off the washing machine.

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قطع و وصل کردن آب یا گاز

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1.Turn the tap on.
2. Turn the gas cooker off.

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housework

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/ˈhaʊswɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]
*work that you do to take care of a house, for example washing, cleaning etc → chore
**do (the) housework
1.I spent all morning doing the housework.
2. I don’t like doing housework.
**Housework is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say:
3.I help my mother with the housework.
4.All the housework was done by him.

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چند مدل مختلف برای بیان ظرف شستن

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  1. Do the washing up
  2. Wash the dishes
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گذاشتن لباسها در ماشین لباسشویی

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Do the washing

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اتو کشیدن

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Do the ironing

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تمیز کردن گاز و کابینت

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Clean the cooker and cupboards

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پختن و آماده کردن غذا برای خانواده

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Prepare and cook meals for the family

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مراقبت کردن از بچه ها وقتی از مدرسه میان خونه

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Look after the children when they come home from school

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غذا دادن به گربه ها

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Feed the cats

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everyday

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/ˈevrideɪ/ ●●○ adjective [only before noun]
*normal, not special
1. the problems of everyday life
2. wearing everyday clothes

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have to

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used for saying that sb must do sth, or that sth must happen:
1.I have to cook the meals/clean the house.

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do the

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do work in the house , e.g. cleaning and washing

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housework

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clean the house

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homework

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work teachers give students to do after class

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prepare

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/prɪˈpeə $ -ˈper/ ●●● S1 W1 verb
make sth ready:
prepare the launch/dinner

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look after sb

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do the things for sb that they need:
1. I look after my grandmother because she can’t see very well.

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international student accommodation

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/ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl◂ $ -tər-/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective
/əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən $ əˌkɑː-/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun
a place for someone to stay, live, or work
*The international student accommodation has people from many different countries.

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national

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/ˈnæʃənəl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective
related to a whole nation as opposed to any of its parts → local
National is about one country:
1.National newspapers
2.National holidays

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a few

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some, but not many
1.I’ve put a few pictures on the wall to make it feel like home.

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space

A

/speɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
(uncountable) the amount of an area, room, container etc that is empty or available to be used
1. How much space is there on each disk?
2. There is space/room for you to sit here.
3. There is space/room for three chairs here.

78
Q

furniture

A

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə $ ˈfɜːrnɪtʃər/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountable]
large objects such as chairs, tables, beds, and cupboards
1. A bed is a piece of furniture.

79
Q

wooden

A

/ˈwʊdn/ ●●● S3 W3 adjective
*made of wood
1. The furniture is all wooden and quite nice.

80
Q

sheet

A

/ʃiːt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable]
(FOR A BED) a large piece of thin cloth that you put on a bed to lie on or lie under → blanket, duvet
1.I’ll go and find you some clean sheets and blankets.
2.white cotton sheets

81
Q

next to

A

(preposition )
*very close to someone or something, with no other person, building, place etc in between
1. There was a little girl sitting next to him.
2. There’s a lamp next to the bed.

82
Q

wardrobe

A

/ˈwɔːdrəʊb $ ˈwɔːrdroʊb/ ●●● S3 noun
*[countable] (British English) a piece of furniture like a large cupboard that you hang clothes in → closet
1. Can you hang these in the wardrobe, please?
2. There is a large wardrobe for my clothes.

83
Q

suitcase

A

/ˈsuːtkeɪs, ˈsjuːt- $ ˈsuːt-/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*a large case with a handle, used for carrying clothes and possessions when you travel
1. There is space under the bed for my suitcase and boxes.
2.I said, and went back to my suitcases.

84
Q

تو با صابون خودتو میشوری

A
  1. You have a wash with soap.
    soap(uncountable)
    /səʊp $ soʊp/ ●●● S3 noun
  2. a bar of soap
85
Q

تو با مسواک دهانت را میشویی

A

1.You brush/clean your teeth with a toothbrush.

86
Q

تو موهاتو با شانه ، شانه میکنی

A

1.You brush/do your hair with a brush/hairbrush.

87
Q

تو با تیغ یا ریش تراش برقی اصلاح میکنی

A

1.You have a shave with a razor or an electric razor.

88
Q

تو آرایش میکنی

A
  1. You put on make-up.
89
Q

من هرروز دوش میگیرم.

A

1.I have a shower every day.

90
Q

من اغلب حمام نمیرم

A

2.I don’t have a bath very often.

