V
ocabulary for IELTS
UNIT 11
Design
and innovation
balcony
/ˈbæl.kə.ni/
noun [ C ]
1. an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level
We had drinks on the hotel balcony.
See picture house
2. an area of seats at an upper level in a theatre
Our seats are in row F of the balcony.
brick
/brɪk/
noun
BUILDING BLOCK
1. [ C ] a rectangular block of hard material used for building walls and houses
The chimney was made of bricks.
We lived in a Victorian terrace of red -brick houses.
He was so embarrassed - his face went brick -red (= a dark red) .
See also airbrick ; redbrick
building
/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
noun [ C or U ]
a structure with walls and a roof such as a house or factory, or the business of making these
The once-empty site was now covered with buildings.
He started off in the building trade before opening his own restaurant.
ceiling
/ˈsiː.lɪŋ/
noun
TOP OF A ROOM
1. [ C ] the inside surface of a room which you can see when you look above you
concrete
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/
/ˈkɑːn-/
noun [ U ]
a very hard building material made by mixing together cement , sand, small stones and water
reinforced concrete
a concrete floor/path
a grey concrete building
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