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Real estate

Of or pertaining to property of land and the buildings on it. This also includes any minerals, crops, or any other natural resource. The business of real estate is the buying, selling, or renting property.

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soffit

Real estate; Home improvement

The flat boards under a roof's overhang.

soldered (sweat) fittings

Real estate; Home improvement

Pipefittings that have been soldered to seal the connection.

spade bit

Real estate; Home improvement

Spade bit is an inexpensive wood-boring instrument that looks like a paddle with a triangular point on the end.

spalling

Real estate; Home improvement

Spalling is when chips and chunks break off a surface, such as concrete, usually caused by weathering.

spauled

Real estate; Home improvement

Brick that has popped out of the wall

spline

Real estate; Home improvement

1. Rubber or neoprene cording that holds screening material in a window or door frame. 2. Ribbon-like finishing piece that holds in sheets of cane on furniture.

splining tool

Real estate; Home improvement

Looks like a pastry cutter with a convex roller on one end and a concave roller on the other end. Use this to push spline into the grooves around a window or door frame.