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Roads
Vocabulary List Number 410 v.1.2 with 50 entries made for 12 definitions; 1 synonym; and 3 visual posters in 3 chapters. Updated at July 9, 2026.
1. Main Definition
- Cambridge: road |n| a long, hard surface built for vehicles to travel along. (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- Google IA: road 1 |n| a prepared path, route, or surface designed for the travel of people, animals,
or vehicles between different locations. (From Google IA. June 28, 2026.) - Google IA: road 2 |n| a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed, paved, gravel, or dirt surface specifically built for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians. (From Google IA. June 29, 2026.)
2. Examples
- "There's a coffee shop on the other side of the road." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "Most road accidents are caused by people driving too fast." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "There's a coffee shop on the other side of the road." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "After two days on the road, they reached the coast." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "The car skidded off the road, hit a tree and overturned." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "New pedestrian pathways are being built alongside the road." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "I bent down and picked up coins lying on the road." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "Snow and ice have left many roads treacherous, and motorists are warned to drive slowly." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "Wintry conditions are making roads hazardous for drivers in the northeast of England." (From Cambridge Dictionary. June 29, 2026.)
- "The working plans included construction of forest access roads at fairly high labour cost." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "It remains to be seen whether the more sociologically oriented sociolinguists, which this book in a way represents, will finally take that road."(From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "Also, forgotten paths and roads may have left strips of compacted soil, which can last a long time." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "Outside this road, a green belt (100 metres wide) separated the city and surrounding countryside." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "All these systems required the construction of roads and the deployment of timber lorries." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "They include structural adjustment reforms, road sector reform, banking sector reform, agricultural sector reform, land sector reform, and tax reform." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "One familiar debate concerns the contrasting situations of rail and road safety." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "In the interests of safety, the road was enlarged on both sides to create a hard shoulder." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "Long-term historical change, however, should not be treated in terms of routes, incentives and destinations, with their implicit accompaniment of cul-de-sacs, diversions, and road blocks." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "After calculating road construction cost in terms of $/m3, the sum of road construction and skidding costs for different road densities are determined." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "His anecdotes lighten the tone of what might be considered more turgid information on rail and road construction, flight paths, plane types and federal regulation." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "The road to understanding continues to reward the persistent investigator." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "More than twothirds had been labourers of one sort or another, on farms, docks, roads, or unemployed." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "In addition, policymakers should act conservatively on proposals for rapid land development in the mangroves, including road construction." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.)
- "We started down the dirt road towards the highway, travelling at perhaps eight miles per hour." (From Cambridge Corpus. June 29, 2026.
- arterial road / arterial thoroughfare |n| a high-capacity urban road that sits below highways on
the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to highways or expressways, and between urban hubs at a relatively high level of service. Therefore, many arteries are limited-access roads or feature restrictions on private access. Because of their relatively high accessibility, many major roads face large amounts of land use and urban development, making them significant urban places. (From Wikipedia. June 30, 2026.) - "It was bought by one of his predecessors with the idea of incorporating it in an arterial road." (From the Cambridge English Corpus. June 30, 2026.)
- asphalt road |n| a paved roadway surfaced with a composite mixture of mineral aggregates (like crushed stone, sand, and gravel) and a dark, sticky petroleum byproduct called bitumen, which acts as a binder. (From Google IA. June 30, 2026.)
- "An asphalt road network connects the larger population centers." (From the Cambridge English Corpus. June 30, 2026.)
- back road |n| a small road without much traffic, away from a main road. (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- beltway |US| / ring road |UK||n| a road that goes around a city or town, to keep traffic away from the centre. Beltway (usually capital): Beltway. (From Collins Dictionary. July 3, 2026.)
- "The people and institutions located in the area bounded by the Washington Beltway, taken to be politically and socially out of touch with the rest of America and much given to political intrigue." (From Collins Dictionary. July 3, 2026.)
- "He's not a beltway pick." (From Wall Street Journal. July 3, 2026.)
- "Tess realized it was the first time he had spoken since they had merged onto the Baltimore beltway two hours earlier." (From Laura Lippman THE LAST PLACE. July 3, 2026.)
- "I-269 signs will be erected on the beltway once the remaining unbuilt segments are completed." (From Wikipedia. July 3, 2026.)
- bumpy road |n| incorporating it in an arterial road." (From the Cambridge English Corpus. June 30, 2026.)
