6.5 Working with buildings

Use this domain for words related to working with buildings.

OMC Codes: 
330 Building and Construction
331 Construction
334 Structural Steel Work
338 Miscellaneous Building Trades
341 Architecture
Louw Nida Codes: 
45 Building, Constructing
7 Constructions
7A Constructions
  • What general words refer to making a building?
    build, construct
  • What are the steps in building a building?
    design, draft, draw up the plans, survey, excavate (the foundation),
  • What are the people called who build buildings?
    construction worker, architect, draftsman, builder, roofer, carpenter, plumber, electrician, bricklayer, mason, cabinetmaker, painter, landscaper, surveyor,
  • What special equipment is used to build a building?
    scaffolding
  • What words refer to constructing a wall?
    frame, erect a wall, put up siding, plaster, mud and wattle
  • What words refer to constructing a roof?
    to roof, a roof, roofing material

    • 6.5.1 Building

    Use this domain for words related to buildings and other large structures that people build.

    OMC Codes: 
    340 Structures
    344 Public Structures
    345 Recreational Structures
    346 Religious and Educational Structures
    347 Business Structures
    348 Industrial Structures
    349 Miscellaneous Structures
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    7B Buildings
    7D Open Constructions
  • What types of buildings are there?
    building, structure, construction, kitchen house, bathhouse, outhouse, latrine, outbuilding, bank, elevator, gallery, garage, gazebo, hospital, library, lighthouse, mausoleum, museum, outbuilding, observatory, pavilion, pyramid, rotunda, skyscraper, tabernacle, tower,
  • What kinds of buildings are used by animals?
    barn, shed, hen house, coop, kennel, pound, doghouse, stable,
  • What kinds of buildings are used for work and to make things?
    office, factory, shop, laboratory, plant, greenhouse,
  • What kinds of buildings are used to store things?
    barn, granary, grain silo, warehouse, storehouse, safe, shed, treasury,
  • What kinds of buildings are used to sell things?
    store, shop, shopping center, mall, kiosk, supermarket,
  • What kinds of buildings are used by the government?
    courthouse, Parliament house, government headquarters, castle, palace,
  • What kinds of buildings are used by the police?
    police station, jail, prison, jailhouse, cell,
  • What kinds of buildings are used by the military?
    military base, guardhouse, barracks, fort, blockhouse, bomb shelter, watchtower, lookout, bunker,
  • What kinds of buildings are used by travelers?
    station, railroad station, bus station, gas station, petrol station, rest area, parking lot
  • What kinds of buildings are used by travelers for sleeping?
    hotel, motel, inn, hostel, lodge,
  • What kinds of buildings are used by travelers for eating?
    restaurant, bar, pub, tavern,
  • What kinds of buildings are found at airports?
    hangar, control tower, terminal,
  • What kinds of buildings are used for meetings?
    assembly hall, auditorium, center, hall, community center,
  • What kinds of buildings are used for watching games and shows?
    theater, cinema, stadium, amphitheater, arena, ballpark, bullring, coliseum, racetrack, hippodrome,
  • What kinds of buildings are used for schools?
    school, schoolhouse, university, library, dormitory, conservatory,
  • What kinds of buildings are used in religion?
    church, synagogue, mosque, temple, shrine, cathedral, monastery, convent, cloister, nunnery, abbey, chapel, parsonage, sanctuary, basilica, pagoda, tabernacle,
  • What kinds of buildings are made to remind people of something or someone?
    monument, megalith, mound, obelisk, ziggurat,
  • What words describe different kinds of buildings?
    enclosed, open, multi-story, high-rise,

    • 6.5.1.1 House

    Use this domain for general words referring to a house where people live.

  • What general words refer to a house where people live?
    dwelling, house, home, abode, habitation, residence, homestead, settlement, compound, place
  • What kinds of houses are there?
    bungalow, mansion, duplex, apartment
  • What words refer to a description of the location of a house?
    address
  • What words refer to the inside of a house?
    inside, indoors, indoor, interior

    • 6.5.1.2 Types of houses

    Use this domain for words referring to types of houses.

    OMC Codes: 
    342 Dwellings
    343 Outbuildings
  • What types of houses are there?
    rectangular, round, one story, two story, duplex, bungalow, apartment, apartment building, flat, duplex, ranch style, mansion, castle, man's house, wife's house,
  • What is a very good house called?
    palace, mansion, sprawling (place)
  • What is a very bad house called?
    dump, run down place, shack, hut, log cabin
  • What is a temporary house called?
    tent, shelter, hut, camp
  • What other buildings are associated with the house and built next to it?
    outhouse, bunkhouse, garage, shed, barn

    • 6.5.1.3 Land, property

    Use this domain for words related to land that a person owns or the land on which a house is built.

