bank tobacco store square region mountain forest waterfall forest hill rural cottage cabin dirty low-lying

picturesque bleak contaminated varied

church newsagent's city environment country field lake island foreign coastline terrace of houses unspoilt ancient flat agricultural busy humid cultural

cathedral grocery town suburb valley meadow pond cliff local vegetation semi-detached house plain modern tropical fertile temperate dry traditional

university district village outskirts plain river desert beach outdoor pollution skyscraper quiet industrial overcrowded rough narrow lively developed

market area center seaside Wood Stream Jungle Urban Indoor detached house Bungalow Clean mountainous cosmopolitan Barren Polluted monotonous Developing

Describing the weather good, great, nice, beautiful, lovely, excellent, fine, fair, clear, pleasant, terrific; bad, awful, terrible, nasty, lousy, foul, rotten, miserable, unpleasant, dull; sunny, warm, hot, mild, cool, cold, freezing, icy, frosty; cloudy, overcast, foggy, smoggy; rainy, wet, humid, dry, arid; windy, calm, windless; Sunshine warm sun, hot sun, blazing sun, Indian summer, sunlight, sunrays, sunbeams; Fog fog, mist, haze, smog, dew; thick fog, dense fog, heavy fog, patchy fog, a blanket of fog; Rain rain, rainfall, heavy rain, pouring rain, cold rain, steady rain, constant rain, warm rain, light rain, gentle rain; shower, downpour, deluge, rainstorm, rainbow, drizzle, hail, sleet; a drop of rain, a droplet, a raindrop; Snow snow, snowfall, falling snow, heavy snow, deep snow, fresh snow, light snow, wet snow, melting snow; snowstorm, blizzard, frost; snowflake, snowdrift / snowbank, ice, icicle; Wind wind, breeze, strong wind, high wind, light wind, cold wind, warm wind, a gust of wind; windstorm, tropical storm, hurricane, whirlwind, tornado, typhoon, dust storm, sandstorm; Thunder and lightning thunderstorm, thunder, a clap of thunder, a thunderclap, a bolt of thunder, a thunderbolt; lightning, a bolt of lightning, a flash of lightning; Seasons winter, spring, summer, autumn / the fall; Disasters earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, avalanche, hurricane; flood, deluge, tidal wave, tsunami, drought. Weather reports weather report, weather forecast, weather man, thermometer, barometer; Climate, temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, three inches of snow.

Other related words Nature, environment, ecology, air pollution, water pollution, acid rain, the cutting down of forests; industrial waste, chemical waste, toxic waste, nuclear waste; the ozone hole, the greenhouse effect, global warming. TEMPERATURE Fahrenheit is used in the U.S.; Celsius is used in all other English-speaking countries. Examples Water boils at 212F. (at two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit) Water freezes at 0C. (at zero degrees Celsius) Places in the City Cities city, town, capital, metropolis, big city, large city, small town; village, hamlet, settlement; centre, downtown, outskirts, suburb; region, district, neighbourhood; Streets and transportation street, road, avenue, alley, boulevard, lane, drive, route; main street, side street, back street, by street; main road, side road, back road, by road, country road, dirt road, paved road; highway, speedway, expressway, freeway, parkway, causeway, access road, toll road, turnpike; autobahn, motorway, superhighway; intersection, crossroad; traffic light, red light, yellow light, green light; pedestrian crossing, zebra crossing, crosswalk; sidewalk, pavement; bus stop, bus terminal, taxi stop, subway station, subway entrance; parking lot, garage, curb parking, to park at the curb, parking meter; train station, railway station, airport; Buildings house, small house, large house, brick house, apartment house, residential building; three-story house, four-storied house, six-storeyed house (AmE: story, BrE: storey); multistory building, multi-storeyed building; row house, townhouse, cottage, summer house; cabin, bungalow, hut, lodge; mansion, villa, castle, palace; office building, concrete-steel building, glass building, brick building; elevator building, walk-up building; skyscraper, high rise, tower; church, cathedral, temple, chapel, mosque, synagogue; Eating places Restaurant, French restaurant, fast food restaurant, self-service restaurant; Cafe, diner, eatery, coffee shop, snack bar, lunchroom; bar, pub; Shopping places shopping centre, shopping mall; department store, shoe store, computer store, bookstore; food store, supermarket, grocery store; food market, farmers' market; fair, annual fair, book fair, trade fair; trading centre / trade centre; market, market place, flower market, flea market; bazaar; newsstand, fruit stand, street vendor; Tourist information places tourist information centre, visitors centre, visitors bureau, travel agency; Hotels hotel, inn, motel, lodge, youth hostel; Places of interest and entertainment sightseeing places, sights; historical places, historic places; monument, memorial; museum, art gallery; zoo, botanical garden, park, amusement park; concert hall, theater, movie theater, cinema, circus; dancing hall, disco / discotheque, night club; Rentals rental agency; car rental, video rental; real estate agency, house rental, apartment rental;

Beauty shops hair salon / hairdresser's, barber shop; beauty parlor / beauty salon / beauty shop; massage parlor; Services and repair laundry, laundromat, dry cleaner's; automobile repair shop / auto repair shop / car repair shop / garage; bicycle repair shop, computer repair workshop, home repair shop, locksmith's shop; Sports facilities health club, fitness center, gym; tennis club, golf club, country club; playground, sports ground, basketball ground, tennis court, golf course; swimming pool, skating rink, boxing ring, wrestling ring; racetrack, racecourse; football field, stadium, sports arena; Educational facilities kindergarten, nursery school, elementary school, high school; college, university, academy; business school, vocational school, music school, medical school, law school; library; Banks bank, ATM (automatic teller machine), cash machine, currency exchange; Health facilities Hospital, clinic, polyclinic, health centre; hospital clinic, outpatient clinic / outpatients' department; Ambulatory surgical centre; surgery department, cardiology department; dental clinic / the dentist's; waiting room, consulting room, hospital ward, emergency room, operating room; the ambulance; Other places Police department, prison / jail, fire department, post office adjectives and nouns to describe our neighbourhoods Residential, business district, dangerous / safe at night, Common with criminals, a bit safe all day, spacious, beautiful, ugly Densely / crowded / sparsely populated, polluted, paved / dusty roads Clean / neat, dirty, noisy, quiet, bright / dark at night, few / lots of Restaurants, boring, entertaining (night clubs, pools bar, karaoke, internet, etc), Flooded /dry when it rains, friendly / unfriendly neighbours, cold, hot, High / middle / low class area, alcoholics and drug users, Recreational areas, gangs and gangsters, panoramic view, schools, Medical centres. Shopping centres, local market, police station types of criminals found in neighbourhoods. Drug pushers, burglars, prostitutes, pickpockets, robbers, Shoplifters, car thieves, kidnappers, bag snatchers, rapists, Pimps, gigolos, extortionist, etc