- "Hiking in the energy landscape in sequence space : a bumpy road to good folders." (From the Cambridge English Corpus. June 30, 2026.)
- collector road 1 |n| a roadway providing service which is of relatively moderate traffic volume, moderate trip length, and moderate operating speed. Collector roads collect and distribute traffic between local roads or arterial roads. (From lawinsider.com. July 1, 2026.)
- collector road 2 |n| a roadway that is greater than nine (9) metres wide from curb-to- curb and contains two (2) to four (4) travel lanes as indicated in the Official Plan of the City of Burlington. (From lawinsider.com. July 1, 2026.)
- collector road 3 |n| a road that carries traffic from minor roads to arterial roads and may include the principal entrance roads of a residential development and roads for circulation within such development. (From lawinsider.com. July 1, 2026.)
- "The remaining portion of the Property to the North of the Collector Road shall be zoned Business Park in accordance with EMMC Chapter 17.37 (the “Business Park Area”)." (From lawinsider.com. July 1, 2026.)
- "The Ridge Entities, at such time as the Ridge Entities elect, but in no event later than the time that the last Internal Road connecting to the applicable Collector Road is dedicated, shall dedicate to the City, and the City shall accept, Collector Roads within a given Development Area." (From lawinsider.com. July 1, 2026.)
- "In consideration for the City rezoning the Property, Developer shall construct and dedicate to the City a 94’ wide Major Collector Road in accordance with the design standards in Eagle Mountain City Code Table 16.35.130(b) in the location shown on the Concept Plan (the “Collector Road”)." (From lawinsider.com. July 1, 2026.)
- "The Commercial Storage Area shall not be directly adjacent to the Collector Road, and at least 550 feet of the frontage along Eagle Mountain Boulevard shall be Business Park Area and not Commercial Storage Area." (From lawinsider.com. July 1, 2026.)
- cul-de-sac |n| a short road that is blocked off at one end. (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- dirt path |n| a road in the countryside that is made from soil and not paved. (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- "We drove up a narrow dirt road to their house." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- freeway |US| / expressway |n| a wide road where traffic can travel fast for long distances. You can only enter and leave freeways at special ramps. (From Oxford Learners Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- "A freeway exit." (From Oxford Learners Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- "An accident on the freeway." (From Oxford Learners Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- 'We were driving down the freeway." (From Oxford Learners Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- "I began to feel nervous as I approached the city on the freeway." (From Oxford Learners Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- "It's one of the busiest stretches of freeway in the county." (From Oxford Learners Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- "We drove home along miles of empty freeway." (From Oxford Learners Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- highway |n| a main road that connects cities, towns, etc. (From Britannica Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- "I had heard there was a traffic jam on the highway, so I took the side roads." (From Britannica Dictionary. July 4, 2026.)
- holloway |n| a walking path or road that is much lower than the land on either side of it, because the ground has eroded (= worn away) over time. (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 3, 2026.)
- "The path leads up through a gate and an avenue trees into a holloway." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- "The route is about five miles, mainly on field paths and holloway lanes." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- "Cross the field and follow a grassy holloway towards the village." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- "He made a series of pilgrimages to the moors, islands, lochs, capes and holloways of the British Isles." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- "There were tunnels through the undergrowth: tiny green holloways made by badgers." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 2, 2026.)
- local street / local road |n| local roads or streets accepting traffic from collector streets and distribute the traffic through subdivisions, neighborhoods and business areas to individual homes, apartments, business sites, and industrial sites. (From Law Insider. July 5, 2025.)
- path |n| a long strip of ground which people walk along to get from one place to another. (From Collins Dictionary. June 5, 2026.)
- "We followed the path along the clifftops.
- "Feet had worn a path in the rock." (From Collins Dictionary. June 5, 2026.)
- "He went up the garden path to knock on the door." (From Collins Dictionary. June 5, 2026.)
- ring road |UK| / beltway |US| circular road / beltline / circumferential (high) way / loop / orbital |n| a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducing traffic volumes in the urban centre, such as by offering an alternate route around the city for drivers who do not need to stop in the city core. Ring roads can also serve to connect suburbs to each other, allowing efficient travel between them. (From Wikipedia. July 6, 2026.)
