Housekeeping A) In the bedroom Word Meaning Picture 1. Headboard a vertical board at the end of a bed behind where your head restsS 2. Mattress a part of a bed, made of a strong cloth cover filled with firm material, that makes the bed comfortable to lie on 3. Box - spring a spring or set of springs fastened to a frame and covered in cloth, for supporting a bed 4. Bed - skirt a piece of decorative fabric that is placed between the mattress and the box spring of a bed 5. Fitted sheet a sheet with ends that are elasticated and shaped to fit tightly over a mattress
6. Flat sheet A bed sheet that lies flat over the mattress, not elasticated like a fitted sheet 7. Bedspread / Comforter a large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material, used on a bed 8. Pillows a rectangular cloth bag filled with soft material, such as feathers or artificial materials, used for resting your head on in bed 9. Night table / bedside table a small table that is kept at the side of a bed 10. Alarm clock a clock that you can set to wake you up at a particular time with a loud noise 11. Lamp an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose
12. Outlet a device connected to the electricity system that a plug fits into in order to supply electricity to something 13. Garbage bag / Liner a plastic bag for putting in side a container that holds waste 14. Ice bucket a contain in which pieces of ice for cooling drinks or bottles of wine are kept 15. Luggage rack a shelf which you can put your bags and suitcases 16. Drawer a box-shaped storage compartment without a lid, made to slide horizontally in and out of a desk, chest, or other piece of furniture. 17. Lost and found a place in a public building where things that people have lost are stored
18. Smoke detector a device that makes a loud noise when there is smoke present to tell people that there is a fire 19. Thermostat a device that keeps a building, engine, etc. within a limited temperature range by automatically switching the supply of heat on and off 20. Closet a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes B) In the bathroom 21. Hand towel a small towel used for drying your hands 22. Bath towel a large towel with which you dry yourself after a bath or shower
23. Bath mat a piece of material that you stand on after getting out of a bath or shower to stop the floor from getting wet, or a piece of rubber that is put inside the bath or shower to prevent you sliding and falling 24. Toilet bowl the large bowl-shaped part of a toilet 25. Toilet seat a detachable, ringlike seat of wood or plastic hinged to the top of a toilet bowl 26. Plunger a suction device consisting of a cup-shaped piece of rubber on the end of a stick, used to get rid of things that are blocking pipes 27. Shower curtain a curtain, usually made of plastic, that you pull across an opening when you are having a shower to prevent the spray of water from getting out
28. Shower cap a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry 29. Shower head the part of a shower that water flows out of 30. Faucet a device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe C) Hotel Cleaning Equipment and Supplies 31. Housekeeping Cart / Trolley a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment 32. Sponge a soft substance that is full of small holes and can absorb a lot of liquid, and is used for washing and cleaning 33. Rag a torn piece of old cloth
34. Microfiber cloth a synthetic fabric consisting of ultra-fine fibres 35. Duster a stick with feathers at one end, or a similar object with cloth attached to one end, used for cleaning 36. Broom a brush with a long handle and bristles (= short, stiff hairs or pieces of plastic), used for cleaning the floor or the ground 37. Mop a stick with soft material attached to one end, especially used for washing floors 38. Mop bucket cart a wheeled bucket that allows its user to wring out a wet mop without getting the hands dirty 39. Vacuum cleaner a machine that cleans floors and other surfaces by sucking up dust and dirt 40. Steam cleaner a machine for cleaning things with steam
41. Lint roller a device for removing small hairs, loose pieces of thread, etc. from clothing, usually consisting of sticky paper on a tube that you roll over the surface of the clothing 42. Window/ Glass cleaner a substance used for cleaning windows 43. Squeegee a tool with a rubber blade and a short handle that is used for removing water from a surface such as a window or mirror after it has been washed 44. Furniture polish a substance that you put on the surface of a piece of furniture in order to clean it and make it shine. 45. Bleach a strong chemical used for cleaning things or removing colour from things
46. Drain cleaner a chemical product that helps unblock or unclog sewer pipes, wastewater drains, kitchen pipes, bathroom pipes, and other plumbing fixtures 47. Cleaning Wipes a small piece of wet cloth or paper that is used once for cleaning something, usually sold in a pack 48. Disinfectant a substance that contains chemicals that kill bacteria and is used especially for cleaning surfaces in toilets and kitchens 49. Floor scrubber an object for scrubbing floor to clean them 50. Latex gloves a glove made from latex
References Rebecca Thering, (2023). English for Housekeeping: 113 Essential Words and Phrases for Polished, Professional English: https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/housekeeping-vocabulary-english-for-work/ Collins Online Dictionary. Definitions, Thesaurus and Translations: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ Wiktionary, the free dictionary:https://www.wiktionary.org/ Oxford’s leaner dictionary: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/