English Vocabulary in Use Advanced - Unit 59: Space: no room to swing a cat | Quizlet

extensive

covering a large area; having a great range:

• a school with ... grounds

• ... repairs to the motorway

• Her knowledge of music is ... (= she knows a lot about music).

• The wedding received ... coverage in the newspapers (= it was written about a lot).

spacious

large and with a lot of space:

• a ... house/living room

• ... accommodation

roomy

having a lot of space inside

synonym spacious

• a surprisingly _ car

rambling

large and spreading out in many different directions:

• a … rose

• a ... old house

too long and confused:

• a long ... speech

wide open spaces

land, especially in a town, that has no buildings on it:

I love the ... ... ... (= large areas of countryside) of central Australia.

scattered

covering a wide area randomly:

• Toys and books were ... about/around the room.

• My family is ... all over the world.

• The forecast is for ... showers (= separate areas of rain) tomorrow.

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spread out

If people ... ... , they move from being close together in a group to being in different places across a larger area:

• They ... ... to search the whole area.

• to cover a larger area:

• Soldiers ... ... among the trees.

• Dark clouds began to ... ... across the sky.

ample room

more than enough space:

There's ... ... for another desk in the reception area.

cramped /kræmpt/

not having enough space or time:

• a ... room/house

• We have six desks in this room, so we're a little ... (for space).

• I have a very ... schedule.

poky /ˈpəʊki/

(informal)

1. ​(especially British English) (of a room or a building) too small; without much space

   synonym cramped

   • a _ little room.

congested  /kənˈdʒestɪd

(with something) crowded; full of traffic

• _ city streets

• Many of Europe's airports are heavily _.

compact /kəmˈpækt/

consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very little space:

• ... soil/sand

• a ... camera/bag

• What a ... office! How did you fit so much into so little space?

hem in

​[often passive] to surround somebody/something so that they cannot move or grow easily

synonym hedge somebody/something in

• The village is _ on all sides by mountains.

• (figurative) She felt _ by all their petty rules and regulations.

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bustling

If a place is ~, it is full of busy activity:

• This used to be a ... town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.

• The house, usually ... with activity, was strangely silent.

not enough/no room to swing a cat

said about a place or space that is very small

packed/squashed like sardines

If people are ~, they are positioned very close together so that they cannot move:

We were ... ... ... in the rush-hour train.

labyrinth /ˈlæbərɪnθ/

(formal)

1. ​a complicated series of paths, which it is difficult to find your way through

   • We lost our way in the _ of streets.

   • (figurative) a _ of rules and regulations

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the rear

the back part of something:

• We walked round to the ... of the house.

• Two police motorcyclists brought up the ... (= formed the last part) of the demonstration.

~ Bộ phận đằng sau, phía sau

crammed /kræmd/

1. (with somebody/something) full of things or people

   synonym packed

   • All the shelves were _ with books.

   • The room was _ full of people.

   • The article was _ full of ideas.

2. ​[not before noun] if people are ~ into a place, there is not much room for them in it

   synonym packed

   • We were _ four to an office.

squeeze in/into

to succeed in getting someone or something into a small space or object, often by pushing or forcing:

• The car's quite full, but we could manage to ... another couple of people in.

• I must have put on a lot of weight over Christmas because I can only just ... into my jeans.

squash

[ S ] UK a situation when there is not much room:

There are over two hundred people coming to the party so it might be a bit of a ... .

stuff in//into

[ T ] informal

to push something into a small space, often quickly or in a careless way:

This suitcase is absolutely full - I can't ... another thing into it.