- roadway |n| the part of the road on which vehicles drive. (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "One of the two roadways has been boarded up; the stall-keepers have departed; there is no longer any music." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "Our initial focus is on simple roadway driving scenarios where the controlled vehicle encounters objects in its path." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "As a form of protest the students organised a sit-down on the roadway, forming a human barrier blocking the entry road to the terminal." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "In addition, it should be noted that some sites have spur causeways extending from roadways." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "The space between vehicles, on the other hand, influences roadway capacity which in turn affects the level of service to the users."
- "In contrast, the use of roadways for water management may have increased as lengths decreased." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "My research is grounded here, in the sands and seas and on the roadways that map across these real and virtual roads.' (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "The vehicle is designed so that it can propel itself across water obstacles and flooded roadways." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "The angular position of the steering wheel controls the lateral position of the car image on the generated roadway scene."
- "Our current focus is navigation on a roadway." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "The scene is made to appear threedimensional and the rate at which the roadway appears to move towards the driver is a function of speed." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "Even the aggregate within the tarmac of the roadway was agreed with the planning officer." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- "Unsightly piles of sludge on roadways and abandoned lands and salinization of land will be reduced." (From Cambridge Dictionary. July 9, 2026.)
- route |n|
- side road |n|
- street |n|
- track |n|
- gas station |n|
- pathway |n|
- traffic |n|
- cyclist |n|
- driver |n|
- motorist |n|
- pedestrian |n|
- state trooper |US| |n| a sworn police officer who works for a statewide law enforcement agency in the United States. Their primary jurisdiction covers the entire state, and they are most commonly seen patrolling highways and freeways to enforce traffic laws, investigate accidents, and assist stranded motorists." (From Google IA. June 5, 2026.)
- "State troopers said the truck driver was going too fast when he lost control." (From Collins Dictionary. July 5, 2026.)
- traffic police |n| police officers responsible for enforcing traffic laws, directing traffic, investigating road accidents, and ensuring road safety. This is the most common and widely understood term. (From Chat GPT. June 3, 2026.)
- "The traffic police stopped the driver for speeding." (From Chat GPT. June 3, 2026.)
- transit police |n| police officers responsible for maintaining safety and enforcing laws on public transportation systems, such as buses, trains, subways, and transit stations. They are not primarily responsible for road traffic. (From Chat GPT. June 3, 2026.)
- "The transit police patrol the subway stations to ensure passenger safety." (From Chat GPT. June 3, 2026.)
March 24, 2026
The Coffee Shop
Vocabulary List Number 397 v.0.8 with 65 entries made up of 5 chapters with 16 definitions, 10 synonyms, and 29 examples and 10 visual posters. (Updated at July 22, 2026)
The Coffee Shop Main Definitions
- the coffee shop 1 |n| a kind of restaurant that sells coffee, tea, cakes, and sometimes sandwiches and light meals. (From Collins Dictionary)
- the coffee shop 2 |n| a small restaurant that serves coffee. (From Merriam Webster. March 29, 2026)
- "And this city has a lot of coffee shops." (From The Guardian. March 24, 2026)
- "If you are looking for love, it looks right back when you walk into a coffee shop. (From The Sun. March 24, 2026)
- "He insists he would tell me this anyway, when we meet in a coffee shop in London." (From Times, Sunday Times. March 24, 2026)
- "New love smiles in a coffee shop." (From The Sun. March 24, 2026)
The Coffee Shop Drinks
- affogato |n| if you’ve ever wished you could get caffeinated while satisfying your sweet tooth, the affogato is for you. To make this traditional Italian dessert-drink, start by scooping vanilla gelato or ice cream into a mug or bowl. Then, pour or “drown” (as the coffee’s name, affogato, translates to) a freshly pulled shot of espresso over the cold ice cream to create a creamy, refreshing, after-dinner delight. Grab a spoon and dig in! (From Stone Street Coffee Company. April 4, 2026.)
- americano / long black |n| espresso diluted with hot water. (From Google IA. April 3, 2026.)
- capuchino 1 |n| a coffee beverage made of espresso, hot milk, and steamed milk foam. (From Wikipedia. April 3, 2026.)
- capuchino 2 |n| a mix of espresso and frothy milk, often topped with cocoa powder. (From Wikipedia. April 3, 2026.)
