Living room vocabulary

A living room (British English also sitting room) is a room where people sit together and relax. 

Vocabulary

Armchair 

a large comfortable chair with sides for your arms 

• He was sitting in his armchair. 

Bookcase 

a piece of furniture with shelves that you put books on 

• He filled the bookcase with old books.  

Coffee table 

a low table in front of a sofa 

• He put the magazines on the coffee table. 

End table 

American English a small table beside a sofa or armchair on which you often put a lamp 

• There was a wine glass on the end table.  

Cushion 

a cloth bag filled with soft material such as feathers that you put on something to make it more comfortable 

• a sofa cushion 
• I rested my head on the cushion.  

Sofa 

Synonym couch 

a long, soft seat with arms and a back, on which two or more people can sit 

• She stretched herself out on the sofa.  

Rocking chair 

American English also rocker 

a chair with two pieces of wood fixed to the bottom of it, so that it moves backwards and forwards if someone pushes it 

• He was sitting in his rocking chair by the fire.  

Television 

Formal television set 

Informal telly 

an electronic device with a glass screen that receives television signals 

• a black-and-white/colour television 
• Please turn the television on/off .

Remote control 

Informal remote, zapper 

a small device that you use to operate a television, DVD player, etc. from a distance 

• I need two new batteries for the remote.  

Fireplace 

a place in the wall of a room, where you can build a fire. A shelf above a fireplace is called a mantelpiece or mantel.  

• I want you to sweep the ashes from the fireplace. 

Rug 

a piece of thick cloth that is used to cover part of a floor 

• a fireside/hearth rug 
• an oriental/Persian rug