Random place generator

Get random places and buildings with a short meaning for each one. 73 hand-checked places and buildings, free and no sign-up.

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Places and buildings: 24 examples

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  • arcade nounA covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side.
  • bakery nounA workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold.
  • barn nounAn outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
  • bathroom nounA room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet.
  • beach nounAn area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake.
  • bedroom nounA room used primarily for sleeping.
  • cafe nounA small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
  • church nounA place for public (especially Christian) worship.
  • cinema nounA medium that disseminates moving pictures.
  • city nounA large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts.
  • embassy nounA diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work.
  • garden nounA plot of ground where plants are cultivated.
  • gym nounAthletic facility equipped for sports or physical training.
  • igloo nounAn Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome.
  • kitchen nounA room equipped for preparing meals.
  • mall nounA public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
  • mosque noun(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret.
  • park nounA large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property.
  • pharmacy nounA retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold.
  • restaurant nounA building where people go to eat.
  • studio nounWorkplace for the teaching or practice of an art.
  • theater nounA building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented.
  • tower nounA structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building.
  • tunnel verbMove through by or as by digging.

About this list

We built this list by taking every places and building in WordNet whose main meaning fits the theme, then checking it by hand to remove rare senses (for example, "chat" is also the name of a bird, but nobody means that). It works well for story settings, drawing prompts and geography games.

Words in this list73
Easy / medium / hard40 / 31 / 2
Average length6.3 letters
Average syllables2.0
Longest common oneobservatory (11 letters)

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Frequently asked questions

How many places and buildings are there?
This generator draws from 73 places and buildings. "Common" uses the 71 most familiar ones; switch to "All" for the full list.
Where do the words and meanings come from?
The meanings and example sentences come from WordNet, the free English dictionary database from Princeton University. Word frequency comes from the open wordfreq project, and syllable counts from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. See how it works.
Is it really random?
Yes. Words are picked with your browser's secure random number generator (the Web Crypto API), and one batch never repeats a word.
Is it suitable for kids and classrooms?
Yes. We removed swear words, slurs and adult terms from the whole list, so it is safe to use with children and on a projector.