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room

[room, room]

noun

  1. a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts.

    a dining room.

  2. rooms, lodgings or quarters, as in a house or building.

  3. the persons present in a room.

    The whole room laughed.

  4. space or extent of space occupied by or available for something.

    The desk takes up too much room.

  5. opportunity or scope for something.

    room for improvement; room for doubt.

    Synonyms: , ,
  6. status or a station in life considered as a place.

    He fought for room at the top.

  7. capacity.

    Her brain had no room for trivia.

  8. Mining.a working area cut between pillars.



verb (used without object)

  1. to occupy a room or rooms; lodge.

room

/ ruːm, rʊm /

noun

  1. space or extent, esp unoccupied or unobstructed space for a particular purpose

    is there room to pass?

  2. an area within a building enclosed by a floor, a ceiling, and walls or partitions

    sitting room

    dining room

  3. (functioning as singular or plural) the people present in a room

    the whole room was laughing

  4. (foll by for) opportunity or scope

    room for manoeuvre

  5. (plural) a part of a house, hotel, etc, that is rented out as separate accommodation; lodgings

    she got rooms in town

  6. a euphemistic word for lavatory

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to occupy or share a room or lodging

    where does he room?

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • underroom noun
  • ˈǴdz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of room1

First recorded before 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English ū; cognate with Dutch ruim, German Raum
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of room1

Old English ū ; related to Gothic, Old High German ū
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Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with room, also see not enough room to swing a cat; take up space (room).
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The couple was seated in the dining room.

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Paramedics rushed the man to the emergency room at UCLA, where doctors determined that a bullet had just missed his heart and was lodged in his chest.

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When they emerged minutes later, they found their windows shattered and layers of dust and debris strewn across the front room.

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