- "Australians had established Italian coffee bars and you could finally get a decent cappuccino." (From The Guardian. April 3, 2026)
- "They're now selling sticky buns and cappuccino." (From The Guardian. April 3, 2026)""
- "A small latte or cappuccino will cost the same." (From The Guardian. April 3, 2026)
- "I eye him over my cappuccino." (From The Guardian. April 3, 2026)
- coffee |n| a dark brown powder with a strong flavour and smell that is made by crushing the dark seeds of a tropical bush and used to make a drink. (From Google IA. April 3, 2026.)
- "Would you get some coffee when you go shopping?" (From Cambridge Dictionary. March 30, 2026)
- "The delicious smell of freshly-made coffee came from the kitchen." (From Cambridge Dictionary. March 30, 2026)
- "He made us some coffee." (From Cambridge Dictionary. March 30, 2026)
- "This coffee is incredibly smooth and rich." (From Cambridge Dictionary. March 30, 2026)
- cold brew / iced coffee |n| coffee brewed or served over ice. (From Google IA. April 3, 2026.)
- drip / filtered coffee |n| ground coffee brewed slowly via gravity through a filter. (From Google IA. April 3, 2026.)
- latte |n| espresso combined with a large amount of steamed milk and a thin layer of foam. (From Google IA. April 3, 2026.)
Some Things Related to The Coffee Shop
- customer responsibilities |n| they greet customers, use POS systems to input orders, ensure food safety, and maintain a clean, professional dining environment. (From Google IA. March 30, 2026)
The Coffee Shop Workers
- barista |n| a perspon who serves customers in a coffee shop. (From Merriam Webster. March 29, 2026).
- "The steamed milk hasn't much foam, but many baristas make some micro foam to make latte art." (From Wikipedia. March 29, 2026"
- "This assessment may be in part due to the lesser frequency of proper barista training by many coffee vendors." (From Wikipedia. March 29, 2026"
- "A worker in an espresso bar is referred to as a barista." (From Wikipedia. March 29, 2026"
- 'This was because the high-quality coffee makers were all large and expensive machines used by (and marketed specifically for) baristas." (From Wikipedia. March 29, 2026"
- bar tender |n| someone who makes and serves drinks in a bar. (From Cambridge Dictionary. March 25, 2026)
- "Watching a great bartender at work is like watching ballet." (From Collins Dictionary. March 25, 2026)
- "The brand attributes that growth to bartenders and cultural partners who have adopted it as their own."(From Wall Street Journal. March 25, 2026)
- "The bar and bartenders are liable in the case of an accident." (From Wall Street Journal. March 25, 2026)
- "Webb caught the bartender's eye, saw that his eavesdropping had been noted." (From Fraser, Anthea Death Speaks Softly. March 25, 2026)
- barkeeper |US| |n| a person who serves drinks in a bar, or the owner or manager of a bar. (From Cambridge Dictionary. March 25, 2026)
- "She spent the summer working as a barkeeper at the resort." (From Cambridge Dictionary. March 25, 2026)
- "There is always someone to look after the bar, and if the barkeeper is not on duty it is because the boss has taken over himself. (From the Hansard archive. March 25, 2026)
- "His father was the barkeeper in a striptease bar." (From Wikipedia. March 25, 2026)
- "I had offended the barkeeper." (From Wikipedia. March 25, 2026)
- waiter / waitress |n| a waiter (male) or waitress (female) is a hospitality professional who serves food and drinks to customers in establishments like restaurants, cafes, and hotels. They manage the dining experience by taking orders, delivering meals, handling payments, and clearing tables, often while standing for long periods. (male) or waitress (female) is a hospitality professional who serves food and drinks to customers in establishments like restaurants, cafes, and hotels. They manage the dining experience by taking orders, delivering meals, handling payments, and clearing tables, often while standing for long periods. (From Google IA. March 30, 2026)
- waiter / waitress synonyms |n| the most common gender-neutral synonym is server or waitperson. Other terms include waiting staff, service staff, or steward / stewardess. (From Wikipedia. March 30, 2026)
- "The waiter recommended the daily special." (From Google IA. March 30, 2026)
- "Our waitress was very attentive to our needs". (From Google IA. March 30, 2026)
- "The waiters cleared the empty tables and laid them for dinner." (From Collins Dictionary. March 30, 2026.)
- "The wine waiter poured us some wine." (From Collins Dictionary. March 30, 2026.)