91
Q

تو هر صبح اصلاح میکنی؟

A

3.Do you have a shave every morning?

92
Q

من بعد از کار خودمو میشورم

A

4.I have a wash after work.

93
Q

toilet

A

/ˈtɔɪlɪt/ ●●● S2 noun[countable]
*a large bowl that you sit on to get rid of waste liquid or waste matter from your body
1.He flushed the toilet (=pulled the handle so that water ran into the toilet to clean it).

94
Q

bath

A

/bɑːθ $ bæθ/ ●●● S2 W3 noun (plural baths /bɑːðz, bɑːθs $ bæðz, bæθs/)
( British English) a large long container that you fill with water and sit or lie in to wash yourself (SYN bathtub
American English) وان
1. I don’t have a bath very often.

95
Q

bathtub

A

/ˈbɑːθtʌb $ ˈbæθ-/ ●●○ noun [countable]
(especially American English) a long large container that you fill with water and sit or lie in to wash yourself (SYN bath British English)
1.* I placed you in the bathtub and turned on the water.

96
Q

shower

A

/ˈʃaʊə $ ʃaʊr/ ●●● S2 noun [countable]
(FOR WASHING IN) a piece of equipment that you stand under to wash your whole body
1.Why does the phone always ring when I’m in the shower?
2. I’d like to use the shower if that’s all right.
3.The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle (=a shower in a separate part of the room).

97
Q

cubicle

A

/ˈkjuːbɪkəl/ noun [countable]
a small part of a room that is separated from the rest of the room
1. a shower cubicle
2. office workers in their cubicles

98
Q

washbasin

A

/ˈwɒʃˌbeɪsən $ ˈwɒːʃ-, ˈwɑːʃ-/ noun [countable]
*a container like a small sink used for washing your hands and face
1. Check that worktops and washbasins are the right height.

99
Q

towel

A

/ˈtaʊəl/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*a piece of cloth that you use for drying your skin or for drying things such as dishes
1. Have you got a clean towel I could use?
**bath/beach/kitchen towel
2.She dried her hands on the kitchen towel.

100
Q

mirror

A

/ˈmɪrə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
a piece of special glass that you can look at and see yourself in
*in a mirror
1.She was studying her reflection in the mirror.
2. He spends hours in front of the mirror!

101
Q

curtain

A

ˈkɜːtn $ ˈkɜːrtn/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
a piece of hanging cloth that can be pulled across to cover a window, divide a room etc
1. red velvet curtains
*draw/close/pull the curtains(=close them)
2.Ella drew the curtains and switched the light on.
3.The room was dark because the curtains were drawn.
**open/draw (back)/pull back the curtains (=open them)
4.Would you mind opening the curtains?

102
Q

fire

A

/faɪə $ faɪr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
(HEATING EQUIPMENT) [countable] (British English) a machine that produces heat to warm a room, using gas or electricity as power شومینه
1. a gas fire
2.an electric fire
**turn the fire on/off
1.Turn on the fire, I’m cold.

103
Q

sofa

A

/ˈsəʊfə $ ˈsoʊ-/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*a comfortable seat with raised arms and a back, that is wide enough for two or three people to sit on (SYN couch, settee British English)
1.If they sat on a sofa, they sat close together; often they shared an armchair.

104
Q

armchair

A

1 /ˈɑːmtʃeə, ˌɑːmˈtʃeə $ ˈɑːrmtʃer, ˌɑːrmˈtʃer/ ●●○ noun [countable]
a comfortable chair with sides that you can rest your arms on
1. * He selected an armchair to the left side of the desk.

105
Q

shelf

A

/ʃelf/ ●●● S3 W3 noun (plural shelves /ʃelvz/)
*countable] a long flat narrow board attached to a wall or in a frame or cupboard, used for putting things on
**top/bottom/next etc shelf
1.Put it back on the top shelf.
2. shelves of books

106
Q

corner

A

/ˈkɔːnə $ ˈkɔːrnər/(CORNER OF A ROOM/BOX) [countable usually singular] the place inside a room or box where two walls or sides meet
**in the corner (of something)
1.There was an old piano in the corner of the living room.

107
Q

carpet

A

/ˈkɑːpɪt $ ˈkɑːr-/ ●●● S2 W3 noun
[countable, uncountable] heavy woven material for covering floors or stairs, or a piece of this material → carpeting, rug
1. My bedroom carpet is green.
2.All the rooms had fitted carpets (=carpets cut to fit the shape of the rooms).

