Types of Houses

one house that is joined to another house by one shared wall

• maisonette

• guest house

• penthouse

• semi-detached house

a house that is joined to the houses on either side of it by shared walls

• skyscraper

• terraced house

• mansion

• block of flats

a private house where you can pay to stay and receive meals

• caravan

• dormitory

• boarding house

• chalet

a wheeled vehicle for living or travelling in, especially for holidays, that contains beds and cooking equipment and can be pulled by a car

• caravan

• castle

• cottage

• hostel

a small, miserable dwelling

• tepee

• ranch

• manor(house)

• hovel

a small apartment that is usually part of a larger building with two levels and that has its own entrance

• condominium

• maisonette

• castle

• palace

a large and imposing house

• premises

• hut

• dormitory

• mansion

a house that usually has only one storey (= level), sometimes with a smaller upper storey set in the roof and windows that come out from the roof

• old-people's home

• bungalow

• chalet

• hamlet

a very tall building with many stories

• guest house

• palace

• skyscraper

• villa

a small, simple building, usually consisting of one room

• hut

• cottage

• bungalow

• tepee