- They did not leave a tip because the waiter was rude." (From Collins Dictionary. March 30, 2026.)
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December 25, 2024
Flavors
Vocabulary List Number 388 v.1.0 with 37 elements integrated in 4 chapters with 16 definitions, 2 synonyms, 22 examples and 5 visual vocabulary posters.
Main Definitions
- flavor |US| / flavour 1 |UK| |n| the distinctive taste of a food or drink. (From Oxford Languages. Dec 25, 2024)"The yoghurt comes in eight fruit flavours." (From Oxford Languages. Dec 25, 2024)
- flavor |US| / flavour 2 |UK| |n| the particular way a substance, esp. food or drink, is recognized from its taste and smell. (From Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus. Dec 27, 2024)
- "We sell 32 different flavors of ice cream." (From Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus. Dec 27, 2024)
- "This soup doesn’t have much flavor." (From Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus. Dec 27, 2024)
- "This brief description should give you a flavor of what the book is like (= show you the character of the book)." (Grom Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus. Dec 27, 2024)
- "The tallboy-style cans offer tonic flavors like lemon lavender and orange cardamom, which are tastier than your run-of-the-mill seltzer." (From Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024)
- "The building is preceded by a classic porch of flavor." (From inglés.com. Dec. 31, 2024)
- Excellent flavor and a crunchy texture that fascinates the palate. (From inglés.com. Dec. 31, 2024)
- Coffee with intense aroma and flavor is not too strong. (From inglés.com. Dec. 31, 2024)
- taste 1 |n| the sense that distinguishes the sweet, sour, salty, and bitter qualities of dissolved substances in contact with the taste buds on the tongue. (From American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Dec 28, 2024)
- taste 2 |n| this sense in combination with the senses of smell and touch, which together receive a sensation of a substance in the mouth. (From American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Dec 28, 2024)
- taste 3 |n| the sensation of sweet, sour, salty, or bitter qualities produced by a substance placed in the mouth. (From American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. Dec 28, 2024).
- "Its delicate taste goes well with almost all the ingredients." (From inglés.com. Dec. 31, 2024)
- sweet 1 / sugary / sweetened / cloying / honeyed [poetic] |adj| food and drink contains a lot of sugar. (From Collins Dictionary. Dec 7, 2025)
- sweet 2 |n| being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is usually pleasing to the taste and typically induced by sugars (as sucrose or glucose) (From Merriam Webster. Dec 7, 2025)
- "On a recent afternoon, following a class on sweet breads, Yessenia walks to a grocery store to pick up food for dinner." (Sophie Carson, jsonline.com) (Dec 7, 2025)
- "A mug of sweet tea." (From Collins Dictionary. Dec 7, 2025)
- "If the sauce seems too sweet, add a dash of vinegar." (From Collins Dictionary. Dec 7, 2025)
- "The sweet taste of wild strawberries." (From Collins Dictionary. Dec 7, 2025)
More Related to Flavors
- scent |n| a pleasant natural smell. (From Cambridge Dictionary. Dec 31, 2024)
- "The scent of roses." (From Cambridge Dictionary. Dec 31, 2024)
- sabory |adj| pleasing to the taste: savory. (From Merrian Webster Dictionary. Dec 29, 2024)
- tasty 1 |adj| having a marked and appetizing flavor. (From Merrian Webster Dictionary. Dec 28, 2024)
- tasty 2 |adj| having a pleasing flavor; savory. (From The Free Dictionary. Dec 28, 2024)
- tasty 3 |adj| pleasing to the taste or smell. (From Merrian Webster Dictionary. Dec 29, 2024)
- "A selection of tasty doughnuts from the corner bakery." (From Merrian Webster Dictionary. Dec 29, 2024)
- "A tart and tasty pie." (From Merrian Webster Dictionary. Dec 29, 2024)
- "The dish is basically really tasty vegetables with tender and flavorful stewed chicken." (From Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024)
- "UPFs like Twinkies and Oreos are unhealthy because they’ve been processed in a way that strips important nutrients and adds super tasty, health-damaging components like sugar — things that are well-established in nutrition science, without reference to the concept of ultra-processing." (From Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 19 Dec. 2024.)
- "Dogs can preoccupy themselves with the toys and the tasty treats inside, leaving their owner free to do other things." (From Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024.)