108
Q

move house(v)

A

(v) /muːv/
(NEW HOUSE/OFFICE )[intransitive, transitive] if a person or company moves, or if you move them, they go to live or work in a different place:
move house/home (British English) (=go to live in a different house)
1.My parents kept moving house because of my dad’s job.
2. My cousin has recently move house to a property just outside Eidnburg.

109
Q

move(n)

A

(n) (GOING TO A NEW PLACE) [usually singular] when you leave one house, office etc, and go to live or work in a different one
1.The move to a larger office building is long overdue.
2. The move took us a whole week.

110
Q

overdue

A

/ˌəʊvəˈdjuː◂ $ ˌoʊvərˈduː◂/ ●○○ adjective
something that is overdue should have happened or been done a long time ago
*overdue for
1. He was overdue for a shave.
2.We welcome this announcement and think it’s long overdue.

111
Q

property

A

/ˈprɒpəti $ ˈprɑːpər-/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural properties)
*[countable, uncountable] a building, a piece of land, or both together
1.Property prices have shot up recently.
2.the property market
3.a sign saying ‘Private Property. Keep Out.’
4.property taxes
5.commercial/residential property

112
Q

cottage

A

/ˈkɒtɪdʒ $ ˈkɑː-/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [countable]
a small house in the country
1.a country cottage
2.We’re staying in a holiday cottage in Dorset.

113
Q

setting

A

/ˈsetɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
the place where something is or where something happens, and the general environment
1.beautiful/perfect/magnificent/idyllic setting
2.an old farmhouse in a beautiful setting

114
Q

impressive

A

/ɪmˈpresɪv/ ●●○ W3 adjective
*something that is impressive makes you admire it because it is very good, large, important etc
1.The figures certainly look impressive.
2.Among the guests was an impressive array of authors and critics.

115
Q

lead to sth

A

go in a particular direction
1.And have your interactions with these people led to greater professional and personal fulfillment for all parties?
2. The combination of all these factors led to the tragedy on pad 34.

116
Q

ceiling

A

/ˈsiːlɪŋ/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
* the inner surface of the top part of a room → roof
1.rooms with high ceilings
2.a light hanging from the ceiling

117
Q

face

A

*(BE OPPOSITE) to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction
1.south-facing/west-facing etc
2. a south-facing garden
3.face north/east etc
4.The dining room faces east.
5. The kitchen faces west.

118
Q

onto

A

/ˈɒntə; before vowels ˈɒntʊ; strong ˈɒntuː $ ˈɑːn-, ˈɒːn-/ ●●● S1 W2 preposition
*used to say that a room, door, or window faces towards something or allows movement into another place
1.The dining room looks out onto a pretty garden.
2. a gate leading on to a broad track

119
Q

power plant

A

noun [countable]
*a building where electricity is produced to supply a large area SYN power station

120
Q

town hall

A

ˌtown ˈhall ●●○ noun [countable]
*a public building used for a town’s local government
1.The town hall is set to reopen next year and will include a tourist information center , library and concert room.

121
Q

leisure centre(british)
=leisure center

A

leisure ˌcentre ●●○ noun [countable]
(British English) a place where people can do many different sports activities, exercise classes etc
1. One day in November 1985, Mr and Mrs James went into their local leisure center to use the swimming pool.

122
Q

heating

A

/ˈhiːtɪŋ/ ●●○ S3 noun [uncountable]
(especially British English) a system for making a room or building warm SYN (heat American English)
1.The house didn’t have any heating when we moved in.

123
Q

block

A

a)(LARGE BUILDING) a large building divided into separate parts
*block of
1.a block of flats
2.an office block
3.an apartment block
4.the school science block
b)the four city streets that form a square around an area of buildings
5.Let’s walk round the block.
6.She grew up playing with the other kids on the block.

124
Q

socket

A

/ˈsɒkɪt $ ˈsɑː-/ ●○○ noun [countable]
* a place in a wall where you can connect electrical equipment to the supply of electricity SYN (power point British English), (outlet American English)
پریز

125
Q

plug

A

/plʌɡ/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
(ELECTRICITY)
a) a small object at the end of a wire that is used for connecting a piece of electrical equipment to the main supply of electricity
1.The plug on my iron needs changing.
2.an electric plug
دوشاخه

126
Q

stool

A

/stuːl/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*a seat that has three or four legs, but no back or arms
1.a bar stool
صندلی سه پایه یا چهر پایه

127
Q

doormat

A

/ˈdɔːmæt $ ˈdɔːr-/ noun [countable]
*a piece of material inside or outside a door for you to clean your shoes on
1.The key is under the doormat.

