Places - Buildings People Live In

Here are the principal definitions of each word with an example sentence using the target word in context.

apartment	living area within a building	My apartment building is on the fifth floor.
block	area between two streets in a city	He lives two blocks from here.
apartment block	large apartment building	They live in an apartment block on 56th street.
block of flats (British English)	apartment building	We live in that block of flats over there.
bungalow	small one story house	We rented a bungalow on the beach for our last summer vacation.
cottage	small house	They bought a quaint cottage in the English countryside.
flat (British English)	apartment	Jeffrey bought a marvelous little flat in the center of London
floor on the ground / first / top floor	story or level of a building	They have a marvelous view from their apartment on the top floor.
house	residential building	We've finally bought a new house for our family.
detached house (British English)	separate residential building	After twenty years, we were finally able to afford an detached house all our own.
semi-detached house (British English)	residence with two homes	Many people live in a semi-detached house in the suburbs and commute to work by train from the suburbs.
terraced house	a home on two levels	They build a terraced house on the hill.
story - ten / multi-story building (British English - storey)	floor or level of a building	They live in a fifteen story building.
duplex (American English)	residence with two homes	Many people live in a semi-detached house in the suburbs and commute to work by train from the suburbs.

verb Drop
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to fall to the ground or into something more...
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to quickly move downward, or to let yourself fall downward more...
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to move part of your body downward more...
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if someone’s jaw drops, or if their mouth drops open, their mouth opens suddenly because they are very surprised more...
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if you drop your eyes or your gaze, you look downward more...
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to let something fall from an aircraft more...
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to fall into an area from an aircraft, especially using a parachute more...
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to fall to a lower amount or value more...
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to reduce something to a lower amount or value more...
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if you drop your voice, or if your voice drops, you speak less loudly more...
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if the wind drops, it becomes less strong more...
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to not continue with something more...
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to decide not to continue studying a school subject more...
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to decide not to continue with a court case more...
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to not include something more...
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if the ground drops, it slopes downward more...
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a small amount of a drink more...
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a small amount of a particular quality more...
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an occasion when something or someone is dropped from an aircraft more...
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liquid medicine that you put into your eyes, ears, or nose more...

put away

vb (tr, adverb)

1. to return (something) to the correct or proper place he put away his books

2. to save to put away money for the future

3. (Law) to lock up in a prison, mental institution, etc. they put him away for twenty years

4. (Cookery) to eat or drink, esp in large amounts

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) to put to death, because of old age or illness the dog had to be put away

Quick definitions from Macmillan ( bust )

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a model of the head and shoulders of a person made out of stone, wood, metal, etc.

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a woman’s breasts, used especially when taking their measurements

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an occasion when the police go into a place to search it for illegal goods or activities, especially those relating to drugs

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a complete failure

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to break or damage something very badly

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if someone is busted, they are arrested, especially for offenses relating to drugs

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if the police bust a place, they search it for illegal goods or activities, especially those relating to drugs

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to give someone in the military a lower rank as a punishment

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to stop an activity or organization from continuing to happen or exist

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a company or organization that is bust has lost all its money and can no longer continue to operate

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broken

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plant )

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a living thing that grows in soil, has leaves and roots, and needs water and light from the sun to live

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a factory that produces power, or processes chemicals, etc.

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a factory that makes cars, machines, equipment, etc.

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large machines and equipment used in industry

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something stolen or illegal that is put on someone without their knowledge, or is hidden in other possessions so that they appear guilty when it is found

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a person who is put into a group or organization to find out information secretly

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to put trees, plants, or seeds in soil or the ground so that they will grow there

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to use an area of land for growing trees, plants, crops, etc.

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to firmly put someone or something or yourself in a particular place or position

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to put something illegal or stolen on someone secretly, or to hide it in their possessions, so that they appear guilty when it is found

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to put someone in a group or organization so that they can find out information secretly

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if someone plants a bomb, they hide it where they want it to explode

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if you plant an idea in someone’s mind, you introduce it so that they begin to think about it

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(street)

▸ noun:  a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings ("They walked the streets of the small town")
▸ noun:  the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel("Be careful crossing the street")
▸ noun:  people living or working on the same street ("The whole street protested the absence of street lights")
▸ noun:  a situation offering opportunities ("He worked both sides of the street")
▸ noun:  the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction ("She tried to keep her children off the street")

( road )

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a way that leads from one place to another, especially one with a hard surface that cars and other vehicles can use

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relating to or happening on a road

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used in the names of some streets. The written abbreviation is Rd.

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a street with buildings along one side or both sides

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a particular process or course of action

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Definition of EARLY ON

: at or during an early point or stage <the reasons were obvious early on in the experiment>