Topic: HOUSEHOLD
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airbed
air conditioning
air freshener
appliance
bachelor flat
back-to-back
backyard
ballcock
bar
barn
barrow
baseboard
basket
bay window
beater
bedclothes
bedding
bed linen
bedspread
bidet
blade
bleach
board
boarding
bobbin
bog
bog roll
bolt(n)
bolt(v)
boom box
boudoir
bow window
bric-a-brac
butler
carpet(n)
carpet(v)
carpeting
casket
cement
central heating
centrepiece
chamber
chamber pot
change purse
chimney breast
chimney-piece
Christmas stocking
Christmas tree
cloth
coal
coal scuttle
colour scheme
comforter
convection oven
convector
cooker
cooler
counterpane
creosote
cubbyhole
curtain
curtain hook
cushion
daily
defrost
den
desk tidy
des res
detergent
dimmer
domestic(a)
domestic(n)
domesticated
domesticity
domestic science
domestic service
door
dormer
draughty
drive
driveway
drop cloth
duplex
dust
duvet
dwelling
dwelling house
earthen
eggshell
empties
fire alarm
firelighter
flock
flooring
fluff
flush
flypaper
flyswatter
fold
footman
garage sale
garbage
gasman
gas meter
gate
gatehouse
gatepost
gateway
gauze
gingham
glass
glaze
glazing
grating
groan
guardrail
gutter
guttering
hall
hallway
handkerchief
handyman
hang
hanging
hardware
heat
heatproof
heat-resistant
heirloom
helper
hot-water bottle
houseboy
household
housekeeper
housemaid
housewares
humidifier
hurricane lamp
immersion
immersion heater
inlaid
inlay
insulation
interior decorator
ionizer
ironwork
jumble
jumble sale
keepsake
keyhole
knocker
lag
lagging
landing
laundry basket
linen
loo
maid
maidservant
mailbox
majordomo
manor
mantelpiece
masking tape
mirror
mosquito net
mote
mothball
moulding
mouth
move
moving van
mullion
newspaper
niche
nonflammable
nook
objet d'art
odd-job man
oilcloth
oil-fired
ornament
outhouse
overflow
pad
pail
paint(n)
paint(v)
paintbrush
painting
palatial
paling
palisade
panel
panelled
pantile
paper(n)
paper(v)
partition
party wall
passkey
paste
patina
pebbledash
pegboard
pencil
pencil sharpener
pendulum
pension
percale
picture rail
piggy-bank
pillowcase
pin
pincushion
place card
place mat
plastic wrap
plug
plughole
plumbing
plunger
poker
pomander
potpourri
press
privy
property
punkah
Q-tip
queen-size
quilted
rail
railing
rake
rambling
ramp
redecorate
relay
remote
remote control
retainer
ribbon development
roller blind
rug
rumpus room
safety match
sanitation worker
sconce
Scotch tape
scrapbook
scrap paper
screen
screen door
screw
screw top
scullery
scuttle
Sellotape
sheet
shelving
shower
shutter
shuttered
sink
skirting board
sliding door
soft furnishings
spiral staircase
spittoon
sponge bag
steam iron
stitch
stitching
stopcock
storage heater
stove
stripper
sump
swag
swing door
tablecloth
table linen
table mat
tableware
taper
tapestry
tarpaulin
television
telly
terrycloth
thinner
throwaway
thumbtack
tinsel
toilet
towel
towel rail
transistor radio
trash can
trash compactor
tread
trunk
tub
tumble dryer
unfurnished
valance
varnish
vase
Venetian blind
walk-in
wall
-ware
wastepaper basket
water closet
way out
WC
weathercock
weather vane
white spirit
wick
wind chimes
window
window box
windowpane
windowsill
wipe
woodpile
woodshed
wrapper
wrapping
wrapping paper
yard
yard sale
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | house + hold 'keeping, maintaining' |
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A growing number of households have at least one computer.
Families are classified by the occupation of the head of the household (=the person who earns the most money and is most respected in a house).