128
Q

hoover(n)

A

/ˈhuːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable] (trademark British English)
=a vacuum cleaner
1.Mind you, I dusts and polishes around and runs the Hoover over the carpet.
2.he best-selling model in the current Hoover range is not included, even though it would seem a classic example of successful design.

129
Q

vacuum cleaner

A

ˈvacuum ˌcleaner noun [countable]
*a machine that cleans floors by sucking up dirt SYN Hoover British English
1.On the contrary - it uses up the time we’ve saved with the dishwasher and the vacuum cleaner.

130
Q

vacuum(n)

A

/ˈvækjuəm, -kjʊm/ ●●○ noun
[countable] a vacuum cleaner

131
Q

ironing board

A

ˈironing ˌboard noun [countable]
*a small narrow table used for ironing clothes
1. Joe could see the end of an ironing board, and somebody moving around.

132
Q

dustbin

A

/ˈdʌstbɪn/ noun [countable]
(British English) a large container outside your house, used for holding waste until it is taken away SYN (garbage can American English)
1.It was a black plastic dustbin bag.

133
Q

smoke alarm

A

ˈsmoke aˌlarm (also smoke detector) noun [countable]
*a piece of electronic equipment which warns you when there is smoke or fire in a building
1.The smoke alarm went off.

134
Q

radiator

A

/ˈreɪdieɪtə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
a thin metal container that is fastened to a wall and through which hot water passes to provide heat for a room
شوفاژ
1. Select a new radiator that is the closest possible match to the existing one in terms of height and length.

135
Q

central heating

A

ˌcentral ˈheating ●●○ noun [uncountable]
*a system of heating buildings in which water or air is heated in one place and then sent around the rest of the building through pipes etc
1.the central heating boiler
2. The radiator is a part of central heating system.

136
Q

broom

A

/bruːm, brʊm/ ●●○ noun
*[countable] a large brush with a long handle, used for sweeping floors
1.There’s pots to wash and a broom under the counter.

137
Q

chest of drawers

A

chest of ˈdrawers noun (plural chests of drawers) [countable] especially British English
a piece of furniture with drawers, used for storing clothes (SYN dresser American English)
1.A chest of drawers for her clothes, for instance.

138
Q

drawer

A

/drɔː $ drɒːr/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*part of a piece of furniture, such as a desk, that you pull out and push in and use to keep things in
1.She took a file from her desk drawer.
2.The scissors are in the kitchen drawer (=drawer in a piece of kitchen furniture).

139
Q

scissors

A

/ˈsɪzəz $ -ərz/ ●●● S3 noun [plural]
*a tool for cutting paper, cloth etc, made of two sharp blades fastened together in the middle, with holes for your finger and thumb
1.a pair of scissors

140
Q

doorbell

A

/ˈdɔːbel $ ˈdɔːr-/ noun [countable]
*a button outside a house that makes a sound when you push it so that people inside know you are there
1.ring the doorbell (=push the button)

141
Q

bunk

A

/bʌŋk/ noun
1.[countable] a narrow bed that is attached to the wall, for example on a train or ship
2.(also bunk bed) [often plural] one of two beds that are attached together, one on top of the other

142
Q

bookcase

A

/ˈbʊk-keɪs/ ●○○ noun [countable]
*a piece of furniture with shelves to hold books
1.He opened the windows and turned on the fan in his bookcase.

143
Q

letterbox

A

/ˈletəbɒks $ ˈletərbɑːks/ noun [countable]
(British English) a narrow hole in a door, or a special box outside a house where letters, packages etc are delivered (SYN mailbox American English)
صندوق پستی
1. So he poked his nose through the letterbox.

144
Q

vacuum(v)

A

/ˈvækjuəm, -kjʊm/verb [intransitive, transitive]
*to clean using a vacuum cleaner
1.He vacuums a third time, for a few seconds longer.

145
Q

hoover

A

verb [intransitive, transitive] (British English)
to clean a floor, carpet etc using a vacuum cleaner (=a machine that sucks up dirt) SYN vacuum
1.This would involve staying behind after office hours to empty some bins and hoover around a bit.

