flush
/flʌʃ/To make water run through a toilet to clean it after using it.
Example: Please remember to flush before you leave the bathroom.
B112 words · Intermediate
The Home vocabulary — B1
The Home vocabulary for bathroom fittings and bedroom furniture, including flush, extractor fan, plumbing and bookcase — words for the fixtures that fill up every room in a house.
12 questions
Words in this set
12shower head
The nozzle that sprays water down over you when you wash standing up.
Example:
The shower head was covered in limescale.
tiles
/taɪlz/Flat, hard squares fixed to a wall or floor, often in bathrooms.
Example:
The bathroom tiles were bright white.
extractor fan
A small device that removes steam and smells from a bathroom or kitchen.
Example:
Turn on the extractor fan when you shower.
unblock
To clear something that is stopping water from moving through a pipe.
Example:
We called a plumber to unblock the drain.
plumbing
/ˈplʌmɪŋ/The system of pipes that carries water into and out of a building.
Example:
Old plumbing can be noisy at night.
bookcase
/ˈbʊkˌkeɪs/A tall piece of furniture with shelves, made for keeping the things you read.
Example:
She squeezed one more novel onto the crowded bookcase.
sideboard
A long, low piece of furniture used to store plates and glasses in a dining room.
Example:
The wine glasses are kept in the sideboard.
recliner
/rɪˈklaɪnər/A comfortable chair that leans back so you can rest.
Example:
He fell asleep in the recliner after lunch.
dresser
/ˈdrɛsər/A piece of bedroom furniture with drawers and often a mirror, used to store clothes.
Example:
She keeps her jewellery on top of the dresser.
ottoman
/ˈɑtəmən/A low, padded seat with no back or arms, often used as a footrest.
Example:
She put her feet up on the ottoman.
bunk bed
Two sleeping platforms fixed one above the other, joined by a small ladder.
Example:
The brothers share a bunk bed in their room.