- tasteless / insipid |adj| lacking flavor or zest; not tasty. (From The Free Dictionary.com. Dec. 31, 2024.)
- "Insipid soup". (From The Free Dictionary.com. Jan. 8, 2025.)
- "Insipid hospital food." (From The Free Dictionary.com. Dec. 31, 2024.)
- "Flavorless supermarket tomatoes." (From The Free Dictionary.com. Dec. 31, 2024.)
Flavorings
- spice |n| in the culinary arts, a spice is any seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance in a form
primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices are distinguished from herbs, which are the leaves, flowers, or stems of plants used for flavoring or as a garnish. Spices and seasoning do not mean the same thing, but spices fall under the seasoning category with herbs. (From Wikipedia. Dec 31, 2024) - "Adding lemon flavoring or other spices may also help as long as you do not have sore spots in your mouth." (From Linguee. Dec 31, 2024)
- sweetener |n| a substance added to food or drink to impart the flavor of sweetness, either because it contains a type of sugar, or because it contains a sweet-tasting sugar substitute. Various natural non-sugar sweeteners and artificial sweeteners are used to produce food and drink. (From Wikipedia. Dec 31, 2024)
The Look of Food
- appetizing 1 |adj| it looks like it will taste good. (From Speak Confident English. Dec 2, 2025)
- appetizing 2 |adj| appealing to or stimulating the appetite; savory. (From Dictionary.com. Dec 3, 2025)
- "That dessert looks so appetizing." (From Speak Confident English. Dec 2, 2025)
- beautifully plated – carefully and attractively arranged. (From Speak Confident English. Dec 7, 2025)
- colorful – a mix of vibrant, fresh colors. (From Speak Confident English. Dec 7, 2025)
- mouth-watering – so appealing, it almost makes your mouth water. (From Speak Confident English. Dec 3, 2025)
- perfectly arranged – organized neatly and with care. (From Speak Confident English. Dec 3, 2025)
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Hotel
Main Definitions
- hotel 1 |n| a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services.
- hotel 2 |n| a commercial building with rooms for the accommodation of the paying public.
- hotel 3 |n| an establishment providing accommodation, meals, and other services for travellers and tourists.
- "A five-star hotel."
- hostel |n| an establishment which provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travellers. Hostels are used especially by young people.
- "New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers."
- "Hostels are a temporary solution until the families can be housed in permanent accommodation."
- inn |n| a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels.
- "An 18th-century country inn."
- "The Holiday inn."
- motel |n| a roadside hotel designed primarily for motorists, typically having the rooms arranged in low blocks with parking directly outside.
- resort |n| a luxury lodging facility that offers a comprehensive experience for vacaciones. In addition, this type of establishment are often located near special attractions like beaches, historic areas, ski parks, or spas. Resorts offer a variety of amenities, including dining, entertainment, shopping, spa and gym facilities, and more. In addition, this type of establishment offer a wide range of activities, including recreational activities, sports, and entertainment. Also stays are often longer than hotel stays, lasting many days or a couple of weeks. Some resorts are tailored to a specific activity or experience, such as golf resorts, ski resorts, or ecological resorts. Finally resortes can be convenient for families, offering kids clubs, evening entertainment programs, and shopping.
- apart hotel / apartment hotel / residential hotel / extended-stay hotel 1 |n| a hotel containing apartments as well as accommodations for transients.
- apart hotel / apartment hotel / residential hotel / extended-stay hotel 2 |n| a set of apartments where you can stay for a short time that offer services like a hotel, for example tea, coffee, towels and cleaning services: This aparthotel is the best option for families, having modern two-bedroomed apartments with a well-equipped kitchen.
- apart hotel / apartment hotel / residential hotel / extended-stay hotel 3 |n| a serviced apartment complex that uses a hotel-style booking system. It is similar to renting an apartment, but with no fixed contracts and occupants can "check out" whenever they wish, subject to the applicable minimum length of stay imposed by the company. An apartment hotel complex usually offers a complete fully fitted apartment. These complexes are usually custom built, and similar to a hotel complex containing a varied number of apartments. The length of stay in these apartment hotels is varied with anywhere from a few days to months or even years. The people who stay in apartment hotels use them as long-term accommodation; therefore, the hotels are often fitted with most things the average home would require.
- hotel-casino / casino-hotel |n| a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel.
- hospitality / hospitality industry |n| a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars.
