noun
1 ( esp. AmE ) a flat
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , spacious
▪ cramped , small , tiny
▪ cozy ( AmE )
▪ comfortable , luxury
▪ dingy , shabby
▪
Colin lives in a dingy one-room ~ with his pet turtles.
▪ modern
▪ one-bedroom, two-bedroom, etc. , one-bedroomed, two-bedroomed, etc. ( BrE )
▪ studio
▪ first-floor , second-floor , etc.
▪ downstairs , upstairs
▪
the people who live in the upstairs ~
▪ basement , loft , penthouse
▪ high-rise
▪
Larger cities have many high-rise ~s.
▪ rental ( AmE ), rented
▪ empty
▪ holiday , self-catering (both BrE )
VERB + APARTMENT
▪ buy
▪ lease , rent , sublet
▪
We will be renting the ~ for a year.
▪ live in , share , stay in
▪
I share an ~ with two friends.
▪ look for
▪
I'm looking for an ~ on the east side of the city.
▪ find
▪ move into , move out of
▪ clean , decorate , furnish , renovate
APARTMENT + NOUN
▪ block ( BrE ), building ( AmE ), complex , house ( AmE )
▪
high-rise ~ buildings
▪ living
▪ dweller
▪
Apartment dwellers can participate in community gardens.
2 apartments ( BrE ) set of rooms
ADJECTIVE
▪ private , royal , state
▪
the private ~s of the imperial family