bungalow
part of speech
noun (a bungalow, bungalows)
meaning for a pupil
1) A bungalow is a house with only one floor, without stairs to an upstairs. tree →
2) (South Asia, older use) A large one-storey house with a veranda. tree →
3) (US) A small, cosy house, often with a low roof and a porch. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and geography lessons about homes: houses, flats, bungalows, cottages. Older people often live in bungalows because there are no stairs. Phrases: «a seaside bungalow», «live in a bungalow».
examples
- Grandma lives in a bungalow, so she doesn't climb stairs. tree →
- Our holiday bungalow had a veranda facing the sea. tree →
- A bungalow has all its rooms on one floor. tree →
- They moved from a flat into a little bungalow. tree →
- The street is full of brick bungalows. tree →
- In Australia many old houses are weatherboard bungalows. tree →
- Then the bungalow will be empty, and Rikki-tikki will go.” tree →
note
Plural «bungalows». The word came into English from India (from a word meaning «from Bengal»). Not the same as a «cottage» (a small country house, often with two floors).
Trees and pragmatics
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