- "My father works in the hospitality industry and his main concern is the well-being of guests."
- "The hospitality industry is a large subsection within the service industry and is comprised of four main areas: food & beverage, travel & tourism, lodging, and recreation."
Lodging
- accommodation 1 |n| a room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay.
- accommodation 2 |n| a particular type of place to sit or sleep on a train, boat, etc.
- "They were living in temporary accommodation."
- "They paid for his flights and hotel
- accommodation."
- "Prices star at U$S 200 per person, including flights, hotel accommodation and various excursions.
- "Rates are higher for deluxe accommodations and lower in the off-season."
- "There's a shortage of cheap! accommodation in the city."
- diggings / digs |n| |pl| informal for lodgings.
- "Many students in London have to live in digs."
- "I spent three years in student digs."
- "It was a small, purpose-built apartment, much like my student digs."
- "I'd spent three years in London as a student and was familiar with life in grotty digs."
- "He'd been kicked out of his digs for the third time."
- "It was past midnight and she had to get back to her digs.
- housing 1 |n| the provision of accommodations.
- housing 2 |n| structures collectively in which people are housed.
- lodging 1 |n| a place of rest, or of temporary habitation; especially, a leeping apartment (often in the plural with a singular meaning).
- lodging 2 |n| accommodation in a house, especially in rooms for rent."
- lodging 3 |n| a temporary place to stay; temporary quarters.
- "To furnish board and lodging."
- "If your husband meets certain criteria, however, the deduction can include the expenses related to meals and lodging at the facility as well as the medical care portion, Luscombe says."
- "But officials are not required to disclose “any food, lodging, or entertainment received as personal hospitality.”
- "The lodging industry typically evaluates its health based on two main metrics: occupancy rates and average daily rates."
- lodgings 1 |n| a room or rooms rented for residence in another's house.
- lodgings 2 |n| |British| the rooms of a university student who lives neither on campus nor at home.
- pad |n| temporary living quarters.
- place to stay |inf|
- " If you need a place to stay, I have a spare room."
- guesthouse |n| a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals.
- "We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea."

- booking 1 |n| the arrangement that you make when you book something such as a hotel room, a table at a restaurant, a theatre seat, or a place on public transport.
- booking 2 |n| the arrangement that you make when you book something such as a hotel room, a table at a restaurant, a theatre seat, or a place on.
- reservation |n| an arrangement to have something (such as a hotel room) held for one's use.
- "I have a reservation. I booked it online."
- "Could you make a reservation for me?"
- check-in / check in |n| to report your arrival, esp. at an airport or hotel, so that you can get the service you are paying for.
- check -out 1 |n| the time at which a lodger must leave a room (as in a hotel).
- check -out 2 |n| the process of leaving a hotel room, paying for it, and returning the Key.
- *Checkout is at 11:00 am."
- bed and breakfast / B&B |n| a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast.
- "There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village."
- "I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information."
- full board and lodging |ph| a room to stay in and all meals provided.
- room service |n| a service provided in a hotel allowing guests to order food and drink to be brought to their rooms.
- "I rang room service and placed the order"
- laundry service |n| a professional service that washes, dries, and sometimes irons clothes and other textiles.
- housekeeping |n| the management of a home and the work that needs to be done in it, such as cleaning.
- "She had a relaxed attitude to." housekeeping."
Rooms
- hotel room |n| a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel.
- single room |n| a hotel room or bedroom designed to be used by just one person.
- "Three of the remaining bedrooms are single rooms and have fitted wardrobes"
- double room |n| a hotel room or bedroom designed to be used by two people.
- "The cost of a double room in a typical beachfront hotel."
- twin room |n| in a hotel is a room that has two single beds, each for one person. Twin rooms are often a good choice for friends or colleagues who want to travel together but prefer to have separate beds. They are usually priced similarly to double rooms.
- double-double room |n| some hotels may also have double-double rooms, which can accommodate two to four people and include two double beds or sometimes two queen-size beds.
- adjoining rooms |pl| |n| are connected with an interior door, allowing the parties to move freely between them. These family-friendly accommodations are an excellent option for groups of friends or relatives who want to share space, yet also enjoy privacy.
- adjacent rooms |pl| |n| are side-by-side rooms that don't have a connecting door.