  • What words refer to the land that a person owns?
    land, property, piece of property, plot, section, estate, site, building site
  • What words refer to the boundary of a piece of property?
    property line, boundary marker
  • What words refer to going onto someone's property without permission?
    trespass, trespasser
  • What words refer to the person who owns the land?
    landowner, landlord, owner
  • What words refer to a person who sells land?
    real estate agent
  • What words refer to the official document that shows who owns the land?
    title, deed

    • 6.5.1.4 Yard

    Use this domain for words referring to the outside of a house, the area around a house, a barrier separating one house from another, and the entryway to the area around a house.

    Related domains: 
    8.5.1.4.1 Out, outside
    OMC Codes: 
    351 Grounds
  • What words refer to the area around a building?
    premises, grounds, compound,
  • What words refer to the area around a house?
    yard, front yard, back yard, patio, courtyard, garden, driveway, sidewalk, outside,

    • 6.5.1.5 Fence, wall

    Use this domain for words referring to a fence, wall, hedge, or other barrier separating one house from another, and a gate or entryway through a fence or wall.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    7F Walls and Fences
  • What words refer to a fence or wall?
    wall, fence, hedge
  • What words refer to a gate?
    gate, gateway, entrance,
  • What words refer to an area that has a fence around it?
    enclosure,
  • What words describe an area that has a fence around it?
    walled, enclosed,

    • 6.5.2 Parts of a building

    Use this domain for words referring to the parts and areas of a building.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    7C Parts and Areas of Buildings
  • What words refer to the parts of a building?
    structure, section, part, wing, rotunda, pillar, column, arch, archway, tower, foundation, floor, roof, room, wall, door, window, entrance, exit, passage, hall, corridor, courtyard,
  • What words refer to the side of a building?
    side, front, back,
  • What words refer to the inside or outside of a building?
    inside, interior, outside, exterior,

    • 6.5.2.1 Wall

    Use this domain for words related to walls.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    7F Walls and Fences
  • What words refer to the side of a house?
    wall, side of the house
  • What are the parts of a wall?
    frame, siding, insulation, arch

    • 6.5.2.2 Roof

    Use this domain for words related to a roof.

  • What words refer to the top of a house?
    roof, ceiling
  • What are the parts of a roof?
    rafter, truss, center pole, ridgepole, eaves, rain gutter, peak, corner, dormer window, chimney
  • What is the area called formed by the sides of the roof?
    attic

    • 6.5.2.3 Floor

    Use this domain for words related to a floor.

  • What words refer to the bottom of a house?
    floor
  • What do people cover their floors with?
    carpet, carpeted, rug, throw rug, floor mat, rushes, straw mat

    • 6.5.2.4 Door

    Use this domain for words related to a door.

  • What words refer to the entrance to a house?
    door, doorway, entrance, entry way
  • What kinds of doors are there?
    front door, back door, side door, screen door, double doors, glass door, sliding door
  • What are the parts of a door?
    doorknob, door handle, lock, key, bolt, hinge, doornail, threshold, doorsill, doorstep, doormat, doorframe, lintel, doorpost, doorbell
  • What words are used when a visitor comes to the door?
    knock, ring (the doorbell), answer (the door)
  • What is a person called who guards the door or gate, and answers when visitors come?
    doorkeeper, doorman, butler, gatekeeper, watchman, guard
  • What do people do to a door?
    open, close, swing close, slam, walk through, leave by, lock, unlock, bolt, block, hang, install

    • 6.5.2.5 Window

    Use this domain for words related to a window.

  • What words refer to a window?
    window
  • What are the parts of a window?
    window frame, windowsill, windowpane, window screen, glass, curtain, curtain rod, blind, shade, gable, shutter
  • What do people do to a window?
    open, close, look out, view

    • 6.5.2.6 Foundation

    Use this domain for words related to the foundation of a building.

  • What words refer to the foundation of a building?
    foundation
  • How does someone build a foundation?
    dig a foundation, lay a foundation, build a foundation, pour a (concrete) foundation
  • What words describe how good a foundation is?
    good foundation, firm foundation, even foundation, proper foundation, weak foundation

    • 6.5.2.7 Room

    Use this domain for words related to the rooms of a building.

  • What general words refer to a room in a building?
    room
  • What kinds of rooms are there in a house?
    room, living room, sitting room, parlor, dining room, bedroom, kitchen, closet, hall, passage, passageway, entry, pantry, garage, storeroom, storage room, laundry room, utility room, den, study, family room, breakfast nook, billiard room, conservatory, library, stair, stairway, stairwell, stairs, porch, front porch, back porch, patio, balcony, basement, attic, workroom, workshop, guestroom, guest bedroom,
  • What words refer to the room where the toilet is?
    toilet, bathroom, loo, john, rest room, wash room, men's room, ladies' room, lavatory, WC,
  • What kinds of rooms are there in an office?
    office, reception area, atrium, foyer
  • What kinds of rooms are there in a store?
    display room, display area, storeroom, office, back room, delivery area
  • What kinds of rooms are there in a church?
    foyer, sanctuary, meeting hall, worship center, baptistery, classroom, pastor's study, vestibule, belfry, choir loft, balcony

    • 6.5.2.8 Floor, story

    Use this domain for words related to the levels of a building.

