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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

/ ruËm; rÊŠm /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù´Ç´Ç³¾±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·°ù´Ç´Ç³¾î€… noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of room1

First recorded before 900; Middle English roum(e), Old English °ùÅ«³¾; cognate with Dutch ruim, German Raum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of room1

Old English °ùÅ«³¾ ; related to Gothic, Old High German °ùÅ«³¾
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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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Example Sentences

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Belinda gets a gun and when she is about to shoot Gary in the dining room she accidentally shoots and kills Chelsea.

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A sharp, funny woman with shoulder-length white hair, Susan tells me her story from her sunny front room somewhere in southern England.

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When the item came up at that meeting, Adams Kellum stepped out of the room, according to the meeting minutes.

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Because the kitchen is unusable, Blanca has to wash her dishes in the bathtub, and she has improvised a cooking area with a gas camping stove in a corner of her living room.

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Combs’ close circle was allegedly involved in hiring sex workers, transporting them to the events, and supplying hotel rooms during the gatherings with items such as cash and baby oil.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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