- facilities |n| amenities a place, especially including buildings, where a particular activity happens: a nuclear research facility, a military facility, a new sports facility.
- amenities 1 |n| |pl| | UK 🇬🇧 | useful or pleasant facilities or services.
- "Hotel amenities include health clubs and conference facilities."
- "The hotel has very good amenities."
- amenities 2 |n| |pl| |US 🇺🇸| lavatory; bathroom: used as a euphemism.
- amenities 3 / hotel amenities / hotel facilities |n| |pl| things such as stores or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort.
- The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banqueting rooms.
- "The city has tried to update its tourist amenities by building new hotels and information centers."
- "Travelers stay at the hotel for its luxurious amenities such as the spa and hot tub."
- reception|n| the place in a hotel or office building where people go when they arrive."
- "Ask for me at reception."
- front desk |n| a desk near the entrance to a hotel, office building, etc. where people go when they arrive and where they can get information, etc.
- "Visitors must register at the front desk 7 days ago."
- lobby |n| a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead, typically one near the entrance of a public building.
- hallway / passage / passageway / corridor / hall |n| an interior space in a building that is used to connect other rooms. Hallways are generally long and narrow.
- workout room / fitness room (british) / fitness room / gym / health club |n| a space with equipment for physical exercise.
- "The five-star hotel has 28 modern rooms with their own terraces, as well as a fitness room, outdoor heated pool and a helipad."
- "The vessel will include a fitness room, sauna and eight single cabins."
- "There's a hammam and beauty centre, sauna, fitness room, tennis courts and horse riding."
- "It has a terrace, a pool, a fitness room, a sauna and a self-contained two-bedroom flat."
- laundry room / utility room |uk| |n| a room in a house or other building where clothes, sheets, and towels are washed and dried.
- garage / parking lot |uk| / car lot |us||n| a cleared area intended for parking vehicles.
Workers
- hotel manager / hotelier / lodging manager / hotelkeeper / hotel Man 1 |n| a person who manages the operation of a hotel, motel, resort, or other lodging-related establishment. Management of a hotel operation includes, but is not limited to management of hotel staff, business management, upkeep and sanitary standards of hotel facilities, guest satisfaction and customer service, marketing management, sales management, revenue management, financial accounting, purchasing, and other functions.
- hotel manager / hotelier / lodging manager / hotelkeeper / hotelman 2 |n| an owner or manager of hotels.
- hotel's general manager |n| a person who serves as a hotel's head executive, though their duties and responsibilities vary depending on the hotel's size, purpose, and expectations from ownership. The hotel's general manager is often supported by subordinate department managers that are responsible for individual departments and key functions of the hotel operations.
- hotel concierge 1 |n| a person who provides exceptional service to guests, making their hotel visit comfortable and enjoyable. As a part of a hotel's front office department, professionals in this job fully commit to creating an unforgettable guest experience.
- "Please contact the hotel concierge to inform them of your arrival."
- "Should you wish to arrange a private transfer, please contact the hotel concierge desk for assistance."
- concierge 2 |n| a caretaker of an apartment complex or a small hotel, typically one living on the premises.
- "At about 3.55 pm, she arrived at Summervale House in Vale Drive, Werneth and used a key to get into the block of flats which has a concierge and security cameras, which could also contain the image of her killer."
- hotel clerk / front desk clerk |n| a hotel receptionist.
- porter 1 |n| a porter is a person whose job is to be in charge of the entrance of a building such as a hotel.
- porter 2 / doorman / red cap |n| a person employed to carry luggage and other loads, especially in a railroad station, airport, or hotel.
- "Our taxi arrived at the station and a porter came to the door."
- bellboy |n| a man or boy who works in a hotel, carrying bags or bringing things to the guests' rooms.
- "The hotel bellboy got an oversized tip."
- housekeeper |n| a person, typically a woman, employed to manage a household.
- "In a scheme being piloted for the first time outside London, affluent city workers can employ Filipino housekeepers , who combine nannying skills with domestic service."
- maid / housemaid / maidservant / housekeeper |n| is a female domestic worker.
- waiter/waitress / server / stewardess / steward / attendant / garçon / waitperson |n| a man whose job is to serve customers at their tables in a restaurant.
- "Arriving passengers greet their cabin stewards and table waiters like long-lost family friends with smiling handshakes, hugs and much backslapping."











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