  • What words refer to the levels in a building?
    floor, story, level,
  • What words refer to particular levels in a building?
    basement, ground floor, first floor, second floor, upstairs, downstairs,
  • What words refer to stairs and other ways of climbing to a higher level?
    stair, step, rung (of a ladder), staircase, stairway, stairwell, stairs, flight of stairs, elevator, lift, escalator, fire escape, ladder, banister, handrail, landing, ramp,

    • 6.5.3 Building materials

    Use this domain for words related to the materials used to make a building.

    OMC Codes: 
    339 Building Supplies Industries
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    7H Building Materials
  • What materials are used to make a building?
    rafter, pole, center pole, horizontal pole, pillar, roofing, tin sheet, thatch, leaf roof, shingle, brick, iron rod, mud, reed, wattle, paint, board, beam
  • What materials are used to make walls?
    wood, brick, cement, plaster, drywall, mud and wattle, clay, cow dung, reinforcing sticks
  • What kinds of materials are used for bricks?
    mud, clay, cement, straw, mortar, sun-dried, burned, fired, kiln-dried
  • What materials are used to paint a house?
    paint, varnish, lacquer, whitewash
  • What materials are used to make a roof?
    roofing material, tile roof, tile, tin roof, tin sheet, shingle, wooden shingle, asphalt shingle, shake, thatched roof, thatch, grass roof, grass, straw, palm leaf, sod, canvas (tent)
  • What materials are used to make a floor?
    flooring, wooden floor, linoleum, tile floor, dirt floor, cement floor, cow dung
  • What materials are used to make doors and windows?
    wood, glass, screen
  • What materials are used to make a foundation?
    foundation stone, cornerstone

    • 6.5.3.1 Building equipment and maintenance

    Use this domain for words referring to the equipment and maintenance of a building.

    OMC Codes: 
    350 Equipment and Maintenance of Buildings
    358 Maintenance of Non-domestic Buildings
  • What words refer to taking care of a building?
    maintain, maintenance
  • What words refer to a person who takes care of a building?
    janitor
  • What words refer to the equipment used to take care of a building?
    vacuum cleaner, broom, mop
  • What words describe a building that is in good condition?
    solid, solidly built, sound,
  • What words describe a building that is not in good condition?
    disrepair, derelict,
  • What words refer to a building falling down?
    fall down, collapse, in ruins,
  • What words refer to repairing a building?
    repair, restore, restoration, fix up,

    • 6.5.4 Infrastructure

    Use this domain for words related to infrastructure--the big things people make that many people use, such as roads, electric power lines, and water supply systems.

    OMC Codes: 
    364 Refuse Disposal and Sanitary Facilities
    365 Public Utilities
    366 Commercial Facilities
    367 Parks
    368 Miscellaneous Facilities
  • What words refer to the things the government builds to provide for the needs of the public?
    infrastructure, public works, park

    • 6.5.4.1 Road

    Use this domain for words related to a road.

    OMC Codes: 
    363 Streets and Traffic
    Louw Nida Codes: 
    1P Thoroughfares: Roads, Streets, Paths, etc.
  • What types of roads are there?
    road, street, lane, path, footpath, way, avenue, boulevard, highway, freeway, thoroughfare, divided highway, paved road, dirt road, improved road, unimproved road
  • What words are used to describe when two roads come together?
    corner, cross street, fork, intersection, juncture, pedestrian crossing, interchange, overpass, underpass, exit
  • What words refer to a bridge?
    bridge,
  • What words refer to a tunnel?
    tunnel
  • What are the parts of a road?
    center line, shoulder, edge, median, lane, passing lane, bed, roadbed, surface, pavement, sidewalk, curb
  • What words are used for the signs and markers on a road?
    sign, signpost, marker, line, speed bump, reflector
  • What words are used for making a road?
    build a road, lay a new road, build up the bed, pave
  • What words are used to describe a bad road?
    pothole, road gone to pot, rutted, washboard, dusty, rough, broken pavement, cracked pavement, worn pavement, full of holes, in need of repair
  • What words are used of fixing a road?
    road repairs, repaving, repairing, fixing, detour, fill holes, patching holes
  • What words refer to people and vehicles traveling on a road?
    traffic

    • 6.5.4.2 Boundary

    Use this domain for words related to the boundary of an area.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    80B Limits, Boundaries of Space
  • What words refer to the boundary of an area?
    boundary, border,