noun
1 ( usually facilities ) buildings/services/equipment
ADJECTIVE
▪ excellent , first-class , good
▪ adequate , appropriate , proper , suitable
▪ inadequate , poor ( esp. BrE )
▪ basic , limited
▪
a hotel with only basic facilities
▪ modern , state-of-the-art , up-to-date
▪ extensive
▪ extra ( esp. BrE )
▪ available , existing
▪
We are looking to upgrade the existing facilities.
▪ essential , necessary
▪
to improve access to essential facilities
▪ community ( esp. BrE ), local
▪
hospitals, schools and other major community facilities
▪ communal , shared
▪
The communal facilities were in a bad state.
▪ public
▪ disabled ( BrE )
▪
The stadium was criticized for its lack of disabled facilities.
▪ conference
▪ airport , hotel
▪ bar ( BrE )
▪ leisure ( esp. BrE ), recreational , social ( esp. BrE )
▪ sporting ( esp. BrE ), sports
▪ play ( esp. BrE )
▪ transport ( esp. BrE ), transportation ( esp. AmE ), travel ( esp. BrE )
▪ parking
▪ shopping ( esp. BrE )
▪ dining
▪ catering ( BrE ), cooking ( esp. BrE ), kitchen ( esp. BrE )
▪ baby-changing ( BrE ), bathroom , laundry , sanitary , shower , toilet ( BrE ), washing ( esp. BrE )
▪ en suite ( esp. BrE ), private
▪
All bedrooms offer private facilities (= a private bathroom) .
▪ health , health-care , hospital , medical
▪ childcare , crèche ( BrE ), day-care , nursery ( esp. BrE )
▪ educational , training
▪ library , research
▪ laboratory
VERB + FACILITY
▪ have , offer , provide
▪ improve , upgrade
▪ make use of , use
▪
I made full use of the computing facilities.
FACILITY + VERB
▪ be available , exist
▪ include sth
▪
Facilities include a large indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna.
FACILITY + NOUN
▪ management , manager
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
The school has no facilities for the teaching of music.
▪
The hotel provides excellent facilities for children.
PHRASES
▪ a range of facilities
2 ( esp. AmE ) a building used for a particular activity
ADJECTIVE
▪ large
▪ 50 000-square-foot , etc.
▪ modern , state-of-the-art
▪ purpose-built ( BrE )
▪ new
▪ existing
▪
plans to renovate an existing ~
▪ permanent , temporary
▪
a temporary storage ~ for blood samples
▪ long-term
▪
residents of long-term care facilities
▪ federal , local , state
▪
prisoners in state and federal facilities
▪ community , public
▪ private
▪ commercial , industrial
▪ maintenance , manufacturing , processing , production , storage , testing , transport , … treatment
▪
a water treatment ~
▪ correctional , detention
▪
He spent 90 days at the county's local correctional ~.
▪ military
▪ weapons
▪ chemical , nuclear
▪ health , health-care , hospital , medical
▪
a mental health ~
▪ dining
▪ childcare , day-care
▪ educational , training
▪ fitness , sports
▪ practice
▪
She trains with the team at their practice ~.
▪ research
▪ lab ( informal ), laboratory
▪ communication , communications
VERB + FACILITY
▪ design
▪ build , construct
▪ expand
▪ open
▪
The company expects to open its ~ by late September.
▪ use
▪
The old ~ is now used for storage of dry products.
▪ manage , operate
▪ maintain
▪ lease , rent
▪ tour , visit
▪
A doctor visited the ~ and found deplorable conditions.
FACILITY + VERB
▪ be located
▪
a production ~ located in New Mexico
▪ house
▪
The 100 000 square-foot ~ houses labs for NASA's research.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
a new ~ for military training
3 special feature of a machine/service
ADJECTIVE
▪ central
▪
The archive offers a central ~ for cataloguing and indexing data.
▪ backup
▪
The report warns that there are no backup facilities if the reprocessing plant breaks down.
▪ support
▪
training and other support facilities
▪ special
▪ useful
▪ technical
▪ credit , loan , overdraft ( BrE )
▪
a bank account with an overdraft ~
▪ editing , help , mail , search ( all computing )
VERB + FACILITY
▪ have , offer , provide
▪ use
FACILITY + VERB
▪ allow sth , allow for sth
▪
The software's ‘list’ ~ allows users to compile their own list.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
The device has a ~ for storing any sound you like.
4 natural ability
ADJECTIVE
▪ amazing , great
VERB + FACILITY
▪ have
▪ show
PREPOSITION
▪ with ~
▪
He played with great ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
She showed an amazing ~ for mind-reading.