List of structures

Large (and not so large) things that people or animals build to use, to live in, and to look at.

Photo of a spiderweb

Natural structures

Photo of a house being built
Lee Haywood / CC BY-SA

Cis forConstruction

Construction is the process of building or constructing something, or used to describe the result of this process. For example, "That is a fine construction".
Structures
Photo of a chicken coop
David Ashleydale / CC BY-SA

Cis forCoop

A coop is a cage, generally in the ground, for keeping animals like chickens inside. To coop up means to keep someone in a small space, for example "my apartment is so small I'm all cooped up in there".
Structures
Photo of a corridor
Pete Birkinshaw / CC BY-SA

Cis forCorridor

A corridor is a long part of a building that is used to connect two places. A corridor usually has many doors that open onto it. Corridors are found in all kinds of buildings, when they are in a small building like a house they are usually called a hallway.
Structures
A cottage.
Susanne Nilsson / CC BY-SA

Cis forCottage (house)

A cottage is a small house.
Structures
A crypt.
Jay M. / CC BY-SA

Cis forCrypt

A crypt is a room built into the ground that is used as a burial place, similar to a grave.
Structures, Death
Photo of a cubby house
Mountain/Ash / CC BY-SA

Cis forCubby house

A cubby house or wendy house is a small building for children to play in. They are usually built in people's backyards out of wood.
Structures
Photo of a dam
Redeo / CC BY-SA

Dis forDam

A dam is a large wall built across a river to change the natural flow of water and make a deep lake form behind the wall. The water from dams is often used to water farm or supply water to a city, or to make electricity.
Waterways, Structures
Photo of a deck
Mike James / CC BY-SA

Dis forDeck (structure)

A deck is a platform usually made from wooden slats. Decks are usually built outside houses that are on a slope, where the ground is too steep to have a useable outdoor space.
Structures
Aerial photo of a dike
JaxStrong / CC BY-SA

Dis forDike

A dike is an embankment or a dam made of stone or earth to stop water flow from a watercourse such as a river.
Structures
Photo of a docked ship
Michael Coghlan / CC BY-SA

Dis forDock

A dock is a place where ships can come up against the shoreline and load or unload their cargo. It might also be a similar system set up for trucks to load and unload. Used as a verb, docking is the act of something connecting to a dock.
Nautical, Structures, Shipping

And also ...

Apartment, Kerb, Mansion, Shelter, Spall, Stoop (structure), Threshold, Truss, Walkway

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