noun
1 part of place
ADJECTIVE
▪ huge , large , vast , wide
▪ small
▪ immediate , local
▪
She knows the local ~ very well.
▪ surrounding
▪
The storms hit Boston and the surrounding ~.
▪ central
▪ geographical
▪ isolated , outlying , remote , secluded
▪
We were in a secluded ~ far away from the rest of the school.
▪ rural
▪ built-up , downtown ( AmE ), inner-city ( BrE ), metro ( AmE , informal ), metropolitan , suburban , urban , urbanized
▪
the widening economic gap between urban and rural ~s
▪ industrial
▪ residential
▪ populated , unpopulated
▪ coastal , forested , mountain , wilderness , wooded
▪ low-lying , mountainous
▪
The storm surges have brought significant flooding to low-lying coastal ~s.
▪ natural
▪ conservation , protected , sensitive
▪
environmentally sensitive ~s
▪ grassy
▪ ski
▪
the Mount Sunapee ski ~ in New Hampshire
▪ deprived ( esp. BrE )
▪
people living in socially deprived ~s
▪ high-crime
▪ disaster
VERB + AREA
▪ inhabit , live in
▪ move into , move to
▪
A lot of new people have moved into the ~ recently.
▪ leave , move away from
▪ cover
▪ be scattered over , be spread over
▪
Wreckage from the plane was scattered over a large ~.
▪ patrol
▪
Police patrol the ~ regularly.
▪ survey
▪
He slowly turned around, surveying the ~.
▪ search
▪
Teams searched large ~s on foot.
▪ visit
▪
Thousands of tourists visit the ~ every year.
▪ explore , tour
▪
I explored the ~ on my day off.
AREA + NOUN
▪ manager , office
▪ hospital , hotel , restaurant (all AmE )
▪
Search for ~ hotels on the website.
▪ code (= in a telephone number) ( esp. AmE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~
▪
Few homes in the ~ had electricity.
▪ outside an/the ~
▪
I live outside the metropolitan ~.
▪ within an/the ~
▪ ~ around , ~ round ( esp. BrE )
▪
the ~ around San Francisco
2 space
ADJECTIVE
▪ dining , lounge , reception
▪ picnic , play
▪ waiting
▪ seating
▪ landing
▪ storage
▪
Keep storage ~s locked.
▪ outdoor
▪
The hotel has an outdoor ~ that rivals any Las Vegas hotel.
▪ no-smoking , smoking
▪ VIP
▪
He was shown to a table in the VIP ~.
▪ penalty (in football/soccer)
▪ designated
▪
You can only smoke in designated ~s.
▪ enclosed
▪
Do not use the spray in enclosed ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~
▪
I'll meet you in the reception ~.
3 subject/activity
ADJECTIVE
▪ broad
▪ important , key , main
▪ complex , difficult , problem , sensitive
▪
Taxation is a very complex ~.
▪ growth
▪
The big growth ~ of recent years has been in health clubs.
▪ content , subject
▪ grey/gray
▪
The proposals contain too many grey/gray ~s (= aspects that are not clear) .
VERB + AREA
▪ cover
▪
The course covers two main subject ~s.
▪ explore
▪
The research explores three ~s.
▪ identify
▪
The primary need is to identify problem ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ in an/the ~
▪
There have been some exciting new developments in this ~.
PHRASES
▪ an ~ of activity , an ~ of life
▪
People with this disability can cope well in most ~s of life.
▪ an ~ of concern , an ~ of difficulty
▪
We are generally pleased with the results but there are a few ~s of concern.
▪ an ~ of interest , an ~ of research , an ~ of study
4 measurement
ADJECTIVE
▪ large
▪ small
▪ total
▪ floor , surface
▪
A building with a floor ~ of 100 square feet.
VERB + AREA
▪ cover , have
▪
The estate covers an ~ of 106 acres.