abandoned house
nounUK /əˈbændənd haʊs/
US /əˈbændənd haʊs/
A house that no one lives in anymore.
The old abandoned house at the end of the street had broken windows and a crooked door.
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2. A building left empty because its owners moved away or stopped caring for it.
After the family moved to the city, their abandoned house slowly fell apart.
3. A place that feels lonely and forgotten, often used in stories to seem spooky.
In the story, the children dared each other to knock on the door of the abandoned house.
4. A property nobody takes care of, sometimes taken over by the town.
The town finally cleaned up the abandoned house after years of complaints.