146
Q

greasy

A

/ˈɡriːsi, -zi/ adjective
*covered in grease or oil SYN oily
1.a shampoo for greasy hair
2.The food was heavy and greasy.

147
Q

grease

A

/ɡriːs/ noun [uncountable]
*a fatty or oily substance that comes off meat when it is cooked, or off food made using butter or oil
1.bacon grease

148
Q

dozen

A

/ˈdʌzən/ ●●● S2 W3 number (plural dozen or dozens) (written abbreviation doz.)
*twelve
1.a dozen eggs
**two/three/four etc dozen (=24,36,48 etc)
2. The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen.
3. Order a dozen bottles of wine for Alex’s party.

149
Q

get hold of something

A

(also get a hold of something American English) *to find or borrow something so that you can use it
1.I need to get hold of a car.
2.She managed to get a hold of a copy.
3.get hold of a plumber’s number to fix the dripping tap in the loo.

150
Q

get hold of somebody

A

(also get a hold of somebody American English) *to find and speak to someone about something
1.I must get hold of Vanessa to see if she can babysit.

151
Q

plumber

A

/ˈplʌmə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
*someone whose job is to repair water pipes, baths, toilets etc
1. But the plumber she called when the toilet kept plugging up sometimes found plastic baggies in it.

152
Q

loo

A

/luː/ noun (plural loos) [countable]
(British English) informal a toilet
1. I need to go to the loo (=use the toilet).

153
Q

a rough estimate

A

an approximate idea

154
Q

estimate (n)

A

*a clear idea of cost , size , etc of sth
*a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something made using the information that you have, which may not be complete
1.We just need an estimate of the number of people who will come.

155
Q

estimate (v)

A

s‧ti‧mate2 /ˈestɪmeɪt/ ●●○ S3 W2 AWL verb [transitive]
*to try to judge the value, size, speed, cost etc of something, without calculating it exactly
**be estimated to be/have/cost etc
1.The tree is estimated to be at least 700 years old.

156
Q

outside

A

/aʊtˈsaɪd/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb, preposition
a) not inside a building (SYN outdoors OPP inside)
1.When we got up, it was still dark outside.
2.Go and play outside.

157
Q

exterior

A

/ɪkˈstɪəriə $ -ˈtɪriər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
*[usually singular] the outside of something, especially a building OPP interior
**exterior of
1. the exterior of the factory
2.The dome is tiled on the exterior.

158
Q

drip

A

/drɪp/ ●●○ verb (dripped, dripping)
*[intransitive, transitive] to let liquid fall in drops
1.The tap’s dripping.
2.Her boots were muddy and her hair was dripping.

159
Q

blind

A

noun
*(also (window) shade American English) [countable] a covering, especially one made of cloth, that can be rolled up and down to cover a window inside a building
1. The blinds were drawn (=pulled down) to protect the new furniture from the sun.
**open/pull down/draw the blinds

160
Q

porch

A

pɔːtʃ $ pɔːrtʃ/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
*(British English) an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a house or church
**(American English) a structure built onto the front or back entrance of a house, with a floor and a roof but no walls
1.For details, see the poster in the church porch.
2. Paint step in front of the porch.

161
Q

torch

A

/tɔːtʃ $ tɔːrtʃ/ ●●○ noun [countable]
(British English) a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand (SYN flashlight American English)
1.We shone our torches around the cavern.

162
Q

screwdriver

A

/ˈskruːˌdraɪvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
a tool with a narrow blade at one end that you use for turning screws
پیچ گوشتی
1.Endill took his torch and screwdriver with him in case there was anything to unscrew.

163
Q

بیشتر خونه ها در حاشیه شهر هستند

A

More houses are in the countryside.

164
Q

dorm

A

/dɔːm $ dɔːrm/ noun [countable] informal
a dormitory
1. When I was in the eight-bed dorm it was terribly noisy, but I just had to get used to it.
2.Yeah, I know him, he lived in my dorm.

165
Q

dormitory

A

/ˈdɔːmətəri $ ˈdɔːrmətɔːri/ noun (plural dormitories) [countable]
*(especially British English) a large room for several people to sleep in, for example in a boarding school or hostel
**( American English) a large building at a college or university where students live (SYN hall of residence British English)
1.I met Joe downstairs in my dormitory a half hour before we were due at the courthouse.
2.The dormitory is new; it has barely been completed in time for the beginning of the semester.

