Types of houses

a house that is one of a line of houses joined to each other

a very large, expensive house

a type of tent in the shape of a cone made from animal skins that was the traditional shelter of some Native Americans

a house, usually in the countryside or near the sea, especially in southern Europe, and often one that people can rent for a holiday

A house which is not connected to any other building

a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in a mine

a small building, structure, or shelter built among the branches of a tree

a small, simple building, usually consisting of one room

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

a part of a fence or outside wall that is fixed at one side and opens and closes like a door, usually made of metal or wooden strips

a very tall modern building, usually in a city

a circular house made of blocks of hard snow, especially as built by the Inuit people of northern North America

a large building that is divided into apartments

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

A house that is semi-detached is one that is joined to another similar house on only one side

a small house, usually in the countryside

the covering that forms the top of a building, vehicle, etc.

a large house that is the official home of a king, queen, or other person of high social rank