166
Q

landlady

A

/ˈlændˌleɪdi/ noun (plural landladies) [countable]
* a woman who rents a room, building, or piece of land to someone
صاحب خونه زن

167
Q

landlord

A

/ˈlændlɔːd-lɔːrd/ noun [countable]
*a person or organization that owns land or buildings
1.The newspaper is negotiating with its landlord to reduce its rent.
2.The government has introduced the landlord and tenant legislation that it promised.
(مالک، صاحبخونه)

168
Q

tenant

A

/ˈtenənt/ noun [countable]
*someone who lives in a house, room etc and pays rent to the person who owns it → landlord
2.The desk was left by the previous tenant.

169
Q

come up with something

A

**informal* to produce an amount of money
1.We wanted to buy the house but we couldn’t come up with the cash.
2.How am I supposed to come up with $10,000?

170
Q

recreation room/ area

A

noun [countable]
*a public room, for example in a hospital, used for social activities or games
1.Naptime was from four to five, and then he watched the evening news on television in the recreation room.
2. She was sitting at a table in the recreation room with her relatives round her.

171
Q

cozy

A

cosy British English, cozy American English /ˈkəʊzi $ ˈkoʊzi/ ●●○ adjective
*a place that is cozy is small, comfortable, and warm
1. The living room was warm and cozy.

172
Q

modern تلفظ

A

(adj)
/ˈmɑːdərn/

173
Q

residential

A

/ˌrezɪˈdenʃl/
adj
[usually before noun]
​ *(of an area of a town) suitable for living in; consisting of houses rather than factories or offices
1.a quiet residential area

174
Q

gigantic

A

adjective
dʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/
*​extremely large
**SYNONYM enormous, huge
1.a gigantic house
2.The problem was beginning to take on gigantic proportions.
3.The bomb caused a gigantic explosion.

175
Q

spacious

A

/ˈspeɪʃəs/
adj
*(of a room, house, etc.) large with a lot of space inside
1.Their new house was spacious enough to accommodate their growing family comfortably.

176
Q

airy

A

/ˈɛɹi/
adj
having a refreshing atmosphere due to ample circulation of fresh air

177
Q

packed

A

/ˈpækt/
adj
*tightly or densely filled or crowded with people or things

178
Q

overcrowded

A

/ˈoʊvɝˌkɹaʊdɪd/
adj
*(of a space or area) filled with too many people or things, causing discomfort or lack of space

179
Q

crammed

A

/kɹˈæmd/
adj
*filled tightly and often in a crowded or limited space, often to the point of being overcrowded or uncomfortable

180
Q

space-consuming

A

/spˈeɪskənsˈuːmɪŋ/
Adjective
*taking up a lot of space, potentially causing inefficiency

181
Q

capacious

A

/kəˈpeɪʃəs/
Adjective
*able to hold a large quantity

182
Q

ample

A

/ˈæmpəɫ/
Adjective
*having plenty of room, being sufficiently large, or offering enough area for its intended purpose without feeling cramped or crowded

183
Q

to compress

A

/ˈkɑmpɹɛs/, /kəmˈpɹɛs/
Verb فشرده کردن
*to reduce the volume or size of something by applying pressure, squeezing, or condensing it
1.The scientist designed a device to compress the air in the container for the experiment.
2.When packing for the move, they used a tool to compress the mattress for transport.

184
Q

to constrict

A

/kənˈstɹɪkt/
Verb محدود کردن
to tighten, squeeze, or narrow down in order to reduce in size
1.The surgeon constricted the blood vessel with surgical clips to control bleeding during the operation.

185
Q

dense

A

/ˈdɛns/
Adjective
containing plenty of things or people in a small space

186
Q

province

A

(n)
/ˈprɑːvɪns/
*[countable] one of the areas that some countries are divided into with its own local government
the provinces of Canada
the central province of Ghor

187
Q

sunbathe

A

verb
/ˈsʌnbeɪð/
*to sit or lie in the sun, especially in order to go brown (get a suntan)
1.We spent the day sunbathing and swimming.

188
Q

fountain

A

noun [ C ]
/ˈfaʊn.tən/
a stream of water that is forced up into the air through a small hole, especially for decorative effect, or the structure in a lake or pool from which this flows
فواره

189
Q

high-rise

A

noun [ C ]
/ˈhaɪ.raɪz/
a tall modern building with many floors:
1.She lives in a high-rise overlooking the river.

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